600K miles new C230 -- "check oil level at next gas station" warning?
05-12-2010, 10:14 AM
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Drew, IIRC, the Mobil 1 5W-40 meets 229.51 standards - this is appropriate for DIESEL Benz cars. 229.5 is the appropriate one for your car and they aren't cross compatible. Make them use the 0W-40 Mobil 1 or another that meets that standard.
05-12-2010, 11:48 AM
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1999 CLK320 (sold), 2007 C230 SS (gone), 2000 Grand Marquis, 2011 CR-Z, stay tuned...
It never affected my CLK (which I just ckecked up on) so I'm not too worried.
05-12-2010, 02:02 PM
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I think dealers do this just to avoid having to have two bulk oils. There has to be a reason that 5W-40 doesn't meet the 229.5 requirements.
05-12-2010, 07:58 PM
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I'll definitely talk to them about it next time I'm in (which will be a while). All I need right now are front brakes and rear tires.
05-13-2010, 01:19 AM
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2006 C230 SS, 2006 S500, 2008 CLS550 Lorinser
sorry i didnt have time to read all the replies, but i jsut wanted to share, i had that problem about 2 months ago, dealer replaced the sensor.
The last couple weeks, problem came up again so they just replaced it again, all under warranty.
Its a very common problem, but until recently they would just keep replacing the oil level sensor, now they have an actual updated part
The last couple weeks, problem came up again so they just replaced it again, all under warranty.
Its a very common problem, but until recently they would just keep replacing the oil level sensor, now they have an actual updated part
