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I do not. I use the Mobil1 0W40 because it seems to cover the widest temps and its on the Mercedes approved fluids list. My Operators manual says use MB 229.5 approved oil.
I looked up the Liquid Moly 5W30 green bottle and do not see it being approved by Mercedes. But there is another 5W30 that is.
Is it bad to use non approved oil, I dont know. But I like to keep it simple so theres no guess work.
I do not. I use the Mobil1 0W40 because it seems to cover the widest temps and its on the Mercedes approved fluids list. My Operators manual says use MB 229.5 approved oil.
I looked up the Liquid Moly 5W30 green bottle and do not see it being approved by Mercedes. But there is another 5W30 that is.
Is it bad to use non approved oil, I dont know. But I like to keep it simple so theres no guess work.
Another reason I use Mobil1 is price. Usually find it at Walmart and Amazon for around $27 for 5qt jug. Then I'll go on the Mobil1 website and look for rebates. Sometimes they have $6-$10 rebates on 5qts, except they exclude Amazon but its good for Walmart. One time I got a nice Mobil1 cooler bag.
Another reason I use Mobil1 is price. Usually find it at Walmart and Amazon for around $27 for 5qt jug. Then I'll go on the Mobil1 website and look for rebates. Sometimes they have $6-$10 rebates on 5qts, except they exclude Amazon but its good for Walmart. One time I got a nice Mobil1 cooler bag.
Damn nice! Yeah totally agree about Mobil1 and the price.
Just got 6 qts from Amazon for $43 and an OEM MB oil filter for $16.
Liqui Moly recommends it for 229.5 applications but doesn’t have the actual approval. They do have approved 229.5 oils, so that’s a red flag to me. I would want to see that it had zinc and phosphorus levels equal to their oils that do or to the Mobil 1 Euro before using it.
Anything else is an experiment at the risk of your engine.
To my knowledge that oil is not approved for our cars. They have a couple oils approved though. I will only use an oil approved by MB, I don’t know why it’s not approved but unless it is I wouldn’t use it. Not all oils are right for our cars. If I remember though it’s supposed to be orientated towards turbo cars. This is a couple years ago but this is direct from MB;
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I have provided the approved oil brands below:
76 Pure Synthetic Motor Oil SAE 5W-40 Mobile 1 0W-40 SAE 0W-40 Mobile 1 Formula M SAE 5W-40 Mobile 1 New life 0W-40 SAE 0W-40 Mobile SHC Formula MB SAE 5W-30 Mobile Super 3000 Formula MB SAE 5W-30 Mobile SHC Formula MB 5W-30 SAE 5W-30 National Synthetic SAE 5W-40 Q Horsepower Full Synthetic SAE 5W-40 Q European Engine Ultra SAE 5W-30 Valvoline Synpower 5W-40 SAE 5W-40 Valvoline Synpower HST SAE 5W-40 Pennzoil Platinum European Formula SAE 5W-40 Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30 Castrol Edge Professional SAE 0W-40
@Just204. @Odd Piggy - thank you both for the responses. I am hesitant to run it in my m271evo. FCP Euro offers a MolyGen oil change kit which is why I brought this topic back up.
I typically only use the mobil1 euro FS 0W-40.
However, I did an oil change on my fathers 2002 e430 m113 V8, when I did plugs, coils and used the MolyGen oil for that oil change. It's been about a month and so far so good with his car.
My buddy has a bmw 335i x drive and swears by it as well.
Again, thank you for the responses. Looking forward to hear feedback from others.
It gives all the approved oils for each spec requirement. You can toggle it by clicking the oil icon in the top left corner of that page depending on what your car requires.
Liquimoly is on the 229.5 approved list but not MolyGen specifically.
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Might be an issue with long oil change intervals a lot of manufactuers are using these days but it'll be fine if you do your own every 5000 miles. Moly has a super strong bond in one direction and super weak in the other and literally plates/adheres/sticks to metal. Some people just do small maintenance doses after the first treatment to replate any that might have rubbed off. That way you get all the benefits without all the sludge.
However, I did an oil change on my father’s 2002 e430 m113 V8, when I did plugs, coils and used the MolyGen oil for that oil change. It's been about a month and so far so good with his car.
Let me respectfully point out that the 4.3L M113 (275 HP, 64 HP/L, 5500 RPM red line) is decidedly low performance compared to the 1.8L M271EVO (201 HP, 112 HP/L, 6750 RPM red line) even though they both specify 229.5 oils.
I do my oil changes on all my vehicles at the 5k mile interval so no worries there.
I wasn't aware the m113 was a lower performance engine than ours. But makes sense as it's 10 years newer with more electronics and output being an I4 engine.
I'm still up in the air if I will run it but thank you all for the feedback. Keep it coming !
I am going to be using the liquimoly MOLYGEN for the oil change I am doing today.
5w-40 new generation fully synthetic
I have been doing a lot of research on the oil and I believe this will help a lot of known issues with the m271evo engine.
I just performed a sound test/decibel reading before I change the oil. Previously I have been using Mobil1 euro formula 0w-40, changing every 5k miles.
i will do another sound reading after I change the oil for comparison and post videos.
I also took a pic of the MPG I had before I filled up this morning, to compare fuel economy.
will report back with observations once I change the oil.
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