Njamg55

How often do you change your oil?
Recently i been putting in quarts of oil do the message i get saying add 1 quart of oil at the next gas station. Anybody else put there own oil in as well?

masterianvii

Once a year, based on the recommended scheduled maintenance. Two weeks before my oil change was due I got the message to add one quart.

Are you getting the message all the time? Are you burning any oil? How many miles does your car have?

Njamg55

Im at about 90k. I got a oil change 8/21/10 an scene then i added about 3 quarts of oil . I put on about 2600 miles scene an been driving pretty heavy footed. No signs of a oil leak.

SoCalC55

Between serivces (10k miles) I add a quart or two of Mobil 1.

the 55 likes to drink oil, so not to worry if you have to add a quart inbetween your services... especially if you're like me and track/canyon drive your car on a regular basis

91RS

I have not had to add any oil between oil changes, but I've only gone 2500 miles between changes. When the oil starts coming out cleaner than it does now, I may go a little longer, but not more than 5k or one year.

Phil C55

Three quarts in 2600? That's about a quart every 850 miles, that's excessive. When it got changed last, did they put in 9 full quarts?

Viper98912

I put in 1 qt about every 5,000 miles, and do my changes every 7,500 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first. Manual says every 10,000 miles or one year, I feel it's personal preference more than anything.

LngdnAlger

Which oil are you guys using?

ohlord

0w40 synthetic MB spec

never run 0w30 in your AMG

kent426

I change every 5K with 5-40 Mobile 1. Seems odd that Mercedes would recommend diesel spec oil but oh well, no probs with consumption with track use.

amgen

Hello AMG-lovers! (My first post here.)

I change the engineoil every year or 15.000 kilometers in my C55
with Mobil 1 5-50. If you live in i colder climate you should
use the 0-40 (Euro-spec). Nothing else. The 5-50 is slightly thicker.
The 0-40 is good and easier in colder climate.

When I bought the car in Germany they put a "light oil" in it and it
drank it heavily...

After my 2 changes during 1 1/2 year with my 5-50, it is tight now.
I mean Really tight! Between services I put in maybe 1 1/2 liter max.

And it goes like... Ok, I have the Kleemann ECU-upgrade and I will
recommend everybody with the M113 engine to do that, absolutely!!
But thats another topic...

Ie, people living in Florida, use the 5-50 (Eur spec) and people in
Ontario use the 0-40.

Overīn out for this time!

AMGSC

I use Mobil 1 15-50 performance spec and live in So. Cal weather.