dc5itr888

Hey guys, Im really on the fence about doing this or not

I purchased my c63 from a non MB dealership about 2 months ago but had a great price and car was flawless hence I couldnt pass up it up.

I just noticed one of those engine oil change maintenance stickers on my front windshield on the left side. You know the stickers that let you know when you should change your oil next.

I had a big ole "Valvoline" sticker on it and I couldve sworn that these cars only take Mobil 1 0W-40 oil ONLY.

I had my car in for a CEL recently and since I had issues with my 3rd party warranty that I got from them they wanted me to bring it back to them and I asked what oil they put in and they told me Valvoline and was praising how its the best oil on the market and that they warranty your motor

My question is if you were in my situation would you guys change the oil back to the correct one (Mobil 1 0w-40) or wait til the current oil thats in it finally needs to be changed

I put about 1000 miles on it since I got which I assume was when they last changed the oil due to previous owner trading in car for two cars so says the Sales Manager that I dealt with that actually took in the trade

Thanks

khmergod

As long as it's 0w40 or 5w40. Eat orange and be k.

CoolBDPhenom03

Total or Royal Purple are good too.

aussie e55

what spec. valvoine oil did they use did it meet MB spec. also what does valvoine cover on engine & what is $ cover ?.

mr747

Just change ur oil if u are not sure

I change mine every 4000 to 5000 Kms

bhamg

If they used Valvoline SynPower 5w-40 you're fine...it's MB 229.5 approved.

dc5itr888

I asked the service manager when he was going over the process of getting my 3rd party to be restored.

He was not even sure what oil they changed but did tell me they changed the oil when they received the car.

He showed me the Valvoline literature on the coverage of engine and it was only up to 4K LOL.

Arent our motors worth 35-40K I think someone was selling their motor out of their totalled car and thats what they ended up selling for

Valvestud

Go here for the latest oils that Mercedes says meet the latest specification which is 229.51:

http://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/bevolisten/229.51_en.html

And go here for the MB specifications for oils for all MB engines:

http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/o...tedDocId=10119

Regards,

Joe

bhamg

Color me a cynic but personally I believe M-B's recommendation of low-ZDDP oils (229.51) for the M156 is as much to save on future warranty replacements of catalytic converters at the expense of potentially greater engine wear, as for any other reason. In other words, shift the cost to the end user...

aussie e55

hi bhamg
would u rec. an older spec. oil if so what spec. thanks

bhamg

Click on the "bevo." link that Valvestud posted above and select 229.5 on the drop-down. For the M156 Motul 5w-40 (JMHO) would be a good choice that I assume you can find where you live but there are many possible choices on that list.