gday
wanted your opinion on what type of oil to use for my e320
looking at autohauz's total elf 5w30 or mobil 1.
thanks in advance

 

Don't know much about the Total/Elf oil, but it is supposed to be good stuff.

I would use Mobil 1 0w40 or German Castrol (aka Syntec 0w30) if you want to use an MB 229.5-specced oil

To save a few bucks I would use Mobil 1 10w30 "high mileage" as it meets ACEA A3/B3/B4 euro long drain specs and can be had in 5qt jugs at Walmart for $22. It is not officially 229.5 approved, but is very similar in specification to German Castrol, and should have some esters for "seal conditioning".

If you want the best long-drain oil out there, use Amsoil AFL 5w40

If you want the best high performance oil available (ester based), use Redline 5w30, 0w40, or 5w40.

 

In my opinion you should use the oil recommended by the manufacturer -- MB. The price differential is minor and the why risk repairs based upon someone else's marketing hype?

For your engine MB recommends an oil which meets their 229.5 spec. A commonly available oil (PepBoys, Kragen, Walmart, etc) is Mobil 1 Synthetic (European Formula) 0W-40. Normally sells for $6.99 at PepBoys.

Here is a link to a document that lists all recommend fluids and lubricants for your car including the 229.5 oils. FYI - a fleece filter is also required if you are going to use the FSS to compute oil change intervals.

Note: Scroll down to find the link factoryfluids.pdf in one of my posts.

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...d-2nd-3rd.html

Good luck.

 

thanks for the advice gents.
the pdf was helpful i can use the elf oil from autohauz since i do not have an amg.

 

Sorry i did not read the entire reply. What is a fleece filter?

 

Check out the oil filters from autohausaz and select the Mann one. It says 'fleece media' in the description.

See last item in list here:

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...20Filter%20Kit

Technically you could use just the filter as the filter kit just adds the replacement o-rings. I just get the kit and replace the o-rings each change (yearly for me). Free shipping for orders over $50 so you might get a couple and an air filter or whatever.

 

What would be the oil for my e320 2000 with 213000 miles?