OIL Change Help..
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OIL Change Help..
I have a 03 E500 RWD.
The car is up to 140k and i want to put thicker oil.
What is recommended? How many quarters do i need because i believe it doesnt have a dipstick?
The car is up to 140k and i want to put thicker oil.
What is recommended? How many quarters do i need because i believe it doesnt have a dipstick?
Last edited by dsm2925; Dec 17, 2010 at 01:03 PM.
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2003 E320
My v-6 hold 8.5 quarts and I BELIEVE the factory fill spec is 8 quarts on the regular V-8
Sounds wrong intuitively but I think I am right. Anyway, at this point in the engine life, warranty is not really an issue. I believe that MY2003 has a schedule for standard oil and filters (my FSS does). Oil is like religion and music, dangerous ground. I bet you already have a product in mind and I would not try to talk you out of it. These long interval oils are expensive and the selection (in the states) is limited. Personally, I run high zinc stuff like Rotella and Delvac in my older vehicles. The claim is that diesel oils contaminate cat converters but I see no evidence of it. If you decide to abandon the factory recomendations, you have to come up with your own schedule. Lots of people are into testing. I do not see how you can refute a laboratory analysis but some peple do not want to be confused with facts.
Sounds wrong intuitively but I think I am right. Anyway, at this point in the engine life, warranty is not really an issue. I believe that MY2003 has a schedule for standard oil and filters (my FSS does). Oil is like religion and music, dangerous ground. I bet you already have a product in mind and I would not try to talk you out of it. These long interval oils are expensive and the selection (in the states) is limited. Personally, I run high zinc stuff like Rotella and Delvac in my older vehicles. The claim is that diesel oils contaminate cat converters but I see no evidence of it. If you decide to abandon the factory recomendations, you have to come up with your own schedule. Lots of people are into testing. I do not see how you can refute a laboratory analysis but some peple do not want to be confused with facts.
