Synthetic Oil.... What weight/viscosity to use?
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Synthetic Oil.... What weight/viscosity to use?
I just purchased a 2003 E500 Sport. The owners manual does not stated the Oil weight or viscosity. It does state to use Mobil 1 synthetic, but not the weight, e.g., 0w-30, 10w-30, 15w-50, etc. Can any tell me what weight to use? I do live in the south where the coldest temp. would be 30 to 40 deg's. I will use the Mobil 1 or Redline synthetic oil.... any comments?
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That info is in the booklet entitled "Factory Approved Service Products". The booklet should be in the folder with the Operator's Manual. There is a chart which shows which oil to use for various ambient temperature ranges. Since all the weights are suitable past the upper limits of the temp ranges, I will just give the lower temps.
0W-30, 5W-30. 0W-40, 5W-30, and 5W-50 are suitable at temps lower than -13 F.
10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-50, and 10W-60 are suitable for temps above -4 F.
15W-40 and 15W-50 are usable above 5 F.
20W-40 and 20W-50 are for temps over 23 F.
0W-30, 5W-30. 0W-40, 5W-30, and 5W-50 are suitable at temps lower than -13 F.
10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-50, and 10W-60 are suitable for temps above -4 F.
15W-40 and 15W-50 are usable above 5 F.
20W-40 and 20W-50 are for temps over 23 F.
Last edited by Lynn; Jan 14, 2003 at 02:20 PM.
