huskyfan23

Hi all,

My '07 E63 told me to check my oil "at next fillup". I checked and it was a little low. The manual doesn't really say much about which oil to use, so I called the dealer. They said Mobil 1 5W40. I stopped by Schucks on the way home and picked up a quart of Mobil 1 "Turbo Diesel Truck" 5W40. I asked an employee about that label and they checked with another person, who said it's fine to use in a non-diesel. I bought the quart and used about half of it.

I got curious when I came home and decided to run a search here, where I found there were multiple versions of Mobil 1 5W40. Obviously I used the wrong one. What are the potential repercussions of using that 1/2 quart? Should I stop by the dealer for an oil change?

Thanks in advance!

03'55AMG

i have no clue but you can never be to safe

_AMG_

You'll be fine, nothing to worry about as long as its only 1/2 quart.

AMGPilot

Diesel oil has more detergents in it. You will be fine. Hell you could Diesel oil all the time like Rotella or Mobil one Diesel and you'd been fine and some would say better protected

ohlord

with the oil top off. But the proper oil is 0w40 mobil1.
And no you would not be fine with running diesel oil all the time and nobody that knows anything about an amg engine "would say better protected"
MB even states 5w40 m1 to be used only in diesel engines.
The low ash and other additives in diesel rated oil are not mb spec for gas engines.
Rotella

AMGPilot

You might want to do some research....

You WILL be fine

GT-ER

You guys should see all the things I've done "wrong" with oil throughout my life and have yet to have a single problem...I agree with AMGpilot...you'll be fine.

Yuille36

We as owners need to pay better attention, of what we're putting into these cars. If one had bother to read the owners manual, you would have seen the manufactures recommended brand oil and viscosity.

izzyz28

Never had a problem either, and I've done a lot of stupid things. An AMG motor is not some kind of special engine made from carbon-ceramic materials or space rocks or anything. It will be fine, and with the ridiculous amount of oil these things hold and the large oil cooler, you could probably run Auto-Zone brand conventional 5W-30 for the life of the car and never have an oil-related issue.

huskyfan23

Thanks for the info everybody!

For the life of me, I cannot find that info in the manual.

ohlord

I said he would be fine with the top off. OP you are fine with the top off
As for research Pilot?If that is what you lack in back up
you might need to do some before spouting more of your misinformation.
From Mercedes
5w40 229.51
229.51 is only approved for diesel engines.
* Not approved for use in AMG engines.

approved synthetic motor oil for all vehicles
equipped with the Mercedes-Benz
Maintenance System. Conventional
petroleum-based oils must not be used for
vehicles equipped with the Mercedes-Benz
Maintenance System.
Service System (FSS or FSS PLUS).
Conventional petroleum-based oils must
not be used for vehicles equipped with the
Flexible Service System but may be used
on older vehicles. If the engine oil used
does not meet the mentioned
standard, engine damage is possible,
which is not covered by the Mercedes
Mobil 1 Formula 0W-40
Mobil 1 SuperSyn European Car Formula 0W-40
Castrol Syntec European Formula 0W-30*
Pennzoil European Formula Ultra 5W-30*
Quaker State European Formula Ultra 5W-30*
ELF Excellium 229.5 5W-30*
Mobil 1 5W-40*
Valvoline SynPower MST 5W-30*

Mobil 1 5W-40*
(Diesel only)
Valvoline SynPower MST 5W-30*
(Diesel only)
ELF Solaris LSX 5W-30*
(Diesel only)
izzyz28
You might also note the asterisk showing no 30wt oil approved in the AMG engines. Let alone a conventional oil.
"ridiculous amount of oil these things hold "
Now I think I have heard it all
Where some of you guys come up with this crap amazes me constantly, but hey it's your engines.
"stupid things" you've done and all.
Fini

jkintegra

Most mercedes shops are recommending and have gotten updates from Mercedes to use the 5w-40 due to the ethanol that is being added into gasoline these days.

Just wanted to mention that, as I have only been using 5w-40 as oppossed to the ow-40 in my 55 and new c class.

ohlord

change has since been changed back again.
Diesel oil is only used in diesels.And that means 229.51 spec oil