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Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Is that an OM611 engine? Anyway, in a non-DPF engine, you can use pretty much any MB spec oil, according to this: http://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/downloadf.php?filename=en/Spec_223_2.pdf So yes, 229.5 approved oil would be just fine. The ESP oil you're...

Hello, What oil spec should be used for a 2001 Mercedes W203 C200 CDI (euro3, no DPF)? I was reading that both 229.3 and .5 should work. The car in question has approximately 310.000 km, runs great and at the moment is using a Mobil 5W30 ESP Formula which is a 229.51 spec and I guess it's not...

I have bought the 0W30 (ACEA C2/C3, BMW LL04) some months ago, but still haven't made the oil change yet. Since then I have done some more reading and am inclined to think that this oil might be not be a perfect match for my engine. Now I was wondering if it would make sense to maybe go for the...

Originally Posted By: nitehawk55 OP , what type of car are you driving ? I lived in Soest for 3 years back in the 60's . Nothing fancy, a BMW 320i E46 from 2002 - it has a inline 6 cylinder 2.2 liter engine.

Hello, Since I bought my first car I have been doing a lot of reading on different technical forums dedicated to the car that I drive and I have stumbled upon a thing that is intriguing. Some guys there argue that short OCIs are actually a lot worse and can create a lot of wear compared to a...

Hello, I have bought this exact same oil with the APEA C2/C3 specs and intend to use it for a gasoline engine. Now, I got this as it was a very good deal, but a friend of mine keeps insisting that a Cx engine oil should be used only in a diesel engine and for sure it is not good for my gasoline...

Originally Posted By: threeputtpar Any of the oils on your list would be more than good enough for your once a year change at that mileage (kilomterage?). If you are in Germany now, you may want to consider other LiquiMoly oils like 5W-40 Synthoil High Tech or 0W-40 Synthoil Energy. We cannot...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: stchman Isn't the 320i have a 2.0L 4cyl engine? It's got a 2.2-liter inline-6, if I'm not mistaken. Correct. It is the "castrated" version of the legenday M54B30.

Thanks! I think I will change it every year, I am not sure I will even do 10.000 km a year. Since I bought the car in March I drove it like 5000 km and changed the oil when I got it, but I bought the oil in my home country (not Germany) and the quality/origin of the oil is questionable, plus...

Hello, I am driving a 2002 BMW E46 320i (the M54 engine - inline six) with low miles on board - 38k miles. The manual states I should use a LL-01 norm engine oil, but after some research it seems that in Europe (because of low sulphur content of the gas) using a LL-04 oil is absolutely no...