2005 Mercedes E320 CDI engine oil choice

[BrendanC]

good afternoon,

my grandparents have a mercedes E320 CDI and want me to change the oil. it is around 40k miles i believe. i was doing so research and have narrowed in on 3 oils: Mobil 1 0w-40, delvac extreme 5w-40 or HPL supercar 5w-40.

i am completely open to other suggestions this is just what i concluded from my research.

would there be any benefit going to a HDEO add pack vs the normal euro 0w-40?

thank you!

 

[fantastic]

Not really beneficial to go HDEO. If your Grandparents live were it's warm then any of the 5w-40 Euro oils with MB spec should work just fine. No need to use SuperCar unless your GP's like to go to the race track.

 

[loneryder]

It's a diesel without DPF so it needs a diesel oil. Of your three listed I'd use the Delvac. That's a great engine. Take good care of it.

 

[BrendanC]

It's a diesel without DPF so it needs a diesel oil. Of your three listed I'd use the Delvac. That's a great engine. Take good care of it.

okay, sounds good to me!

 

[JHZR2]

Great engine and car. I’ll buy it anytime

Because it doesn’t have all the emissions stuff, I’d run an HDEO, though the right 229.5 spec oil would be fine too. Does HPL have an HDEO that suits your fancy? Personally I’d prefer to have an oil more biased towards soot dispersion than the supercar blend.

 

[BrendanC]

Great engine and car. I’ll buy it anytime

Because it doesn’t have all the emissions stuff, I’d run an HDEO, though the right 229.5 spec oil would be fine too. Does HPL have an HDEO that suits your fancy? Personally I’d prefer to have an oil more biased towards soot dispersion than the supercar blend.

i’ve tried to buy it many times. it’s been garage kept since new. i think i’ll just roll with delvac extreme 5w-40. HPL would be a great idea just don’t feel like waiting for it.

 

[JHZR2]

i’ve tried to buy it many times. it’s been garage kept since new. i think i’ll just roll with delvac extreme 5w-40. HPL would be a great idea just don’t feel like waiting for it.

Fine choice for sure!

 

[edyvw]

You can use Delvac by all means, but that engine already had an MB229.31 requirement, and MB229.51 superseded it. I would run anything MB229.51.

 

[DallasTexas]

When I had 2006 W211 w/OM648 the oil requirements were MB229.31, I use Pennzoil Euro I believe it was 5W30 and it is approved oil. You cannot go wrong using MB229.51/52 oils. I believe my car had DPF it is possible that 05 doesn’t.

 

[UNC063]

Castrol Edge C3 or Mobil 1 ESP will work fine.Taxi from Rhodes Greece.

 

[loneryder]

Castrol Edge C3 or Mobil 1 ESP will work fine.Taxi from Rhodes Greece.
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[BrendanC]

When I had 2006 W211 w/OM648 the oil requirements were MB229.31, I use Pennzoil Euro I believe it was 5W30 and it is approved oil. You cannot go wrong using MB229.51/52 oils. I believe my car had DPF it is possible that 05 doesn’t.

the 05 doesn’t. you can unplug the EGR on this car without a CEL.

 

[tcp71]

 

[BrendanC]

well grandfather mentioned he wanted to see what HPL had for the car. so paging @High Performance Lubricants 2005 Mercedes E320 CDI diesel. no DPF. likely will let it run 10k miles over many years.

 

[Chris142]

Why would you consider a gas engine oil for a diesel?

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Why would you consider a gas engine oil for a diesel?

Because light passenger euro specs apply to both gas and diesel. 229.5 = w/o DPF. 229.51 = w/ DPF

 

[edyvw]

Why would you consider a gas engine oil for a diesel?

All Euro oils have light diesel ACEA approval, B4-12 or B4-16. In many cases also HDEO CF.

 

[Kalle.J]

Why would you consider a gas engine oil for a diesel?

Euro oils are full saps or DPF/GPF oils (mid/low saps) no such thing as diesel or gas oil here. Everything is dual rated.
What you would call medium duty trucks (class 5) use normal ACEA C oils.

 

[Chris142]

All Euro oils have light diesel ACEA approval, B4-12 or B4-16. In many cases also HDEO CF.

Cf is a very old rating and not applicable to anything built in the last 40 years or so.