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Oil type W204 CDI

This is it · 2019-11-28 21:49:38

Hi all, 2008 W204 with OM 646 engine. Got an oil warning on the dash, no red lights or anything just text to say it should be checked. Unfortunately I need to leave at 6am tomorrow and the only oil I could find was Sprint 5w30c3 fully synthetic. Am I ok to top up with this if needs be? It's the only place local that was…

28-11-2019 9:49pm

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Hi all,

2008 W204 with OM 646 engine. Got an oil warning on the dash, no red lights or anything just text to say it should be checked. Unfortunately I need to leave at 6am tomorrow and the only oil I could find was Sprint 5w30c3 fully synthetic. Am I ok to top up with this if needs be? It's the only place local that was open and had any oil.

Car is due a service in the next couple of weeks.

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#2 28-11-2019 9:51pm

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#3 28-11-2019 10:30pm

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Put it in. Will do the job.

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#4 29-11-2019 9:09am

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Any oil is better than low or no oil.

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The oil spec for most of the Mercs with DPF which requires low ash spec is sheet 229.31 or 229.51 (long life). The 229.3 and .5 is for non-DPF models but all of the W204 have DPF. 5W-30 is the correct weight to use in Ireland.

In a pinch 228.51 would also do but they are mineral based so shorter drain interval required and as most of that stuff is 15W-40 you'd have worse fuel consumtion at winter time.

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