Please excuse the dumb Q, but is the spec at free idle or idling in gear? This is not a burning issue for me, I just always wondered....

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2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

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It's the same for both. If I have the car in park it will drop. If I put the car into gear with my foot on the brake it stays.


As long as it pegs to 3 when you apply light acceleration you will be fine. Use 15w40 in the warmer months and if you really want to 5w40 in the winter months. By winter I mean a typical northeastern winter. Not a Florida or southern California one

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