Thread: E320 CDI oil change intervals?
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Old 01-25-2020, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by g300d View Post
From what I see, the 229.51 spec ups the performance significantly. I believe it's graphed in the Lubrizol chart posted earlier in this thread.

Here is the current crop of tested 229.51 oils. https://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/bevolisten/229.51_en.html
Our owners manuals call for 229.5 oil. I thought 229.51 had lowered ash to allow dpf filters and there was a downside to this.
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