Getting confused:
-What's the best synthetic oil I can use for my 300D?
-How long between oil changes?
-Seems like there are good and bad filters as well: what's commonly recommended for 300Ds?
Thx!
F

Your recent purchase is a 98 E300 and requires a diesel rated syn oil.

I previously used Mobil 1 European 0w40 in mine but Mobil changed all their labels a few months ago and everything got muddy as to what that was equilalent to so I went with the shell rotella 5w40 last time.

The M1 Turbodiesel 0w40 is probably the new label for the old Euro product??

The filters you can get from Phil above and help support the forum.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

Mobil 1 makes good synthetics for diesels. The highest rated one is the mobil 1 5W40, it was sold by 3 names delvac 1, truck and suv, and now turbo diesel truck.
Other two mobil 1 oils that are just as good are the 0w40 and 15w50.

As far as oil filters the oem filters sold on the fastlane are junk. all have garbage inside the filter, refer to this link.

http://24.14.137.240:8080//benz/oilfilter/oilfilter.htm

Just use the fram filter CH2930, make sure its labeled "made in turkey" otherwise the others that are made in india or mexico have the same junk as all the other filters. Wix is another option as well, but youll need to find a wix dealer or a napa autoparts to get it.

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

This information is not applicable to his car. The filters sold on Fastlane for the 606 seem to be fine to me, although they do stick to the cap pretty bad.

You can't get the turkish fram filters anymore, at least not at any stores around here. Its a "no longer stocked" item as of 2 years ago. The only ones in stores are super-crappy "purolater" ones made in india, they're scary looking (horrid quality...) I use the Hengst filters or OEM dealer ones (but those are a bit on the expensive side at $17)

This is all irrelevant to the 1998 E300 Diesel though.

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'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

FRB was saying for a 300D which i assumed was a W123/617. If it was for a E300 diesel then that should have been clarified or he should post the year/model of the car in his sig.

So my post wasnt intended for TMAllison.

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

Hmm interesting, maybe its only at your location? Ive posted a thread about a week ago for a sale on the fram filters for 2 for $6 from kragen. And sure enough i bought 2 fram "made in turkey" filters for $6 and have them in the garage. Want proof? ill snap you a photo

I have more copies of the coupons as well. Im trying to get as many as i can from different kragens.

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

EGAD! Not another oil thread!

Do a search! There are more threads about "what-kind-of-oil-do-I-use" here than Carter has little liver pills.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

• Thanks, Terry A. for your concise, to-the-point answer.
• GreasyBenz: Sorry I shloud have indicated year and model, will do next time
• SDBlue: YES, another oil & filter thread. I did not wait for you to make several searches, and I litteraly spent hours reading and trying to understand what oil and filters to use, both here and on other US and European websites. Guess what: not everyone tells you the same things, horror stories are numerous, and I am not a mechanics, nor a super-smart person, so I guess I got CONFUSED. I am just intelligent enough to realize that I am stupid, and I wrote that thread! Now, if this subject is a drag to you, may I suggest that you read the thread titles and simply ignore those you don't like?
• To all others, thanks much for your time and attention.

If you would have mentioned spending hours reading searches and being still confused about the requirements for oil, I would have noted that and, hopefully, tempered my reply. A more direct question of "What do I look for on the side of the container?" might have alleviated all of the brand pitches.

As you can tell, if you do a search here, there is an endless array of opinions and speculations on brands, weights, how often to change, and maybe even color. Most, run into pages and pages of posts and lots of controversy. That is where the frustration mounts.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

E300D's are simple any filter, Phil sells them or you can use dealer. 606's use a different filter so whatever anyone said about the early engines you can pretty much ignore.

You should be running Mobil 1 0w40, 15w50, or 5w40, or an Amsoil product of similer spec. You can change at FSS spec or sooner, if you run dino you cannot follow FSS.

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