Which type and what brand of engine oil is good for servicing?

[desmond777]

hi all mind sharing wat brand of engine oil is good?

[Old-MAN]

I am using Liqui Molly

[Tigershark]

Blitz

[calvincn]

Using mobile one here look this place up called MXTrading http://www.mxtradings.com/ for all your oil needs, call before going down cheapest place so far for oil

[luckcent1]

I use Royal Purple, also got it from Mxtrading.

[Cklasse]

Aiya.....any oil will do as long as its not cooking oil, olive oil.

My last W203 runs nicely for more than 200k km with good old Mobil 1 and Shell without any fancy stuff.

[desmond777]

thanks for the info, using u guys using 5w40 or 5w50?

[Old-MAN]

5w40

[thaiedwin]

can we do servicing on our own?

[Odessus]

can we do servicing on our own?

I have friends that do their own servicing.

[Ah Bui]

It's your car.... of course U can!!!!!

 

can we do servicing on our own?

[thaiedwin]

i wonder how to drain the engine oil out?

[Old-MAN]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="thaiedwin" data-cid="163891" data-time="1358249474"><p>

i wonder how to drain the engine oil out?</p></blockquote>

There is a nut at the bottom of the engine....normally size 14...open it and all the oil will flow out........

Once done... Tighten it back and top up the EO...

Shld only be done when engine is cool... Otherwise will/can burn your hand....

[Tanzy]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="thaiedwin" data-cid="163891" data-time="1358249474"><p>

i wonder how to drain the engine oil out?</p></blockquote>

There is a nut at the bottom of the engine....normally size 14...open it and all the oil will flow out........

Once done... Tighten it back and top up the EO...

Shld only be done when engine is cool... Otherwise will/can burn your hand....

It's only 100°C.

[thaiedwin]

mine only max 80degree....haha

[Cklasse]

From my mechanical knowledge, it would be safer to change seal if the plug is removed to drain oil. Make sense?

[Ricebandit]

Service manual actually recommends that the engine is warm before draining the oil. Not sure about the current mercs but there is a way of draining the oil through the dipstick with a handpump on the older models, designed so that you don't have to jack the car up to do an oil change.

 

When you change the oil filter remember to smear some oil on the rubber seal before screwing on the new filter.

 

I used to put the used oil back into the (now empty) new bottle, and pass it to a mechanic - apparently they sell the oil on to recyclers who make synthetic oil!

[thaiedwin]

Service manual actually recommends that the engine is warm before draining the oil. Not sure about the current mercs but there is a way of draining the oil through the dipstick with a handpump on the older models, designed so that you don't have to jack the car up to do an oil change.

 

When you change the oil filter remember to smear some oil on the rubber seal before screwing on the new filter.

 

I used to put the used oil back into the (now empty) new bottle, and pass it to a mechanic - apparently they sell the oil on to recyclers who make synthetic oil!

 

This reminds me of my NS days.... I am a POL IC which deals with Engine Oil and Coolent for Tanks....haha Only waste oil and Oil filter can be sold at very low price....Waste oil $0.03/L Oil filter was $0.01 per kg....

 

anyway I was watching the workshop service my car the last time round and they use this small machine and attach to the engine to suck the waste oil out? am I right about this?

[Tanzy]

mine only max 80degree....haha

That's barely warmed up.

[jtang]

For those who intend to DIY, pls find where & how to dispose of the used oil before attempting. I had a neighbour who parked & drained his racing motorbike engine oil over a metal grill drain cover outside his house....NEA paid him a visit a few days later & summoned him to court. Apparently, they can trace the source of the oil when their drain sensors pick up unusual contaminants.

[Old-MAN]

Agee with bro Jtang....so if you want to do it, get a pail that can hold at least 3.5L to be used to contain the discharged oil..... Later than use a funnel to pour back into the bottle.... Leak abit is ok.... But not too much.... Hahahahaha.....

[jtang]

Agee with bro Jtang....so if you want to do it, get a pail that can hold at least 3.5L to be used to contain the discharged oil..... Later than use a funnel to pour back into the bottle.... Leak abit is ok.... But not too much.... Hahahahaha.....

It's 7 litres...need 2 pails. Even then, you cannot throw the oil in a container into the trash. Pls bring it to a car workshop & dispose it into their drum...ie if they allow.