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Understood - good on ya for giving feedback to HQ.

Did they give you the courtesy feedback call two weeks after the job?
Everytime i buy parts from the dealer i get this call from a girl at HQ asking me how my 'experience' was. I tell her that the man who sold me the oil filter was very nice... LOL
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http://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/bevoli...nt_action=show

List of Oils that have the MB spec...
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I did a bit of internet research on this MB 229.31 and 229.51 specification (coz i'm about to dump a coupla hunge on this ridiculously expensive oil). It seems that MB 229.51 is the way to go. The main difference is that 229.51 has a >15000km service interval compared to the 229.31's <15000km service interval. Both are low ash for modern diesels.

From what i can tell, the only readily available (i.e. supercheap/autobarn etc) 5W30 weight oils with these specs are: Mobil 1 ESP and Shell Helix Ultra.

Castrol Edge SPORT has the 229.51 spec, but only in 0W40

9.5L of the stuff... man that's gunna kill me every service...

For interest, i bought the air and oil filters from the dealer on the weekend:
Air filter: $19, Oil filter: $45. Both are OE ones, and the oil one is a MB branded product. Ryco wanted $37 and $45 respectively...
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The Dealer has now conceeded that the oil type is incorrect, but is on their list from castrol that it is ok for that engine, castrol are sending a engineer to the workshop to re-evaluate to stocked oils to ensure they meet current spec's
Dealer is now replacing oil
replacing cv boot
replacing seal in turbo intake pipe
replacing intercooler pipe- these also have a know oil leak problem
fixing splash gaurds
Its amazing what talking to jeep HQ does
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is the recommended oil by MB and the only one to meet the two MB certs. (I believe MB instructed all their garages to use that particular oil in the 3.0L CRD. Theres a thread on this on Jeepforums).

Jeep dealers in Melb use Castrol Edge Sport. Same grade, but w/o the MB certs.

Mobil 1 ESP 5W30
This is the only oil I will/have use in my WH CRD, You can only buy it in 20 litre drums (smallest), I take this oil & a Merc oil filter to every service, save a fortune & I know whats being used, I have also been called a fanatic since I change my oil & filter every 5,000km & clean & reoil the K&n min 10,000k's or sooner if a little dirty, Would love a snokel but will most likely be to old to drive by the time someone makes one. I just brought 2x20lt containers $450 ($11.24 lt) & brought bulk oil filters 10 off for $ 220 from Brisbane South side dealer, did the same for the XJ they were $7 each. Big out lay at 1st but save big $$ later.
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Mobil 1 ESP 5W30
This is the only oil I will/have use in my WH CRD, You can only buy it in 20 litre drums (smallest),
Waaa!!?? No wonder i'm having trouble finding it at the Mobil servos... every one of them said they couldn't get it.
May i ask where you purchased it from?
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