300SDL (126.125) L6-3.0L DSL Turbo (603.961) (1987)
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Engine Oil: Technical Service Bulletins
Oils & Fluids - Factory Approved Products
REF. NO. MBNA 00/31a
TO: OUR MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER CAR DEALERS
DATE: August 1988
(supersedes MBNA 00/31, Dec. 1987)
SUBJECT:
FACTORY-APPROVED SERVICE PRODUCTS ALL MODELS
NOTE:
This S.I. contains the updated information which was issued in July 1988.
This is a current listing of factory-approved service products which are presently available in the U.S.A. it will be revised from time to time to add or
delete products according to the latest information received from the factory. Any product listed in future supplements, to the "M-B Specifications for
Service Products" microfiche that is available, in the U.S.A. is also automatically approved for use.
We recommend that only approved service products be used in Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Additional information on the products listed can be found in the "MB Specifications for Service products" microfiche.
Approved Engine Oils
IMPORTANT:
Engine oils are labeled on the container with various API (American
Petroleum Institute) designations of quality. Only oils from the listings with any of the following combinations are approved: SE/CC, SE/CD, SF/CC
or SF/CD. Always refer to the "Viscosity Grade" charts in the Owner's Manual in this S.I. for the proper viscosity grade based on ambient
temperature.
NOTE:
Multi-viscosity engine oils (sheet no. 226.1) which have an API grading of SF only have not been released by our factory and should therefore not be
used (eg: some 5W30 and some 10W40 viscosity grade).
1.
Single-Viscosity Engine Oils (Sheet No. 226.0)