Mercedes-Benz approvals
A reference for MB 228.x and 229.x approvals: which engines they cover, what they require, and what intervals apply.
- The approval must be on the oil label! What oil should you put in a Mercedes? Why the Mercedes-Benz approval must be on the oil label, how the group’s name and the truck designations (DTFR) have changed and where oil lists are now.
- MB 229.51 Mercedes approval from 2005 for diesels with a particulate filter and petrol engines: interval up to 20,000 km, ACEA A3/B4 and C3 base, newer 229.52 and 229.7x.
- MB 229.5 Mercedes approval from 2002: interval up to 30,000 km, fuel saving of at least 1.8%, above ACEA A3/B4, OM600, M100 and M200 engines, successor 229.6.
- MB 229.31 Mercedes low-ash approval from 2003 for passenger diesels with a particulate filter (W211 E200/E220 CDI): ash up to 0.8%, the basis of ACEA C3, list of oils.
- MB 229.3 approval Mercedes MB 229.3 approval for passenger car oils, interval up to 30,000 km: requirements above ACEA A3/B4, M100, M200 and OM600 engines, successors to 229.72.
- MB 229.1 approval Which 1998–2002 Mercedes-Benz cars MB 229.1 was meant for, how it is stricter than ACEA A3/B3, which engines it does not suit and which oils have replaced it.
- MB 228.51 approval Mercedes-Benz MB 228.51 requirements for oils in heavily loaded Euro 4 truck diesels with longer intervals: ACEA E6, its replacement by E8 and name DTFR 15C110.
- Engine oils MB 228.5 The MB 228.5 approval for UHPD oils in Euro 1–2 truck diesels, with intervals up to 45,000 km, its link to ACEA E4/E5 and the new designation DTFR 15B120.
- Engine oil MB 228.31 A Mercedes approval for truck diesel oils with a particulate filter: API CJ-4 plus the OM611 and OM441LA tests. Since 2023 it has been called DTFR 15C100.
- MB 228.3 approval Mercedes-Benz MB 228.3 requirements for all-season SHPD oils in heavy-truck diesels: intervals up to 45,000–60,000 km, ACEA E3 and E7, new name DTFR 15B110.
- Engine oils MB 228.1 The MB 228.1 approval for all-season SHPD diesel oils from Mercedes-Benz, based on ACEA E2: why it is obsolete today and where to find the approved oils.
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