What oil for my g wolf .
hello I'm really confused and looking for someone's professional help. I've been ringing round for days trying to find out what oil my g240 wolf needs. I think engine is OM616 1988.Some garages think it's 5w 40 fully synthetic, while someone else has said 10w 40 semi synthetic. Also I could do with knowing what the correct oil is for the gear box and what's the correct diff oil, somebody thinks the diff and gear box will be the same oil. Somebody help me!!!!!
Thank you
Hello,
you have a wide choice of engine oil. If you'd like to go synthetic, then you have the latest MB spec 229.5 oil available from around £55 for 20 litres, delivered by FedEx to your door. This is a 5W-40 fully synthetic ACEA A3 B3/B4 oil suitable for both petrol and diesel. and cheaper than most budget oils:
For the transmission oils:
Rear and Front Diffs: An SAE-90 Hypoy / EP type oil to GL-5 (1.2 litres front and 1.8 litres rear).
Transfer Case: An SAE-80 gear oil to GL-4 (** NOT GL5 ***)
Manual Gearbox: Automatic Transmission fluid (ATF) - 2.5 litres
Auto Gearbox: Automatic Transmission fluid (ATF) to Dexron-II spec - 7 litres
Below is a list I'd prepared for someone else with a similar question (based on oils available from a particular retailer).
|
Item |
QTY |
Description |
|
1 |
2 x 5 Litres |
Valvoline 5W-40 synthetic engine oil, but see above for MB 229.5 |
|
2 |
2 x 5 Litres |
Semi-synthetic Auto Transmission Fluid (for transmission and power-steering) |
|
3 |
1 x 5 Litres |
MB Approved G48 concentrated coolant (all G-Wagens, but better for W463) MB Approved G05 concentrated coolant (Better for W460) |
|
4 |
1 x 5 Litres |
De-ionised water (for above) |
|
5 |
1 x 1 litre |
Castrol DOT-4 Synthetic Brake Fluid (for brakes and diff-locks) |
|
6 |
3 x 1 Litre |
Castrol Syntrans 75W-90 Fully Synthetic MTF to GL-4 (for transfer case) |
|
7 |
4 x 1 Litre |
Castrol Universal 75w-90 semi-synthetic gear oil to GL-5 (for front and rear diffs) |
|
8 |
1 x 500g |
Silkolene PRO RG2 Racing Grease -500gm (for prop-shafts) (or any good general purpose grease) |
|
9 |
1 x 500g |
Castrol Multipurpose Lithium Grease -500g Tub (for front swivel housings) |
You don't need to be spending fortunes on oil any semi 10/40 will do as your 616 in your wolf was developed about 50 years ago !
You will be changing oil every 6k ish mile so long life oil is not required !
Yes, agreed, you can run something like standard Castrol GTX 10W-40,
...but at less that £3 per litre you can run genuine MB fully synthetic 5W-40. (That's cheaper than almost anything else you will find.)
See eBay link above. (sold by MB Newcastle)
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Thanks everybody for getting back to me. I couldn't believe nobody new anything about them I've been to several local garages and couldn't get any answers.