Oil Consumption 2008 3 litre V6 engine type 642

[lunatic]

Our 2008 JC is a 3 litre V6 turbo with 120,000 kms on the odometer.

It looks to me that we are using about 1 litre of oil per 5,000 kms.

Does this seem excessive or normal? I see that the Mercedes manual states it may even be as high as 1 litre per 1,000 kms!!

Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks, Ian

[netsailor]

Good morning!
We rarely need to fill any additional oil between the annual (or slightly more) oil changes.
End of summer greetings
Stefan

[lunatic]

Hi Stefan. So how many kms would that be for you in the year? Thanks,

Ian

[netsailor]

5-10k...

[lunatic]

OK, thanks.

If anyone else would like to let me know their approximate oil consumption, that would be great!

Just checking to see if mine is out of line.

Ian

[Vtxbe]

As information :
motor V6 210.000km year 2007

last service is 9000km backward.
no warning signal but I add 1,5l oil to refill to mid stand

[Lutz Nagel]

Using 1 litre of oil per 5,000 km on the 3.0 V6 (OM642) is actually quite normal, especially with that mileage. Mercedes does specify up to 1 litre per 1,000 km as acceptable, mainly as a ""worst case."" As long as you don’t notice blue smoke, leaks, or other symptoms, there’s probably no cause for concern.