Motor oil for Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives

Type the engine variant of your Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
2.0 QSD2013–…15W-405.2 L
2.8L 2202013–…15W-408.9 L
4.2L 2702013–…15W-4013.8 L
4.2L 3202013–…15W-4013.8 L
4.2L 3202013–…15W-4013.8 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives

FluidRequirement
Gear oil85W-90
Coolant & antifreezeG11, G12

Which viscosity does a Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives need?

We cover 5 engine variants of the Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives. The most commonly approved grades are 15W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 5.2 to 13.8 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Mercury Marine require?

Mercury Marine publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.

Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives engine variants

The oil finder covers these engine variants of the Mercury Marine Diesel sterndrives: 2.0 QSD 2013–…, 2.8L 220 2013–…, 4.2L 270 2013–…, 4.2L 320 2013–… and 4.2L 320 2013–…. Your engine is not listed? Type your vehicle into the search above.