[john barry]

I’ll chose my words more carefully, the german manufacturers are more stringent than others when it comes to oil grades,testing etc, regardless of the vehicle brand / location etc,this is a good indication how good the oil is, so with 2 brands of 5w30 once might meet the manufacturers standards, one doesn’t.
The oil over here has API standards listed also so i presumed American oils listed ACEA (European).

And i’m not german, i don’t particularly like working on german cars, new technology thats not needed in most cases as well as unreliable, it generally takes the japanese manufacturers to copy this tech to make it reliable.

[john barry]

I’ll chose my words more carefully, the german manufacturers are more stringent than others when it comes to oil grades,testing etc, regardless of the vehicle brand / location etc,this is a good indication how good the oil is, so with 2 brands of 5w30 once might meet the manufacturers standards, one doesn’t.
The oil over here has API standards listed also so i presumed American oils listed ACEA (European).

And i’m not german, i don’t particularly like working on german cars, new technology thats not needed in most cases as well as unreliable, it generally takes the japanese manufacturers to copy this tech to make it reliable.

[john barry]

With regards to oil grades look for the German manufacturers approvals, Mercedes,VW, BMW & Porshe on the back of the oil container.
As a rule of thumb these guys are really strict about oil quality so if it has their endorsement you can’t go wrong.
(you’ll be surprised how many top end oil Brands don’t)

[john barry]

With regards to oil grades look for the German manufacturers approvals, Mercedes,VW, BMW & Porshe on the back of the oil container.
As a rule of thumb these guys are really strict about oil quality so if it has their endorsement you can’t go wrong.
(you’ll be surprised how many top end oil Brands don’t)

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