agree, it's not worth the risk, however low the probability - mild hybrid 3L 6 cyl turbo diesel - I dread to think the replacement cost. I'll find an oil that has the approval. cheers (y)
Ah good point - it was approved when I bought it, or at least when it was bottled. The other options I have in the stash which have LL04 approval (on the bottle) are :
Shell Helix HX8 ECT 5W30. (non GTL I believe)
Gulf Formula ULE 5W40
Why do you have to wait for a service to rotate the tyres? It's an easy job. I only rotate once - I measure the wear regularly and when the combined wear of front and rear reaches ~6mm (adjusted depending on new tyre tread depth) I rotate them. That way the tyres reach 2-3mm at roughly the same...
I would categorize both the UOAs and VOAs that I have conducted as a hobby rather than anything of particular value with respect to engine maintenance. I find it interesting to see how viscosity changes and TBN depletes over the interval but I have never taken action on any of the analyses. Like...
There is a more recent data sheet for the Motul Specific dated April 2020. Surprise - the HTHS is 2.6 ! There are quite a few changes in other values too, such that it almost looks like a different formulation e.g. TBN higher by 1.3 and pour point higher by 7C. It still states alignment with...