Hey Andy 👋🏼
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You won't find many, if at all, 0w-40 with the 511 approval other than Mobil. We also have the 5W-40, but Mobil is pretty tight on controlling their additives for newer oils and from what I am told, puts some contracts in place so they are the only ones allowed to purchase it for some time...
Well, this post took a lot of turns :)
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So i received a reply from my product managers and it basically states that most PAO's COULD get a factory approval, because the approvals aren't reliant on a fixed number, it's within a certain range.
"Every manufacturer standard has certain parameters that you have to adhere to.
However...
It could also be the % of PAO vs HC base oils in their oils. I am curious myself, so I am going to ask my product management team in Germany for their input here.
I have always been taught that our PAO oils are too high % of PAO to obtain the factory approvals needed, because it's outside of...
Unfortunately they are different oils needed comparably. We have to carry two different oils for those because you cannot meet the approvals for both with the same oil.