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Yeah, all depends on how the oil is designed. Just had a look at the spec sheet for Castrol Formula R 5W-30 (available in Australia) and for a 30 weight oil it meets: ACEA A3/B3/B4, MB 229.1 & 229.3, BMW Longlife, VW 502/505.

moribundman... Hmm... a shame you can't open that pdf file on your Mac. Don't see any reason why. Anyway, that link is just to the crankcase section of the handbook. The whole handbook is available here: http://www.ethyl.com/products/la/handbook/HANDBOOK.PDF Yes, it's a goldmine.

Download this and read the specs for various OEM standards (incl. VW, MB, etc) plus also API and ACEA. http://www.ethyl.com/products/la/handbook/Crankcase.pdf

Kevin, Are there spec sheets for 8130 and 8800? Didn't see any in the LE website.

Leo, The situation in Malaysia is very much the same as in Australia. Oh, Mobil 1 SuperSyn was just launched here though.

Well, thousands of cars here in Malaysia use dino 20W-50. It's the factory fill for the national car (derived from Mitsubishi). I haven't heard of a case of engine failure due to the 20W-50. Bear in mind it's hot climate here (86-90 degrees every day)

Bror: that's a lot of oil coming your way! I wish lubes were as cheap over here. I'd gladly pay $3/qt for a good oil like Schaeffer. Mobil 1 0W-40 is $11.20/qt here!!!

Previously using 20W-50 dino oil and recently changed to 10W-30. Some people have advised me to retune the engine since I'm now using a lower vis oil. One reason being to lower the idle rpm. Previously, the idle was about 900 rpm now it's 1,000 rpm (probably due to the 10W-30). What do you...

Esso Superflo and Esso Ultron are still available here, although with the Exxon-Mobil merger I don't know what the future holds.

Say, how much is Schaeffer's per quart?

Here we can get Shell Helix Ultra in 15W-50.

Yeah, Motul is definitely more "exotic" than Shell. I'd definitely pay $10 more for it. Here, the difference is much higher.

ACE has their own brand of engine oil. Anyone know who makes it for them?

Just curious, what would be the basis of choosing the oil weights for the temperatures that you listed? Is there an SAE guide or something to say that for a given ambient temperature the right oil must be so-and-so viscosity or HTHS, etc? This issue is of particular interest to me because where...

I think Honda's Japanese oil is made by Idemitsu.

The Mobil 1 0W-40 in this thread... is it the TriSyn or SuperSyn version?

Okay, so let me get this straight... 1. Majority opinion says that CAFE is responsible for use of lower viscosity oils in USA (xx-30, xx-20). Main objective of CAFE being to reduce fuel consumption. 2. xx-20 or xx-30 oils do not necessarily offer best engine protection. Outside USA, the more...

Ray, thanks for making the calls and replying. My car is an older model and calls for SP2 spec. Mine is made by Proton and costs about $4.50/qt.

MB 229.5 seems like a tough test to pass. Must meet ACEA A3-98 plus pass tests for extended drain + energy conserving.

Been told API has a classification for "Energy Conserving II", but I've not seen any oil with that rating. Anyone know of one?