Please don't take this wrong. I'm not trying to be mean. But think about this. You would use an oil that doesn't meet the 229.5 specification in your turbo Mercedes. But you won't use that same oil in any of your Asian cars, because it doesn't meet the 0W-20 FS specification?
Except for Pilot (bcs. that VCM) you can use Amazon in all of them.
No it’s not. Or at least it hasn’t demonstrated that it is. That’s what approvals do, they demonstrate a specific level of performance.
No worries. I didn't take it that way at all.Please don't take this wrong. I'm not trying to be mean. But think about this. You would use an oil that doesn't meet the 229.5 specification in your turbo Mercedes. But you won't use that same oil in any of your Asian cars, because it doesn't meet the 0W-20 FS specification?
But I didn't say that I would use the non approved oil in the Turbo Benz. I'm just saying that now I already changed it I just wanted to get an idea of whether it is Ok to leave it in there or drain it and put M1 in there. That's all. And I didn't say that I won't use it in any of the 4 Asian cars I have either. Someone asked and I said yeah I have 4 Asian cars that call for 0W-20 and I have tons from those Pennzoil deals. Honestly I have like 16 jugs. It will take some time before I use those on the 4 Asian cars. But I bought this Amazon stuff for this Benz and that was my intention to use it for that.
For sure. If you had some beater that didn't require actual OE approvals, sure, but for something modern that does? Not a chance I'd use this stuff.
Lol what numbers?
LOL. And you do? I supposed you got your Masters in Chemical Engineering and spent 32 years working at Chevron or Exxon Mobil? Well, instead of sitting behind the keyboard saying people have no clue what they are doing, why don't you show them what you do know? In the meantime I am gonna trust the chemical engineers at Warren over you sitting behind his keyboard claiming to know it alls.
Lol that didn't take long.
That's great if you are into those numbers but to me honestly? I don't care. Tell me Hey man if you use this Amazon Basics oil your engine will fail (or any Euro that does not have MB's 229.5 approval but still claim to meet requirements for that matter) and show me something to back it up then I will believe. But has there been a case where these non approved oil that claimed to meet 299.5 failed and caused engine damages? The main reason I created the account here and asked this was like I said and I will repeat it one more time, I got this stuff for cheap on clearance when my neighbor told me about it. I already changed the oil in the Benz with it. Would I buy this stuff if it was same price or even a little less than MB 1 or Castrol? No. All I asked was simply has anyone used this stuff and what their experience is. I don't need these numbers thrown at me. Save it man. If you are anal enough to let the numbers bother you then whatever floats your boats. This was not about me tryna save a few bucks with this oil. It was about me debating if I should drain it and refill with M1 or if it was OK to leave it in there at least for this drain.
You were the one who asked, not me. I and others in this thread answered your question with technical responses, but then you said you compared the numbers and were confident in going the whole OCI because of them.
Yes, I noted in my first reply in this thread that it's generally accepted that this is just Mag1. Warren produces a lot of "store brand" oils sold under different labels.
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