DURAMAX XLT 5W40 EURO FULL SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL.

[Baseball17]

I went to Take 5 oil change today for oil change on my 15 VW CC. and of course they did not have Castrol Edge or Mobil1 in stock. So had to use this Duramax. It states approved VW 502 and 505. Meets all requirements specs. Anyone know anything about this oil? Should I go and get it out of my vehicle asap?

 

[cptbarkey]

Duramax 5w30 on pqia looks ok. I am sure what you purchased and had installed is fine. Do it yourself next time for your own assurance.

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Data sheet

https://reladyne.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PDS_Duramax_XLT_Euro_0623-D1.pdf

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

The verbiage used to notate an approval under Mercedes Benz is not correct so it may not have official approvals but judging from the company behind the label I don't think there's anything to really worry about. .

 

[JXW]

Has alot of mfg specifications but no approvals!

 

[ceecbtg]

Seems generic specs but properties seems good and uses little extra pure G.III.

 

[kschachn]

I went to Take 5 oil change today for oil change on my 15 VW CC. and of course they did not have Castrol Edge or Mobil1 in stock. So had to use this Duramax. It states approved VW 502 and 505. Meets all requirements specs. Anyone know anything about this oil? Should I go and get it out of my vehicle asap?

As already noted the oil doesn’t “meets all requirements specs”, it either has the approval or not. And this one doesn’t. It also doesn’t state that it’s approved.

You had a similar problem back here:

2015 VW CC 2.OT

I run 5w40 Euro Full Synthetic Service Pro in her. Is this good stuff

bobistheoilguy.com

 

[JavierH19]

Other than the legally questionable name it looks like fine oil.

API SN
ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
BMW LL-01
MB 229.3, 229.5
Porsche A40
Renault RN 0700/0710
VW 502.00/505.00 (SAE 5W-40)
VW 501.01/502.00/505.00 (SAE 0W-40)

 

[kschachn]

Other than the legally questionable name it looks like fine oil.

API SN
ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
BMW LL-01
MB 229.3, 229.5
Porsche A40
Renault RN 0700/0710
VW 502.00/505.00 (SAE 5W-40)
VW 501.01/502.00/505.00 (SAE 0W-40)

Except for the fact that it has none of those approvals. The only thing verifiable is the API license.

 

[cptbarkey]

From a little more digging:

Motor Oils

As the largest distributor for several of the largest oil companies, RelaDyne has the preferred line of motor oils for automotive installers.

reladyne.com

Its a brand of Reladyne, which was acquired by American Industrial Partners

American Industrial Partners - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

How deep does this rabbit hole get?

 

[twouvakind]

Other than the legally questionable name?
Duramax (branded)
Shed
Fabric
Fence
Marine