Last week I purchased 6 bottles of 0W-30 GC at the local Auto Zone. I went back a few days later as they had a new delivery just on the shelf.
I found no less than 4 different very similar looking jars / varieties of the oil. There was the GC type with A3, and MB 229.5 specs on the label, another jar with no specific labeling at all - only that it exceeded all auto manufacturers specifications, another one with the older 229.3 and older VW specs. Finally a new version I have not seen yet with A3, B3, 4 or whatever (indicating HTHS of >3.5) but only the MB 229.3, not 229.5 specification.
The GC had "European Formula" on the front, all the others looked the same (or very similar) on the front but different on the back.
What is going on here ?
aehaas
I found no less than 4 different very similar looking jars / varieties of the oil. There was the GC type with A3, and MB 229.5 specs on the label, another jar with no specific labeling at all - only that it exceeded all auto manufacturers specifications, another one with the older 229.3 and older VW specs. Finally a new version I have not seen yet with A3, B3, 4 or whatever (indicating HTHS of >3.5) but only the MB 229.3, not 229.5 specification.
The GC had "European Formula" on the front, all the others looked the same (or very similar) on the front but different on the back.
What is going on here ?
aehaas