I have often wondered if your Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Kia, Ford, GMC... Etc... Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
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Originally Posted By: Camprunner
Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
No. The oil choices in the owner's manual are based on where the vehicle will be sold, not where it was built.
Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
No. The oil choices in the owner's manual are based on where the vehicle will be sold, not where it was built.
No. Doesn't matter for the opposite either...German cars made here. My M Coupe was manufactured in S. Carolina, but still required 10w60.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Camprunner
Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
No. The oil choices in the owner's manual are based on where the vehicle will be sold, not where it was built.
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
Originally Posted By: Camprunner
Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
No. The oil choices in the owner's manual are based on where the vehicle will be sold, not where it was built.
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Camprunner
Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
No. The oil choices in the owner's manual are based on where the vehicle will be sold, not where it was built.
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
The 2.4 Ecotec in the Regal is not sold in the Opel Insignia.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Camprunner
Etc was built in Germany and imported to the USA would one of the oil choices listed in the owners manual as an option be oil grades 0w40, 5w40 ?
No. The oil choices in the owner's manual are based on where the vehicle will be sold, not where it was built.
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
The 2.4 Ecotec in the Regal is not sold in the Opel Insignia.
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar. [/quote]
Correct. I looked up the owners manual of vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall
with the 2.4 ecotec engines. For operation in Europe the oil grade is synthetic
A3 dexos 2 rated 5w30; 5w40; 0w30 or 0w40 with a 30000km or 1 year OCI. For operation
outside of Europe the oil to be used is a dexos 1 5w30 synthetic with 1 year or 15000km
OCI.
Correct. I looked up the owners manual of vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall
with the 2.4 ecotec engines. For operation in Europe the oil grade is synthetic
A3 dexos 2 rated 5w30; 5w40; 0w30 or 0w40 with a 30000km or 1 year OCI. For operation
outside of Europe the oil to be used is a dexos 1 5w30 synthetic with 1 year or 15000km
OCI.
Originally Posted By: 2KBMW
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
Correct. I looked up the owners manual of vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall
with the 2.4 ecotec engines. For operation in Europe the oil grade is synthetic
A3 dexos 2 rated 5w30; 5w40; 0w30 or 0w40 with a 30000km or 1 year OCI. For operation
outside of Europe the oil to be used is a dexos 1 5w30 synthetic with 1 year or 15000km
OCI. [/quote]
What are you talking about? There is no 2.4 liter engine available in the current generation Insignia. You are looking at an owners manual for one of the other engines.
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
Correct. I looked up the owners manual of vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall
with the 2.4 ecotec engines. For operation in Europe the oil grade is synthetic
A3 dexos 2 rated 5w30; 5w40; 0w30 or 0w40 with a 30000km or 1 year OCI. For operation
outside of Europe the oil to be used is a dexos 1 5w30 synthetic with 1 year or 15000km
OCI. [/quote]
What are you talking about? There is no 2.4 liter engine available in the current generation Insignia. You are looking at an owners manual for one of the other engines.
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Originally Posted By: SilverC6
Certainly the LL-01 oils would be the motor oil of choice.
But even BMW is moving to a LL-01 5W-30 grade oil.
Actually I'd like to see a German built Kia.
They would probably look like a VW....
The 5w-30 is still an oil with an HTHS of >=3.5cP, so it in reality is barely any lighter than a Euro-spec 40-weight.
Certainly the LL-01 oils would be the motor oil of choice.
But even BMW is moving to a LL-01 5W-30 grade oil.
Actually I'd like to see a German built Kia.
They would probably look like a VW....
The 5w-30 is still an oil with an HTHS of >=3.5cP, so it in reality is barely any lighter than a Euro-spec 40-weight.
Originally Posted By: TomYoung
Originally Posted By: 2KBMW
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
Correct. I looked up the owners manual of vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall
with the 2.4 ecotec engines. For operation in Europe the oil grade is synthetic
A3 dexos 2 rated 5w30; 5w40; 0w30 or 0w40 with a 30000km or 1 year OCI. For operation
outside of Europe the oil to be used is a dexos 1 5w30 synthetic with 1 year or 15000km
OCI.
What are you talking about? There is no 2.4 liter engine available in the current generation Insignia. You are looking at an owners manual for one of the other engines. [/quote]
Sorry TomYoung. The info about the Insignia was a quote from Benzadmiral. I tried to
edit the quote . Anyway the info about the oil spec was on the opel and Vauxhall Antara
which is the identical model to my 2009 Saturn Vue with the 2.4 ecotec engine.
Originally Posted By: 2KBMW
My Regal was built in Germany to be sold in the U.S., and it calls for 5W-30 only. I suspect the Opel Insignia, its secret identity in Europe, would specify 0W-40 or similar.
Correct. I looked up the owners manual of vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall
with the 2.4 ecotec engines. For operation in Europe the oil grade is synthetic
A3 dexos 2 rated 5w30; 5w40; 0w30 or 0w40 with a 30000km or 1 year OCI. For operation
outside of Europe the oil to be used is a dexos 1 5w30 synthetic with 1 year or 15000km
OCI.
What are you talking about? There is no 2.4 liter engine available in the current generation Insignia. You are looking at an owners manual for one of the other engines. [/quote]
Sorry TomYoung. The info about the Insignia was a quote from Benzadmiral. I tried to
edit the quote . Anyway the info about the oil spec was on the opel and Vauxhall Antara
which is the identical model to my 2009 Saturn Vue with the 2.4 ecotec engine.
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Originally Posted By: SilverC6
Certainly the LL-01 oils would be the motor oil of choice.
But even BMW is moving to a LL-01 5W-30 grade oil.
Actually I'd like to see a German built Kia.
They would probably look like a VW....
They should German NOW....They hired Audi's head designer a while back!
Certainly the LL-01 oils would be the motor oil of choice.
But even BMW is moving to a LL-01 5W-30 grade oil.
Actually I'd like to see a German built Kia.
They would probably look like a VW....
They should German NOW....They hired Audi's head designer a while back!
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0w40 is what Mitsubishi Europe calls for in my car.
The US manual calls for 5w30 with 0w30 and 0w40 as an option in extreme cold. 10w30 was only allowed in constant 100F temperatures.
I use 0w40 because it works well in turbocharged gasoline engines of all kinds.
The US manual calls for 5w30 with 0w30 and 0w40 as an option in extreme cold. 10w30 was only allowed in constant 100F temperatures.
I use 0w40 because it works well in turbocharged gasoline engines of all kinds.
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