I know it's likely bottled by Mobil. It's 229.71 spec, and I can get it for about $7 per quart. I figured best MB 0w20 was Castrol Edge EP on a budget, but that's obviously a problem with Walmart discontinuing their shelf space in-stores.
Has anyone tried Mercedes's 0w20?
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At $7 I doubt it's synthetic. At least it doesn't say on the label.
Since when does a bottle saying its synthetic actually mean anything outside of Germany?
Trust in the certification and be happy you found good oil at a decent price.
US / Row Motul: "100% Synthetic"
https://www.motul.com/pl/en/products/8100-x-clean-efe-5w30
German Motul "Synthetic Technology"
Reality Check 
https://www.motul.com/de/de/products/8100-x-clean-efe-5w-30
https://operatingfluids.mercedes-benz.com/sheet/229.71
Trust in the certification and be happy you found good oil at a decent price.
US / Row Motul: "100% Synthetic"
https://www.motul.com/pl/en/products/8100-x-clean-efe-5w30
German Motul "Synthetic Technology"
Reality Check https://www.motul.com/de/de/products/8100-x-clean-efe-5w-30
https://operatingfluids.mercedes-benz.com/sheet/229.71
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Not sure what you're saying but both of those say synthetic.
Its the same oil, most likely group III(+) oil base. If you want to call that Synthetic thats on you.
Shure as hell it comes from underground and not a chemistry lab.
Anything under ~70% group 4 oil can not be sold as Full synthetic in Germany by law.
Shure as hell it comes from underground and not a chemistry lab.
Anything under ~70% group 4 oil can not be sold as Full synthetic in Germany by law.
No it does not. Vollsynthetisch translates to full-synthetic.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetisches_Öl
On a bottle
https://www.meguin-shop.de/Motoreno...50601-0W-30-vollsynthetisch-1-Liter::319.html
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetisches_Öl
On a bottle
https://www.meguin-shop.de/Motoreno...50601-0W-30-vollsynthetisch-1-Liter::319.html
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Synthetic Technology aka Group III.
But, when it's labeled for sale outside of Germany, it becomes "Full Synthetic"
So which is it? Am I right or not?
Total ******** that Walmart stopped carrying Edge EP.
Wrong im afraid.
You want to call group III oil drilled from the ground synthetic. You do you.
What manufacturers put on the bottle outside of Germany means nothing to me.
All good modern oils are group III base to a certain extent, except GTL and a few more exceptions.
The MB 0W20 is probably mostly group III aswell. 100% Synthetic is a totally meaningless marketing statement.
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Go look at the SDS for it. It won't mention a 1-decene homopolymer PAO basestock in the SDS ingredients list, just hydrotreated basestocks
German law won't allow oil companies to call a Group III oil "Full Synthetic" for oil for sale in Germany.,
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I would be very impressed a synthetic blend would achieve 229.71 certification
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Just look at the SDS for Castrol Edge EP, it's GrpIII with MB-229.71 approval. In the context of this thread, a "Blend".
Synthetic technology = synblend
Full Synthetic = Group III for the cheaper and Group IV, PAO etc higher levels as the costs rise with really expensive oils proudly declaring themselves 100% PAO
Full Synthetic = Group III for the cheaper and Group IV, PAO etc higher levels as the costs rise with really expensive oils proudly declaring themselves 100% PAO
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