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Originally Posted by Gokhan
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
I think we are basically saying the same thing. The German law simply requires the majority of the base to be synthetic; >50%. So it is quite possible for the C3 lubricant to have some Group III in it. But it won't be the majority of the base oil, and the numbers in the MSDS support that with the 50-75% PAO figure. Contrarily, the 0w-40 @ 25-50% PAO will be majority Group III as we've both noted at this juncture.
Do you have a reference for this? ExxonMobil says that a vollsynthese (German full synthetic) is 100% PAO. Note that POE is also synthetic and not shown in MSDS because it's not hazardous. Additive package could be around 20%; so, the remaining balance in the MSDS could be POE.
My guess is that a vollsynthese (German full synthetic) doesn't have any Group III.
It was due to an exchange in one of the threads on here years ago. I did a quick Google trying to locate something more concrete but couldn't come up with anything other than a few German forum posts where the number 80% was being tossed around
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
I think we are basically saying the same thing. The German law simply requires the majority of the base to be synthetic; >50%. So it is quite possible for the C3 lubricant to have some Group III in it. But it won't be the majority of the base oil, and the numbers in the MSDS support that with the 50-75% PAO figure. Contrarily, the 0w-40 @ 25-50% PAO will be majority Group III as we've both noted at this juncture.
Do you have a reference for this? ExxonMobil says that a vollsynthese (German full synthetic) is 100% PAO. Note that POE is also synthetic and not shown in MSDS because it's not hazardous. Additive package could be around 20%; so, the remaining balance in the MSDS could be POE.
My guess is that a vollsynthese (German full synthetic) doesn't have any Group III.
It was due to an exchange in one of the threads on here years ago. I did a quick Google trying to locate something more concrete but couldn't come up with anything other than a few German forum posts where the number 80% was being tossed around