I just picked up a 5qt jug of Total INEO 5w30 from Advanced Auto Parts for my VW 2.0l TDI. It rang up at the register @ $20.65. it is marked on the floor near $50. I don't know if it is a special sale or what, but will be going back to get more soon.
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good oil for a good price.it costs 42 euros /5lt in europe.
what did you buy for bags and tar?
what did you buy for bags and tar?
Interesting, C3, A3/B4 at the same time?!
i didn't see that , i was more looking at the approvals . 
the price you pay when posting at midnight.
the price you pay when posting at midnight.Which is, of course, impossible since A3/B4 needs >1% sulfated ash where C3 needs <0.8%.
so its fake? are there fake oils in Us? we have a lot here from castrol ,motul,LM
Isn’t it still less than or equal to 1.6? I thought it was a maximum limit, not a minimum.
Edit, never mind. I see the minimum.
Yeah - the upper limit is also there but I ignored it for the sake of this case. But you caught it anyway.
Here was an earlier discussion about the cross labeling.
ACEA C3 Oils Being Sold As Meeting ACEA A3/B4
Can an oil meet ACEA C3 and ACEA A3/B4? I'm noticing more and more oil manufacturers are selling oil as ACEA C3 and ACEA A3/B4. I was always under the assumption they were mutually exclusive?
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When was that Total oil made?
I have a feeling that ACEA A3/B4 was placed on the label by mistake.
I have a feeling that ACEA A3/B4 was placed on the label by mistake.
So has anyone else been able to get this for $20.65?
you can call the company or email them.
truth is that i show years ago c3 oil motul xclean 5-40 with porsche a40 which usually goes with a3/b4 oils
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truth is that i show years ago c3 oil motul xclean 5-40 with porsche a40 which usually goes with a3/b4 oils
8100 X-CLEAN 5W-40 Motor Oil Motul 102051
100% Synthetic High-Performance Engine Oil - After Treatment System Compatible, Shear Resistance, Reduces Friction - Designed for GM DEXOS2 BMW LL-04 and More.
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Which may have been somehow finagled for a prior A3/B4 Sequence where there was only a maximum. Maybe.
Maybe not. You have to stay on your toes with PDS sometimes. I'd be very careful to make sure this unobtanium prior unicorn you speak of had actual A40 approval. "With" doesn't mean "approved".
Or perhaps you don't remember clearly.
its funny how you are always twist a conversation .
i never said approved. ''with'' is with,in english means ,something with..so ''with'' here means the jug label as most of the members understood as you would IF you had an eye on the link and the picture of the jug.
Isn't that something.? So simple yet apparently so hard to understand!
i never said approved. ''with'' is with,in english means ,something with..so ''with'' here means the jug label as most of the members understood as you would IF you had an eye on the link and the picture of the jug.
Isn't that something.? So simple yet apparently so hard to understand!
Yeah it’s funny. Maybe you should blame Motul not me. Ask about the VW “approval” when you call.
there you go! you did it again! i just mention what i saw. i did't blame anybody, you did. you call them
Not in stock at the two Advance Autos near me or I'd go and check. Indeed it is showing a price of $45.99 on-line.
Hey for $20, I would definately get some. $45 retail? No thanks. Total (now TotalEnergies), is decent enough stuff blended in the US gulf coast somewhere, but still rather meh IMHO. Kinda like LM.
Like most US offered "Euro" oil flavors, the C3 low ash/TBN requirements are rather moot now, referencing OCI, so might be worth a go if cheap enough. With lack of wide spread GPF, the low ash C3s MIGHT keep IVD down and be overalll "cleaner", but who knows. Blurring the ACEA labeling doesn't affect like 99% of the US oil buying public anyway, and most don't know what it all means unless BITOG. THEN it causes all sorts chaos, mind bending thoughts, uncontrolled gyrations and dancing with snakes.
Like most US offered "Euro" oil flavors, the C3 low ash/TBN requirements are rather moot now, referencing OCI, so might be worth a go if cheap enough. With lack of wide spread GPF, the low ash C3s MIGHT keep IVD down and be overalll "cleaner", but who knows. Blurring the ACEA labeling doesn't affect like 99% of the US oil buying public anyway, and most don't know what it all means unless BITOG. THEN it causes all sorts chaos, mind bending thoughts, uncontrolled gyrations and dancing with snakes.