Walmart's website said Valvoline Euro 5w40 was API SP - received API SN. Does it matter?

[BurntMusic]

As the title says, I ordered Valvoline Euro 5w40 with the Walmart website saying API SP. I received the 5qt container today aaaand it's API SN, not even SN Plus.

Is this even worth worrying about? It still has the VW 502.00/505.00 that my vehicle requires. When I compare the back of the SN container vs the SP data sheet online, the SN is missing the Renault license (who cares) but doesn't have the BMW LL-14FE+under the "additional recommended applications". I don't think it matters as long as the manufacturer approval is there, right?

 

[walterjay]

It meets the approval of your vehicle. However if you bought it looking for SP you certainly did not get that.

 

[kschachn]

Does it matter to you? That’s what matters. It wouldn’t matter to me unless I was overly concerned with LSPI and thought I simply must have API SP.

 

[ka9mnx]

I would rather have the SN.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

As the title says, I ordered Valvoline Euro 5w40 with the Walmart website saying API SP. I received the 5qt container today aaaand it's API SN, not even SN Plus.

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Is this even worth worrying about? It still has the VW 502.00/505.00 that my vehicle requires. When I compare the back of the SN container vs the SP data sheet online, the SN is missing the Renault license (who cares) but doesn't have the BMW LL-14FE+under the "additional recommended applications". I don't think it matters as long as the manufacturer approval is there, right?

Only Mercedes approvals contain a LSPI test.
Use it with confidence.

 

[BurntMusic]

I would rather have the SN.

Why's that?

Does it matter to you? That’s what matters. It wouldn’t matter to me unless I was overly concerned with LSPI and thought I simply must have API SP.

Yeah I'm not concerned with it. I just wasn't sure if the formula's were vastly different to the point I was leaving extra protection on the table.

 

[Hall]

It still has the VW 502.00/505.00 that my vehicle requires.

This is all that matters. You don't have a Renault or BMW so the others are irrelevant. Does your car even care about API SN, SN+, SP, etc ? I doubt it... It's almost always just (1) spec (VW 502...) at a time.

 

[fantastic]

It's up to you whether to return it or not but if I bought something & didn't get what I bought it would be exchanged for the correct one. SP is the latest version & that is what was advertised. You got WM old stock...get the updated one. It isn't detrimental to run this though.

 

[kschachn]

This is all that matters. You don't have a Renault or BMW so the others are irrelevant. Does your car even care about API SN, SN+, SP, etc ? I doubt it... It's almost always just (1) spec (VW 502...) at a time.

The correct answer.

 

[Snagglefoot]

When I purchased my 2008 3/4 ton Suburban, the current oil was SL. Then I kept up with SM, SN and now SP. The engine has 275,000 miles and doesn't use oil. Use the SN and sleep well.

 

[svenson]

i think SN is better..SP has less calcium?? i think,i dont remember which one chemical is the one.there was a talk here but i dont remember anything else.