What's up with Mobil deserting the LL-01 market?

[RooflessVW]

Originally Posted by UncleDave
Missed the first 6 pages....

Is this on BMW for exorbitant licensing fees?

Or is Mobil behind where they need to be?

I can get 229.52 approved oil from Mobil which is a pretty tough spec to meet.


UD


LL01 is an outdated spec.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted by UncleDave
Missed the first 6 pages....

Is this on BMW for exorbitant licensing fees?

Or is Mobil behind where they need to be?

I can get 229.52 approved oil from Mobil which is a pretty tough spec to meet.


UD


There is NO SUCH THING as licensing fee.
So please can you explain further what you thought?

 

[Rollins]

For API there might not be. I'd expect a hefty fee for a builder spec approval(especially engine oils demanding stand and field tests) for every product under a specific trade name.

 

[Averroes]

They realized that BMW's drivers are reluctant to use their turn signals. This bothered them so much they dropped the LL-01 certification. . . All jokes aside, I guess they were number crunching and didn't want to do the business side regarding oil certifications.