PP 5W30 Euro version?

[maverickfhs]

Quick one, so this PP Euro 5W30 states it's good for diesel vehicles, like TDI etc...

Question is, can this oil be used in a gasoline car like Honda Civic? I can mix it up with other conventional 5W20 too?

Thanks for your input and help.

 

[RooflessVW]

I wouldn't mix oils.

That PP Euro is a low-saps oil designed for modern diesels with DPFs, etc. It will be fine in your Honda Civic but I would keep drain intervals to 5-6k.

It wouldn't be my first choice.

 

[Danno]

Exceeds SN specs, you are fine to use it.

 

[Garak]

Which one? There are two European Pennzoil options. One is an A3/B4 option, and the other is a C3, and that sounds like what you're talking about. Either would be suitable, within reason. The C3 will also be SN, but not GF-5 because it is thicker. The A3/B4 will be SL or older, and also be thicker than an ILSAC oil. The A3/B4 would be suitable for longer drains than the C3 option, generally speaking, as rooflessVW already laid out.

I wouldn't mix, either.

 

[maverickfhs]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Which one? There are two European Pennzoil options. One is an A3/B4 option, and the other is a C3, and that sounds like what you're talking about. Either would be suitable, within reason. The C3 will also be SN, but not GF-5 because it is thicker. The A3/B4 will be SL or older, and also be thicker than an ILSAC oil. The A3/B4 would be suitable for longer drains than the C3 option, generally speaking, as rooflessVW already laid out.

I wouldn't mix, either.


Sorry, should have been clear. I am talking about Euro AV version, it looks like this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=pennzoil+platinum+Euro+5W30&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN18bAhrbRAhXG3SYKHepXA3gQ_AUICSgC&biw=1920&bih=979#tbm=isch&q=pennzoil+platinum+Euro+AV+5W30&imgrc=-K1R45SzqUyVsM%3A

 

[Garak]

Thanks. I have that data sheet right in front of me. That's the C3 one, as roofless and I guessed, and is SN, but not GF-5, of course. It'll work fine, just don't try to extend your OCIs out the wazoo, and it's a bit thicker when it comes to HTHS than the "normal" stuff you'd use in the vehicle. Neither of those are really big concerns, of course.

 

[maverickfhs]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Thanks. I have that data sheet right in front of me. That's the C3 one, as roofless and I guessed, and is SN, but not GF-5, of course. It'll work fine, just don't try to extend your OCIs out the wazoo, and it's a bit thicker when it comes to HTHS than the "normal" stuff you'd use in the vehicle. Neither of those are really big concerns, of course.


Thanks very much, if I use it for 5K OCI, should be a no problem, right?

 

[Garak]

Yes, that should be no problem at all.

 

[maverickfhs]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Yes, that should be no problem at all.


Sounds good, thanks.