Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Go to local BMW dealership and get 0W20 TPT that meets ACEA A5/B5.
How is it possible for a 0w20 to meet A5/B5? That standard requires HTHS of at least 2.9
Originally Posted By: njohnson
Just checked Mobil 1 website, the Mobil 1 5W-30, 10W-30, Extended Performance 5W-30, 10W-30, and Advanced Fuel Economy 0W-30 have the A1/B1 ACEA spec. The 5W-50 and 15W-50 have the A3/B3 ACEA spec.
Mobil 1 website doesn't list them all in the description below the product, on some of them, it is listed in the product data sheet.
Also, the new Annual Protection 5W-30 has A1/B1.
A1/B1 has been removed from the most recent ACEA sequences. PP and PUP meet A5/B5 in 5w30. Castrol Edge will regain A5/B5 after a slight reformulation, to be released soon.
A3/B3 isn't that great, either, essentially obsolete. Castrol's equivalents meet the higher A3/B4 standard, which requires TBN of at least 10.0
So, Mobil 1 is listing older, outdated specs? Thanks, I didn't realize that.
I just looked at Pennzoil's website and product data sheets. PUP and PP 5W-30 is listed as having the A5/B5-10 and A5/B5-12. Aren't these older, outdated specs as well?