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Originally Posted by gatorfast
While not in English, I assume the bottle says "recommend for" and not "approved" for. This may seem like a minor point but it is the difference between an oil being actually approved and verified as meeting the oem spec vs simply being "recommended " for by the manufacturer of the oil. Red line in particular has marketed like this for years. In this instance, red line would like you to take their word for it that their oil is suitable for use in applications calling for an LL-01FE spec.
Not saying the red line oil won't work just fine in your car, but it does not actually carry the oem approval if that is something important to you.
For reference, here is a quick screen shot from the Motul website for one of their popular euro oils. It uses the word "approved " when referring to the oem specs listed since Motul actually has their oil tested and is verified to meet the oem specs.
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The one I'd love to use, a fantastic HTHS value of 3.9 at 302 fahrenheit:
https://www.ravenol.de/en/product-ra...rup-sae-5w-40/
But my dealer says nay, nay! No 0W-30, no warranty!
- just to be clear, I guess due to the OPF we are bound to the LL-04 specification.
Thus I am being forced to use this:
https://www.ravenol.de/en/product-ra...als-sae-0w-30/
Still a great oil... but somehow it bothers me.