Exxon Mobil changed the link in my other post so fast, that I just had to do a little research. Turns out that there is an API SJ/SL/SM/EC/CF version that is sold in Germany, and possibly other parts of the world. Never heard of an API EC rating, anybody know what that is? This version states "Porsche Approved" on it, dated 9/2006 and has the same specs and viscosities as the older SL rated oil. See it here - oil .
I printed a copy of it, so if Mobil is able to change this link, just send me a PM and I can figure out a way to post pictures.
The 2 big questions in my mind are, 1)Are Porsche owners in the US using an oil that they think is approved when it isn't, and does the current version really have the VW 503.01 rating that's not shown on the US PDS but is on the label?
Here is the current American version, dated 11/2006, that uses the vague terminology "Porsche Approval list 2002" (when it was an SL oil)-
http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENPVLMOMobil_1_0W-40.asp
Doug Hillary, can you tell me if the 0w-40 in Australia has the API EC rating, and do you know anything about it?
I printed a copy of it, so if Mobil is able to change this link, just send me a PM and I can figure out a way to post pictures.
The 2 big questions in my mind are, 1)Are Porsche owners in the US using an oil that they think is approved when it isn't, and does the current version really have the VW 503.01 rating that's not shown on the US PDS but is on the label?
Here is the current American version, dated 11/2006, that uses the vague terminology "Porsche Approval list 2002" (when it was an SL oil)-
http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENPVLMOMobil_1_0W-40.asp
Doug Hillary, can you tell me if the 0w-40 in Australia has the API EC rating, and do you know anything about it?
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