Originally Posted By: wgtoys
Why can so many other manufacturers make long lasting, powerful and reliable engines without manufacturer specific oil specification, yet VW needs a host of different special oils? Why do people put up with this?
Which is likely to last longer, a Honda engine using "SN" oil, or a VW engine using whatever this year's special brew is?
What are those "advance" engines that do not need "special" oils?
3.5ltr V6 in Toyota Camry that is less advance then 1995 BMW inline 6?
Honda V6 that just now got DI, 12 years after VW and 18 years after Volvo and Mitsubishi (1.8GDI available in Europe only)?
IDK, name some other engine?
By the way, Japanese manufacturers have very advance diesels and gasoline engines in Europe, and trust me, they have their own specific oils.
Or maybe they should o same like FORD with Ecoboost to please average American driver that think that cars are constitutional right and should fix themselves, just to find out that FORD changed twice already recommendation because of issues caused using thin oils.