I was watching a video earlier on YT on how to decipher the date code from MactFordEdge, I've seen some of his videos but no means a subscriber, I know that I could've gotten that information here but wanted to make sure I was looking at the correct code as the one on the bottom of the container was just a series of numbers and the stamped code on the back was the correct one for the Valvoline. Honestly I wasn't too fond of his video, evidently he went around to a couple of different stores and was comparing the dates, some on the shelf were even over a year old. I noticed he had comments disabled but I would think depending of the distribution channels it could take anywhere from at least 30-60 days before it's placed on a shelf somewhere, those numbers aren't scientific by any means just a sophisticated guess.
What is the newest oil you've purchased?
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I don't think there's a rebate anymore, I bought a bunch of this awhile back during Walmart's pricing errors for $.72 each even after tax/shipping. I was able to sell some but still have at least 10 jugs on hand. Even for the $7.17 you did well sir.
Should have known that. VW has gone drunk with their specifications!
Amazon Basics Full Synthetic 0w40. Purchased back when they had a really good sale. Put it in wife's 06 Solara convertible V6, 208k miles. Runs just fine. 
I use VW 504 00 oils for almost two decades. Too complicated?
It's still an approval btw..
Until now I thought the same. However with M1 ESP 5W-30 losing BMW LL-04 and getting it again in early 2023 the production date becomes a vital relevance. I recently used it on both my Mini and my GTI.
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502 504 505 507 It's a little crazy and unnecessary.I use VW 504 00 oils for almost two decades. Too complicated?
It's still an approval btw..
I bought some Redline 0w30 to save up for the winter months.
Does asking if VW 504 00 is a current 'top approval' constitute high-jacking a thread? Is that what a 2023 Taos would take?
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I presume most likely bottled on date. I would be surprised if anything sitting on the store shelf was bottled any less than a couple months before - retail shelf space is expensive, so they cycle it often. warehouse space is expensive. Its likely bottled, shipped and on the store shelf at walmart in a week or two at most for brands that move well. Maybe something on the top or bottom shelf "ages" as the retailers call it.
kinda reminds me of those mobil 1 bottles
HPL PP PCMO 5w-30. Quite happy.
For practical purposes I'd use the Pennzoil version which is easy to get, I do have a jug of it but hadn't used it yet but I've mostly been using Pennzoil over the last several years really since PP became all the rage on here. In my 97 Civic it goes through a bit of oil and my friend suggested MaxLife, I've never really used Valvoline products in my whole life and don't have any reasons as to why not but mostly used Castrol, Mobil 1, and Pennzoil. With that Euro oil I've noticed that the KV100 for Pennzoil is slightly higher than the Valvoline at 12.5 vs 12.1
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