Originally Posted By: wemay
Dexos1 on the bottle isn't just labeling, it's a GM approval just like MB229 and VW502, no matter the fees or any other dislike of how the process rolled out. It isnt my job as a consumer to assume the oil meets a standard, that's the oil company's job by putting it on the packaging. If not on the jug, it doesn't qualify.
your job as a consumer is to ASSURE that the product you buy meets the specification required.
the oil maker can do what they want, it is their business to run. if they wish to ignore the spec and make whatever they want, that's perfectly fine. if they want to make a product that meets the spec but not pay for the license, that's fine too. and if they want to pay for the license and make the right spec, that's just peachy.
what they can't do, is put the label on the bottle without paying for it, or if it doesn't meet the spec.
but, as a consumer, it is your responsibility to make sure you are using the right stuff. if you see the label on the bottle it's safe to assume that it meets the spec; for them to do otherwise would be fraud. but if you don't see the label, i wouldn't assume it makes the grade .... they are free to make whatever they want, whether it makes the spec or not -- they just can't put the label on it if it doesn't.