I don't know if this has been posted before (it probably has), but I just found it.
http://www.jaguarhunter.org.au/Technical_Pages/Modern_Engine_Oils.htm
It's an article on engine oils from a Jag web site, and it appears the person who wrote it worked for Castrol Australia.
I was looking for information about the Zinc / Phos levels on Castrol oils. It suggests all the Edge oils in Australia use the 1000 ppm (0.10 %) Phos limit for the Edge oils. This is probably why the Edge 5W-30 A3/B4 is API SL (not SN).
It's not mentioned, but the very new, full synthetic Magnatec 5W-30 is A3/B4 and API SN. I would suggest this is using the 800ppm Phos limit and that is why it is rated SN. This makes sense to me, as the Edge 5W-30 (SL & MB 229.5, BMW LL-01, etc) and the Mganatec 5W-30 (SN but no Euro OEM specs) are going for two different markets.
http://www.jaguarhunter.org.au/Technical_Pages/Modern_Engine_Oils.htm
It's an article on engine oils from a Jag web site, and it appears the person who wrote it worked for Castrol Australia.
I was looking for information about the Zinc / Phos levels on Castrol oils. It suggests all the Edge oils in Australia use the 1000 ppm (0.10 %) Phos limit for the Edge oils. This is probably why the Edge 5W-30 A3/B4 is API SL (not SN).
It's not mentioned, but the very new, full synthetic Magnatec 5W-30 is A3/B4 and API SN. I would suggest this is using the 800ppm Phos limit and that is why it is rated SN. This makes sense to me, as the Edge 5W-30 (SL & MB 229.5, BMW LL-01, etc) and the Mganatec 5W-30 (SN but no Euro OEM specs) are going for two different markets.