GM dexos 2 5w30?

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GM Opel oil on sale in Germany. What is Dexos 2 again, full synth, semi or? Seems to have a good data sheet, but what is your verdict on this oil:

GM Opel Dexos 2 5W-30
API SM/CF
ACEA A3/B4,
GM-LL-A-025 und GM-LL-B-025
BMW Longlife-04
VW 502.00, 505.00, 505.01
MB 229.51
 
Hi,
My understanding is: it's cheap thin 30 weight synthetic with a quite good add pack (less ZDDP and more Moly) for non high performance modern cars. It runs fine in my wife's Ecotech 16V 1.6 DOHC gas (non-turbo). Heat-stable, almost no oil consumption despite Castrol oils.
Collected available info here.
What's the price of it?
 
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Originally Posted By: A_Harman
dexos2 is their spec for light-duty diesels. At the very least, it will be semi-synthetic.

That above and it's also dexos 1 compatible with the obvious drawbacks (viscosity, friction modifiers etc). Actually it's considered by many dealers to be a step up from dexos 1 and they service gasoline engines with it now. Probably because of the severe conditions here or maybe they just don't know much. Not sure but I know extended drains on any manufacturer don't apply here.
I would say this is gr3 at a minimum.
 
ok, but isn't the LL designations long drain specs, like the BMW LL04 for example? And the mercedes spec too?
 
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