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Originally Posted By: il_signore97
So I believe C3 oils are very popular in Europe simply because they can be used in mostly all vehicles, whereas A3/B4 oils are limited to gasoline powered vehicles only (or older diesels without any DPF, EGR, or catalysts).
Yes, this sounds like a reasonable explanation. I will probably stay with A3/B4 even though we are supposed to have a good fuel quality here.
The OD used A3/B4 ELF oils in my Nissan with OCI 15k km, even though in owner manual Nissan recommends OCI with 30k km and either of A3/B4, A5, A1 C2 or C3 oils.
Originally Posted By: il_signore97
So I believe C3 oils are very popular in Europe simply because they can be used in mostly all vehicles, whereas A3/B4 oils are limited to gasoline powered vehicles only (or older diesels without any DPF, EGR, or catalysts).
Yes, this sounds like a reasonable explanation. I will probably stay with A3/B4 even though we are supposed to have a good fuel quality here.
The OD used A3/B4 ELF oils in my Nissan with OCI 15k km, even though in owner manual Nissan recommends OCI with 30k km and either of A3/B4, A5, A1 C2 or C3 oils.