Europe's GM oil requirements now look like the U.S.-Canada. Except for SAE viscosity rating that is. dexos1 Gen2 is still thinner (HTHS) than dexos2 though.
First is the 2016 Opel Astra (Chevy Cruze), second is the 2018 same car, see the comparison.
--- dexos1 Gen2 is now recommended for gasoline (petrol?) engines, where it all was dexos2 (thick stuff) before. In fact they have banned use of dexos2 in petrol engines!
---Notice for the weights they recommend, in reality there is no 0w-40 or 5w-40 in the dexos1 Gen2 spec. So that part just refers to dexos2.
First is the 2016 Opel Astra (Chevy Cruze), second is the 2018 same car, see the comparison.
--- dexos1 Gen2 is now recommended for gasoline (petrol?) engines, where it all was dexos2 (thick stuff) before. In fact they have banned use of dexos2 in petrol engines!
---Notice for the weights they recommend, in reality there is no 0w-40 or 5w-40 in the dexos1 Gen2 spec. So that part just refers to dexos2.
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