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So last year I bought a jug of Spectro Platinum 4 15W50 for my 2013 Multistrada at the time, then crashed into a deer with it and never used the jug. 13's manual didn't say anything on JASO compliance at all, only had a viscosity vs. ambient outside air temperature chart as a guide.
I now have a 2016 Multistrada and was going to use this still sealed jug at the oil change in 1100 miles or so. However, I was moving stuff around in garage today and noticed the back label on the jug says JASO MA. The 2016's manual specifically states only use oil that meets JASO MA2 and does not allow for MA, see below.
So I'm wondering if I should use this or go buy an MA2 compliant oil. Can't find any batch ID printing on the jug to determine date it was bottled by the company. Spectro has been showing Platinum 4 as MA2 both on their website and JALO's official JASO Oil Standards list also shows it MA2 ( http://www.jalos.or.jp/onfile/pdf/4T_EV_LIST.pdf ), so maybe this jug was old stock at the time I bought it online last year. No telling how old it is.
The Platinum 4 in it now was put in at the 600 mile 1st service by dealer and is likely the newer MA2 formulation.
I now have a 2016 Multistrada and was going to use this still sealed jug at the oil change in 1100 miles or so. However, I was moving stuff around in garage today and noticed the back label on the jug says JASO MA. The 2016's manual specifically states only use oil that meets JASO MA2 and does not allow for MA, see below.
So I'm wondering if I should use this or go buy an MA2 compliant oil. Can't find any batch ID printing on the jug to determine date it was bottled by the company. Spectro has been showing Platinum 4 as MA2 both on their website and JALO's official JASO Oil Standards list also shows it MA2 ( http://www.jalos.or.jp/onfile/pdf/4T_EV_LIST.pdf ), so maybe this jug was old stock at the time I bought it online last year. No telling how old it is.
The Platinum 4 in it now was put in at the 600 mile 1st service by dealer and is likely the newer MA2 formulation.