Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: BobFout
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: ebr1190rx
inasmuch as I recall FS stands for full synthetic a legal requirement in Germany to denote not a petroleum-derived HC (hydrocarbon) but a true chemically made in the lab with group 4 poly Alpha olefins or group 5 polyol esters, and other synthesized molecules.
Nope, law in Germany says you cannot claim that it is Full Synthetic unless oil has more then 50% of PAO or Ester.
You can say synthetic technology etc. By the way, Mobil1 dos not sell this oil in Europe. Old 0W40 is still sold in Europe and caries SHC label not fully synthetic.
Also, 0W40 now is GTL based, and I am not sure about 5W50, probably also GTL.
M1 5w50 is sold in Europe, just not this FS formulation.
http://www.mobil1.co.uk/synthetic-engine-oils/peak-life-5w-50.aspx
http://www.mobil1.de/produkte/peak-life-5w-50.aspx
This new formula has a higher starting TBN and better MRV at-35C.
I know it is sold in Europe, and where did I say in my post that it was not sold in Europe?
In Europe they are not selling FS 0W40, that is what I said. They are still selling "old" VISOM based 0W40.
Your post was not clear as to what "this oil" was, and people were only talking about synthetic oil labeling in Germany, with no previous mention of M1 0w40, I thought you were talking about M1 5w50.