Gentlemen,
until now, my gospel for buying an oil - in this case my Honda S2000 - was: Gasoline Oil for gas engine, reputbale brand, correct viscosity (Very important!), MB229.5 and Porsche A40 approval, prefered GTL / Group IV and i call it a day. But recently, i was wondering... Could it be that the newer generation of Diesel Oils outperform the older MB 229.5 / Porsche A40 gasoline oils?
Just a example, Ravenol did recomend their VMP 5w-30 on their German homepage as 2. Choice for the Honda S2000. This oil is clearly aimed for Diesel passenger cars, it carrys Acea C3, MB 229.51, Porsche C30 and VW 504 00 / 507 00 approvals.
Playing around with his tool https://online.lubrizol.com/relperftool/pc.html i found out to my surprise that the VW 504 00 / 507 00 spec has a higher rating for wear protection compared to their MB229.5. Thinking about it further, less deposits in the combustion chamber, pistons and vlaves from Low / Mid Saps oil is not a bad thing for a engine that burns some oil.
Thoughts? It is time to think new?
until now, my gospel for buying an oil - in this case my Honda S2000 - was: Gasoline Oil for gas engine, reputbale brand, correct viscosity (Very important!), MB229.5 and Porsche A40 approval, prefered GTL / Group IV and i call it a day. But recently, i was wondering... Could it be that the newer generation of Diesel Oils outperform the older MB 229.5 / Porsche A40 gasoline oils?
Just a example, Ravenol did recomend their VMP 5w-30 on their German homepage as 2. Choice for the Honda S2000. This oil is clearly aimed for Diesel passenger cars, it carrys Acea C3, MB 229.51, Porsche C30 and VW 504 00 / 507 00 approvals.
5W-30 Motor Oil - RAVENOL VMP
RAVENOL VMP 5W30 USVO is a fully synthetic, highly advanced oil based on PAO & MID SAPS technology for the latest diesel engines. Features OEM approvals for VW 504 00 / 507 00, Mercedes MB 229.51, & BMW Longlife-04 (LL-04) specs.
www.ravenolamerica.com
Playing around with his tool https://online.lubrizol.com/relperftool/pc.html i found out to my surprise that the VW 504 00 / 507 00 spec has a higher rating for wear protection compared to their MB229.5. Thinking about it further, less deposits in the combustion chamber, pistons and vlaves from Low / Mid Saps oil is not a bad thing for a engine that burns some oil.
Thoughts? It is time to think new?