Originally Posted By: Kamele0N
Originally Posted By: RogerBacon
My Mercedes requires 229.51 which is hard to find and expensive.
you have many DPF specs wich are almost side by side...
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GM Dexos 2
The GM Dexos 2 specification is meant to be the replacement for both GM-LL-A-025 (gasoline) and GM-LL-B-025 (diesel) specifications for the European market. Oils meeting GM Dexos 2 are required for vehicles manufactured from MY2011 onward but they are also backward compatible with older models. This specification is built on the ACEA C3 standard but also contains elements from the ILSAC GF-4 deposit formation test and low-temperature sludge build-up test.
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BMW Longlife-04 (BMW LL-04)
Special BMW approval for fully synthetic long-life oil. Viscosities are SAE 0W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30 and 5W-40. Usually required for BMWs equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF). Can also be used where a BMW Longlife-98 or BMW Longlife-01 oil is recommended.
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MB 229.51
Low SAPS Long Life engine oil for diesel engines with particle filter meeting emission EU-4 -> standards.
VAG is a little different and above other standards....it has stringest norms regarding wear and piston deposits....especially @LL interval
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VW 507.00
Low SAPS oils suitable for Euro 4 engines and almost all VAG diesel engines from 2000 onwards with extended service intervals, unitary injector pumps and also Pumpe-Düse ("PD") engines. Excludes V10, R5 engines and VW Commercial vehicles without fitted DPF (diesel particulate filters) – these must use a 506 01 specification oil.
https://www.oilspecifications.org/
So if you can get any other oil with specs above you can easily go away with that....especially that will not be a problem because you tend to change your oil sooner over the pond
MB229.51 is slightly more stringent then VW504.00/507.00 when it comes to piston deposits. VW504.00/507.00 is more stringent wear wise BUT ONLY in 0/5W30 grades. VW504.00/507.00 is NOT applicable in 0/5W40 grades, and MB229.5 as well as BMW LL-04 is.