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Originally Posted by TylerD
Now that is really weird...
On the US website the LL-01 standard is not listed.
CASTROL EDGE 0W-40 A3/B4 (US)
On the German website its the same thing (seems we still got the old design):
CASTROL EDGE 0W-40 A3/B4 (DE)
They dont even mention anything about Full Synthetic or Blend/HC anymore on the German website 
On amazon, for example, it says "Teilsynthese" on the 5 liter jug and "HC-Synthese" on the 1 liter (so its blend), wtf?
The "english labeled" 4 liter jug still says Full Synthetic and seems to have the LL-01 spec listed. Guess thats why its much more expensive.
At least in the US you still get full synthetic, even though LL-01 spec is definately not listed anymore.
I just bought Motul 8100 X-max 0W-40. Not taking any risks with this untransparent mess at Castrols. |
Different laws. Same oil. In the US, they are allowed to call it "full synthetic", it Germany, they can't, because it is largely Group 3 synthetic. (Hydrocarbon based)
If you want a real full synthetic, get the Motul, which is Group 4 and Group 5. (PAO and ester). If it is called a full synthetic in Germany, it's the real deal.