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<blockquote data-quote="narayan" data-source="post: 641792" data-attributes="member: 29239"><p>ACEA Ratings</p><p><a href="http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/2010_ACEA_Oil_Sequences.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/2010_ACEA_Oil_Sequences.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>«Consumer Language»: </p><p>A/B : gasoline and diesel engine oils </p><p></p><p>A1/B1 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use at extended drain intervals in gasoline engines and car & light van </p><p>diesel engines specifically designed to be capable of using low friction low viscosity oils with a high temperature / high </p><p>shear rate viscosity of 2.6 mPa*s for xW/20 and 2.9 to 3.5 mPa.s for all other viscosity grades. These oils are unsuitable </p><p>for use in some engines. Consult owner manual or handbook if in doubt. </p><p></p><p>A3/B3 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use in high performance gasoline engines and car & light van diesel engines </p><p>and/or for extended drain intervals where specified by the engine manufacturer, and/or for year-round use of low viscosity </p><p>oils, and/or for severe operating conditions as defined by the engine manufacturer. </p><p></p><p>A3/B4 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use in high performance gasoline and direct injection diesel engines, but </p><p>also suitable for applications described under A3/B3. </p><p></p><p>A5/B5 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use at extended drain intervals in high performance gasoline engines and </p><p>car & light van diesel engines designed to be capable of using low friction low viscosity oils with a High temperature / </p><p>High shear rate (HTHS) viscosity of 2.9 to 3.5 mPa.s. These oils are unsuitable for use in some engines. Consult owner </p><p>manual or handbook if in doubt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="narayan, post: 641792, member: 29239"] ACEA Ratings [url]http://www.acea.be/images/uploads/files/2010_ACEA_Oil_Sequences.pdf[/url] «Consumer Language»: A/B : gasoline and diesel engine oils A1/B1 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use at extended drain intervals in gasoline engines and car & light van diesel engines specifically designed to be capable of using low friction low viscosity oils with a high temperature / high shear rate viscosity of 2.6 mPa*s for xW/20 and 2.9 to 3.5 mPa.s for all other viscosity grades. These oils are unsuitable for use in some engines. Consult owner manual or handbook if in doubt. A3/B3 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use in high performance gasoline engines and car & light van diesel engines and/or for extended drain intervals where specified by the engine manufacturer, and/or for year-round use of low viscosity oils, and/or for severe operating conditions as defined by the engine manufacturer. A3/B4 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use in high performance gasoline and direct injection diesel engines, but also suitable for applications described under A3/B3. A5/B5 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use at extended drain intervals in high performance gasoline engines and car & light van diesel engines designed to be capable of using low friction low viscosity oils with a High temperature / High shear rate (HTHS) viscosity of 2.9 to 3.5 mPa.s. These oils are unsuitable for use in some engines. Consult owner manual or handbook if in doubt. [/QUOTE]
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