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A. Q8 Oils Formula Advanced 10W-40 is developed for Euro 3 and Euro 4 engines used by the majority of car manufacturers. It is suitable for passenger cars and vans with gasoline or LPG engines, and for normally aspirated or turbocharged diesel engines with or without direct injection.
A. API and ACEA are the universal lubricant performance standards every reputable oil meets. They are your baseline check — match the code your handbook specifies (e.g., API CI-4 or ACEA E7 for heavy-duty diesel) and the oil is technically suitable for your machine. Every oil on our site lists its API and ACEA classifications.
A. Q8 Oils Formula Advanced 10W-40 meets ACEA A3/B4 and API SN.
A. Yes, Q8 Oils Formula Advanced 10W-40 is especially recommended for Volkswagen vehicles requiring an ACEA A3/B4 specification.
A. Yes, Q8 Oils Formula Advanced 10W-40 is especially recommended for Mercedes-Benz vehicles requiring an ACEA A3/B4 specification.
A. Q8 Oils Formula Advanced 10W-40 is a high-SAPS oil. It is suited to Euro 3 and Euro 4 era engines that do not require low-SAPS chemistry. For Euro 5/6 engines fitted with diesel particulate filters, a low-SAPS ACEA C-class oil is required instead.
A. No, ACEA A3/B4 is a high-SAPS classification. For Euro 5 or Euro 6 diesel engines fitted with diesel particulate filters (DPF), a low-SAPS ACEA C3, C4, C5 or C6 oil is required.
A. An OEM Specification is the lubricant requirement set by a vehicle or equipment manufacturer (e.g., MB 228.3, VW 504.00). When an oil lists the code, the oil manufacturer has developed and tested it to meet the criteria the equipment manufacturer requires. Match the code in your handbook and you have a lubricant engineered for your machine.
A. An OEM Approval means the oil has been formally tested and signed off by the equipment manufacturer and listed on their official approved-products register (e.g., MB-Approval 228.3). An Approval confirms the oil is recognised by the equipment manufacturer for service use in their machines.
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