SloopJohnB@mac.com

$22/gallon.

SloopJohnB@mac.com

Can't recommend it for Audis, relatively low ZDDP for cam/flat tappet followers. Also not ACEA A3/A5 or 507 certified or even compliant. It's a diesel oil to be sure. The specs on Amsoil 15W-40 diesel/marine synthetic are a better match.

Here's what Shell responded to one guy on a VWTDI forum:

Because the formulation requirements for North American diesel
engines are considerably different than for European diesel engines
like the VW TDI, it is not possible to make one product that would
meet both sets of specifications. Therefore, our Shell Rotella T6
Full Synthetic Oil SAE 5W-40, which is intended primarily for the
North American diesel engine market, won't ever be able to meet the
VW 507 00 specification. Further, since the primary marketing
emphasis for our Shell Rotella oils is for heavy duty diesel engines,
our marketing group has generally chosen not to make products in this
line for the passenger car market.

We do, however, have products in our Pennzoil and Quaker State lines,
where the emphasis is passenger cars, for your application. Pennzoil
Ultra Euro L SAE 5W-30 and Quaker State Ultimate Durability European
L SAE 5W-30 are certified to VW 507 00.

Thank you for your interest in Shell Lubricants!