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      04-20-2013, 09:44 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by xyz100 View Post
It has been discussed a lot (especially here http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/) that US Castrol oil is not true synthetic. The only true synthetic is German Castrol 0-W30. It can be bought from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Castrol-06244-.../dp/B007G7PUMS . Or at some Autozone stores.

The oil has to be LL-01 certified.

The only one widely available option (read Walmart) is Mobil 1 Euro Formula 0-W40 which is also LL-01 certified.
I thought one could go to a VW dealer and buy a Castrol Professional SAE 5W-30 synthetic oil there that's identical to the European product. And thankfully, there are still more VW dealers than Walmarts...
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