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Originally Posted by oilman
Hi
Different DPFs have different requirements. Yes, most need an ACEA C spec oil, but Volvos and some others don't, so generally an A5/B5 oil wouldn't mention DPFs.
Cheers
Tim
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Use the oil finder page of the actual oil company as a cross check on which oil to use. If you want to do long oil change intervals it's best to move up to an 0 or 5w40 once a turbo diesel is fully run in (About 100K km).
If you are chasing best fuel economy figures then stick to an 0w30, BUT I would add half a can of Liqui Moly Ceratec as that will beef up the anti wear additives and is approved for DPF's. Both Acea C and E cats have restricted additive levels, so using Ceratec does make sense, although it's of more use in an older engine.
Shell Ultra seems to be the cheapest full synthetic at present, although that situation could change.
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