Question for the oil experts.

 

I have got 2 cars that come out of the 3 year warranty this year and I will go back to doing the oil changes myself.

The cars are a SII 2L TDI 170 and a Nissan Note 1.5 DCI.

The VW recommendation for the SII is essentially an ACEA C3 oil and the Nissan / Renault recommendation is an ACEA C4 oil. Now technically a C4 contains a little  less ash and sulphur, so muck that could potentially cause more residues. And again technically the C4 is superior to C3, but ACEA C4 is not part of VW's recomendation.

 

I know these recommendations are a little like praying to right or wrong goddesses ... and I do not want that many different openened oil canisters knocking around in the garage. I have enough for cars and bike and do not need more.

 

So, does anyone have a WISE answer other than put in what they tell you please?

 

 

 

neutral territory  may be Fuchs  take a look at their recommendations   also Shell -Mobil or similar to see if any of  theirs will  match up with both models