Hi all,
I've been buying branded EO from Tesco for years. Just came back from one continental shop in Bertam, Penang. The mech said that the same brand and SAE EO from Tesco is different with the similar brand bought from petrol station. I didn't argue with him. But I prefer to do some homework here for the next time I meet him.

Here is my EO that I bought at Tesco last year for RM 199.



It said clearly that the EO is 0W40, MB-Approval 229.5/229.3, API SN/SM. If anyone is wondering, EO has a shelf life for 5 years.

Can anyone that use the same brand, same spec but bought this EO at petrol station/workshop that people said it is GENUINE post the EO pictures here? Just want to compare.

For info, this is my car's EO spec:


MB-Approval 229.3/229.31/229.5/229.51

There was someone in this thread that post about the API of the Tesco bought EO that is not in par with Malaysian standard. Do you see the above picture? It is API SN/SM. What is Malaysian standard? SO? SP? SZ?

Without discount/promotion, this EO cost around RM250 - RM27x if I'm not mistaken. I firmly believe that any branded EO at Tesco is genuine. But, I don't want to try Tesco's brand in my car. I always stick with car's manufacturer requirement.

One time, I brought my car to a workshop and the mech have a quick peek under the engine cover and he surprised that the top portion of my engine is very clean and not look like an over 10 years car.

For performance, morning startup is easy and smooth. There was one time I tried 5W40 EO and I wasn't satisfied with the smoothness. It was Shell if I'm not mistaken.



This post has been edited by hayenadeblue: Feb 17 2016, 05:20 PM