I have a problem with using their MC3 as opposed to their Long Life, and here's why. It's the same thing I noticed with Kendall's GT-1 and to me, it's illogical. If Chrysler's MS-11106 is this bad, I won't use it.
I'm coming from a long line of VW TDI's and one BMW diesel engine, so I've been keeping up with all these oil specs for the last decade plus.
See my chart below; the Long Life has the VW 504.00/507.00 spec, but the MC3 only has VW's 502.00/505.01.
We had a 2005 Passat TDI that had no SCR or DEF, and it required VW 502.00/505.01. The new Passat TDI that came out in 2012 required SCR and used DEF, so it now has a DPF. We had a 2013 TDI and now a 2015 TDI Passat, as well as also a 2012 Touareg TDI with a V6 diesel comparable to these VM V6 diesels in the Ram 1500 truck and Jeep Grand Cherokee, and they all have SCR, use DEF, and burn soot in the DPF.
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mandates their VW 504.00/507.00 for these current common rail diesel engines that use SCR, DEF, and have a DPF. If I couldn't use MC3 in my late model VW diesel (TDI,) than what about the BMW LL-04 and Mercedes MB 229.51 believes they are interchangeable and/or comparable, I wonder?
I spoke with an engineer from Total last week and said they were going to update their MC3 label with the Chrysler MS-11106 spec. I asked him what's the difference in the MC3 that prevents VW from approving it with their VW 504.00/507.00 spec? Porsche (part of the VW auto group) C30 is basically their similar, comparable spec.
As for the Chrysler MS-11106 spec, I would not want to run the MC3 with only a VW 502.00/505.01 spec on it when the Long Life with the VW 504.00/507.00 is available. I'm certain that the Total Long Life 5w-30 is absolutely fine (if not preferred,) to run in my Jeep(/Ram) EcoDiesel despite it not having the MS-11106 spec that Chrysler calls for in these motors, but without the Chrysler spec endorsement, technically I would be doing so at my own peril, potentially putting my warranty at risk.
I'd really love to see the Chrysler MS-111006 spec on the Ineo Long Life 5w-30 along with the VW 504.00/507.00 rating, as this oil is interchangeable with our VW TDI's (as well as Audi and Porsche,) and as per the spec, I can only infer that it is a better oil for these modern diesels with SCR, DEF, and DPF's than an oil with the VW 502.00/505.01.
Long story short, I wouldn't reccommend using an oil with the Chrysler MS-11106 if it only had a VW 502.00/505.01, and not the VW 504.00/507.00 spec. What does VW know that the rest of the industry isn't acknowledging?