Valvoline Maxlife Synthetic change, comments?

[JAG]

I found the MST data here on p. 2. http://www.valvoline.com/products/Synpower.pdf which is same as above data. It's dated 10-30-07 and is current. The MST's calcium is much lower than new Maxlife synthetic's.

I see they have a Synpower 5W-40 HST! Look how different the additives compared to regular Synpower 5W-40. WTH?

 

[arly]

I just found some Valv Max at Wal-Mart. It was in the red bottle and had Acea A3 rating for 5w30. Is this getting rare?

 

[newpassatt]

Can someone tell me where I can even find the Max-LIfe full synthetic in the Chicago area? Does anyone know if it's available in anything that meets th VW 502.00 spec? Thanks

 

[Dominic]

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[Dominic]

Here is the sheet you're looking for
http://www.valvoline.com/products/Maxlife Synthetic PI.pdf

 

[JAG]

One interesting thing about these Maxlife Synthetic oils is the relatively high moly content (280 PPM) compared to most other synthetic oils. The other thing is the low TBN. They were going with the lower SAPS approach prior to the latest reformulation but now Sulfated Ash is up to 1.1% which is higher than normal.

 

[VeeDubb]

The latest 5 quart jugs at Walmart have only ACEA A1 listed on them. The 1 quart bottles still have A3. The jugs were newer so I'm wondering if they are downgrading this latest formula.

 

[glxpassat]

The way it's been in the past, only the full synthetic 5w-30 was A3 rated.

 

[ourfamo4]

I have 3 different formulas of Valvoline synthetic right now, with the following spec.

MaxLife 5w30 Full Synthetic A3 rated only(5qt.)
Synpower 5w30 A1/A5
Synpower 20w50 A3/B4 rated