Hi,
I want to use Full Synthetic Motor Oil, and I have been searching high and low (both in this forum and on the web) for a list of TRUE Class IV (PAO) Motor Oils... - but to no avail. There's just no definite list out there; just opinions and hearsay.
I am aware, by now, that this is a highly debated question, and that motor oil manufacturers are simply not telling the (entire) truth about their products. Example: "Full Synthetic" may not necessarily mean it is entirely(!) synthetic; best examples being "Castrol Syntec" and "Mobile 1" - which are PAO-base, but have a much higher percentage of Class III base stocks mixed in. To me, that's simply a lie (or cheating). Even though these may be "good oils", they are just a "blend", and not truly synthetic... and I don't care about those.
From what I could find out thus far, only "AMSOIL" seems to produce true PAO/Class IV-based Synthetic Motor Oil.
Now... here's my two-fold question for you:
1.) What other Class IV/PAO true Synthetic motor oils are 'out there', that I could buy in the car shop around the corner (..instead of having to order by mail as it is with the Amsoil juice)??
2.) Apparently, labels on oil bottles that claim to be "[Fully] Synthetic" give no indication of their true base. -- So, HOW CAN ONE BE SURE it is a Class IV oil, and not a blend??
P.S.: This is not about which oil works best for you; I'm sure everyone has favorites and/or opinions. This is just about the FACTS.. and which brands are truly PAO/Class IV-base motor oils.
Thanks, Guys... - much appreciated!!
I want to use Full Synthetic Motor Oil, and I have been searching high and low (both in this forum and on the web) for a list of TRUE Class IV (PAO) Motor Oils... - but to no avail. There's just no definite list out there; just opinions and hearsay.
I am aware, by now, that this is a highly debated question, and that motor oil manufacturers are simply not telling the (entire) truth about their products. Example: "Full Synthetic" may not necessarily mean it is entirely(!) synthetic; best examples being "Castrol Syntec" and "Mobile 1" - which are PAO-base, but have a much higher percentage of Class III base stocks mixed in. To me, that's simply a lie (or cheating). Even though these may be "good oils", they are just a "blend", and not truly synthetic... and I don't care about those.
From what I could find out thus far, only "AMSOIL" seems to produce true PAO/Class IV-based Synthetic Motor Oil.
Now... here's my two-fold question for you:
1.) What other Class IV/PAO true Synthetic motor oils are 'out there', that I could buy in the car shop around the corner (..instead of having to order by mail as it is with the Amsoil juice)??
2.) Apparently, labels on oil bottles that claim to be "[Fully] Synthetic" give no indication of their true base. -- So, HOW CAN ONE BE SURE it is a Class IV oil, and not a blend??
P.S.: This is not about which oil works best for you; I'm sure everyone has favorites and/or opinions. This is just about the FACTS.. and which brands are truly PAO/Class IV-base motor oils.
Thanks, Guys... - much appreciated!!
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