First time poster, but long time reader.
After sifting through a whole slew of UOAs, I'm curious to hear everyone's opinions of Petro Canada oil. I have seen many posters here speak highly of P.C. oil, but when I look at the UOAs posted to this forum, it doesn't seem to live up to the "hype".
I'm having a bit of an internal dilemma about this whole thing (as only a BITOG reader would) since I am Canadian and would love to support a Canadian producer. Also, I drive a 2003 Civic, and Honda OEM oils in Canada are made by P.C.; I can't help but think that the powers that be at Honda know what they're doing. That said, I just can't seem to convince myself (using UOAs from this site) that P.C. oils are a top contender for my dollar. The few VOAs I've seen seem to indicate a very robust oil, but nearly all of the UOAs show the TBN spent at relatively low mileage, and in come cases, elevated wear metals. I'm not saying they are terrible, but it seems that Penzoil/Castrol/Mobil offer a better product at around the same price when on sale...and sales on one or the other aren't hard to find.
I'd love to hear some additional opinions on this one. Perhaps folks out there know something I don't!
Cheers!
After sifting through a whole slew of UOAs, I'm curious to hear everyone's opinions of Petro Canada oil. I have seen many posters here speak highly of P.C. oil, but when I look at the UOAs posted to this forum, it doesn't seem to live up to the "hype".
I'm having a bit of an internal dilemma about this whole thing (as only a BITOG reader would) since I am Canadian and would love to support a Canadian producer. Also, I drive a 2003 Civic, and Honda OEM oils in Canada are made by P.C.; I can't help but think that the powers that be at Honda know what they're doing. That said, I just can't seem to convince myself (using UOAs from this site) that P.C. oils are a top contender for my dollar. The few VOAs I've seen seem to indicate a very robust oil, but nearly all of the UOAs show the TBN spent at relatively low mileage, and in come cases, elevated wear metals. I'm not saying they are terrible, but it seems that Penzoil/Castrol/Mobil offer a better product at around the same price when on sale...and sales on one or the other aren't hard to find.
I'd love to hear some additional opinions on this one. Perhaps folks out there know something I don't!
Cheers!