Valvoline Max Life (synthetic) 10w-30 = 6.3% Noack

[wemay]

I'm surprised this oil doesn't recieve more discussion. Maybe because of it's limited availability? Although it is now sold at Walmart... $22.47 Rollback.

http://www.valvoline.com/pdf/maxlife_full_synthetic.pdf

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: wemay
I'm surprised this oil doesn't recieve more discussion.

Pretty much any 10w-30 doesn't receive much discussion since it's kind of an obsolete grade these days.

 

[wemay]

Fair enough... Glad Hyundai still recommends it though

 

[901Memphis]

Plenty of 10w30 synthetics hit 6-7% NOACK. It's easier to hit lower NOACK compared to a 5w30, but a 5w30 is almost always superior imho.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Pretty much any 10w-30 doesn't receive much discussion since it's kind of an obsolete grade these days.

It's interesting to note that one of our big retail locations here got rid of just about every 10w-30 synthetic on clearance and didn't bother restocking them.

 

[Hermann]

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Plenty of 10w30 synthetics hit 6-7% NOACK. It's easier to hit lower NOACK compared to a 5w30, but a 5w30 is almost always superior imho.


How?

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: Hermann
Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Plenty of 10w30 synthetics hit 6-7% NOACK. It's easier to hit lower NOACK compared to a 5w30, but a 5w30 is almost always superior imho.


How?

Better cold flow properties.

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: wemay
Fair enough... Glad Hyundai still recommends it though

Yeah that would've been a better grade for your Hyundai instead of that sluggish and lethargic 0W-40.

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Hermann
Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Plenty of 10w30 synthetics hit 6-7% NOACK. It's easier to hit lower NOACK compared to a 5w30, but a 5w30 is almost always superior imho.


How?

Better cold flow properties.


If you need them in Florida...

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Originally Posted By: wemay
Fair enough... Glad Hyundai still recommends it though

Yeah that would've been a better grade for your Hyundai instead of that sluggish and lethargic 0W-40.

Like ah slug, Merk'... ah slug.

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Hermann
Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Plenty of 10w30 synthetics hit 6-7% NOACK. It's easier to hit lower NOACK compared to a 5w30, but a 5w30 is almost always superior imho.


How?

Better cold flow properties.


If you need them in Florida...


Nope, cold flow properties not needed here.

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Pretty much any 10w-30 doesn't receive much discussion since it's kind of an obsolete grade these days.

It's interesting to note that one of our big retail locations here got rid of just about every 10w-30 synthetic on clearance and didn't bother restocking them.


I can understand that in Canada, but here, there's 10w30 everywhere. Funny how I've come full circle and back to Valvoline huh? Lol.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Hermann
Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Plenty of 10w30 synthetics hit 6-7% NOACK. It's easier to hit lower NOACK compared to a 5w30, but a 5w30 is almost always superior imho.


How?

Better cold flow properties.


If you need them in Florida...

Some nights in FL, temperature drops to near freezing, at which temp a typical 5w-30 is notably thinner than a typical 10w-30. But yeah, both flow fairly easy, so no huge benefit there.

 

[jrustles]

Originally Posted By: wemay
Originally Posted By: Shannow



If you need them in Florida...


Nope, cold flow properties not needed here.


There's always an advantage to 5w30 over 10w30. There just is, because obsolete and old spec and cold flow and new cars.

5w30 is a better oil, even in Florida and the Saharan desert. Why you ask? Because it's newer, period. End of discussion. There, that was easy.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: jrustles
Why you ask? Because it's newer, period. End of discussion.

You're obviously a better BITOG member because you're newer, period. End of discussion.

 

[jrustles]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: jrustles
Why you ask? Because it's newer, period. End of discussion.

You're obviously a better BITOG member because you're newer, period. End of discussion.

right?

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete

Some nights in FL, temperature drops to near freezing, at which temp a typical 5w-30 is notably thinner than a typical 10w-30. But yeah, both flow fairly easy, so no huge benefit there.


No freezing nights way down here in Miami/Homestead area, and for Jrustles, Hyundai specs two weights, 10w-30 being one of them for car in sig.

 

[Lex94]

Much lower NOACK...Lower/More natural Viscosity Index without all those nasty VII polymers...It is obvious that the 10w30 is a better choice than the 5w30...Obvious to those who can understand a spec sheet.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: wemay
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete

Some nights in FL, temperature drops to near freezing, at which temp a typical 5w-30 is notably thinner than a typical 10w-30. But yeah, both flow fairly easy, so no huge benefit there.


No freezing nights way down here in Miami/Homestead area,

I said "near freezing." I used to live in Miami area. I do remember occasional days in the winter when temps dropped to mid-low 30s at night. Not often though.

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: wemay
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete

Some nights in FL, temperature drops to near freezing, at which temp a typical 5w-30 is notably thinner than a typical 10w-30. But yeah, both flow fairly easy, so no huge benefit there.


No freezing nights way down here in Miami/Homestead area,

I said "near freezing." I used to live in Miami area. I do remember occasional days in the winter when temps dropped to mid-low 30s at night. Not often though.


That's true, maybe 4 nights this past winter it dipped into the 40s with a 30s windchill. I don't think a 10w30 would be inappropriate for those conditions though, you?