Castrol Magnatec 5-30, 7100miles, 13 F150 Ecoboost
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Very impressive OCI on conventional
Originally Posted By: RationalRussian
Very impressive OCI on conventional
Maganatec is a synthetic blend. The lab is telling us its purely marketing hype and is pretty much the same as the product it replaces. I had a feeling it wasnt as special as castrol claims.
Very impressive OCI on conventional
Maganatec is a synthetic blend. The lab is telling us its purely marketing hype and is pretty much the same as the product it replaces. I had a feeling it wasnt as special as castrol claims.
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Originally Posted By: Volv04Life
Originally Posted By: RationalRussian
Very impressive OCI on conventional
Maganatec is a synthetic blend. The lab is telling us its purely marketing hype and is pretty much the same as the product it replaces. I had a feeling it wasnt as special as castrol claims.
Is the key ingredient(s) that makes Magnatec different, visible in a UOA? I'm not so sure we can just write it off as pure marketing hype based on a UOA.
As for the UOA... It looks fantastic! 7100 on their non-synthetic SN/GF-5 version in a TURBO is impressive.
Originally Posted By: RationalRussian
Very impressive OCI on conventional
Maganatec is a synthetic blend. The lab is telling us its purely marketing hype and is pretty much the same as the product it replaces. I had a feeling it wasnt as special as castrol claims.
Is the key ingredient(s) that makes Magnatec different, visible in a UOA? I'm not so sure we can just write it off as pure marketing hype based on a UOA.
As for the UOA... It looks fantastic! 7100 on their non-synthetic SN/GF-5 version in a TURBO is impressive.
Great! Thanks for posting I have done the exact same thing, went from Castrol syn blend in the KIA to now Magnatec.
A 20 buck UOA is just a small window view into the oil, although yes the common additives appear to be very similar. Just as they essentially are with about every oil posted here.
I do like the Magnatec, IMO this is a good showing for a syn blend in a turbo especially at those miles "wear" numbers (eye roll) are very good and shear resistance here is excellent given we are talking about a turbo.
A 20 buck UOA is just a small window view into the oil, although yes the common additives appear to be very similar. Just as they essentially are with about every oil posted here.
I do like the Magnatec, IMO this is a good showing for a syn blend in a turbo especially at those miles "wear" numbers (eye roll) are very good and shear resistance here is excellent given we are talking about a turbo.
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...and i just realized two things.
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KJSmith!
2. This is an Ecoboost Twin-Turbo.
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2. This is an Ecoboost Twin-Turbo.
Great report for and ecoboost. Very nice wear numbers!
Originally Posted By: Volv04Life
Originally Posted By: RationalRussian
Very impressive OCI on conventional
Maganatec is a synthetic blend. The lab is telling us its purely marketing hype and is pretty much the same as the product it replaces. I had a feeling it wasnt as special as castrol claims.
You could tell all this from a single UOA?
I'd take time to read some posts from Shannow about Magnatec. I can attest that it is NOT just a replacement to GTX SynBlend in a new bottle.
Originally Posted By: RationalRussian
Very impressive OCI on conventional
Maganatec is a synthetic blend. The lab is telling us its purely marketing hype and is pretty much the same as the product it replaces. I had a feeling it wasnt as special as castrol claims.
You could tell all this from a single UOA?
I'd take time to read some posts from Shannow about Magnatec. I can attest that it is NOT just a replacement to GTX SynBlend in a new bottle.
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Not only is the Magnatec 5W-30 impressive, but so to was the GTX Synblend used before it at an avg of 9000 miles per oci.
Maybe I shouldnt have jumped so quick. Castrol markets it as the end all. I wouldnt expect to hear that its anything close to gtx from how they market it. oh, and the price mark up. The synthetic and synblend are both $21. It is a great uoa for an ecoboost though. I was surprised.
Originally Posted By: Volv04Life
Maybe I shouldnt have jumped so quick. Castrol markets it as the end all. I wouldnt expect to hear that its anything close to gtx from how they market it. oh, and the price mark up. The synthetic and synblend are both $21. It is a great uoa for an ecoboost though. I was surprised.
I'm not ready to call it hype yet.... it was a 33% decrease in iron... some of that due to a little shorter run.
A few more OCI cycles and we will know.
Wally world had it for under $19.00 a fiver.
Maybe I shouldnt have jumped so quick. Castrol markets it as the end all. I wouldnt expect to hear that its anything close to gtx from how they market it. oh, and the price mark up. The synthetic and synblend are both $21. It is a great uoa for an ecoboost though. I was surprised.
I'm not ready to call it hype yet.... it was a 33% decrease in iron... some of that due to a little shorter run.
A few more OCI cycles and we will know.
Wally world had it for under $19.00 a fiver.
Originally Posted By: laserred96gt
Do you have an Oil Life Monitor ?
Whats the recommended Interval for those engines ?
Yes, use the OLM... short changed this time because we were headed out on a trip.
I typically can go 10k by the OLM... that is the longest recommended by Ford on this one.
Do you have an Oil Life Monitor ?
Whats the recommended Interval for those engines ?
Yes, use the OLM... short changed this time because we were headed out on a trip.
I typically can go 10k by the OLM... that is the longest recommended by Ford on this one.
Originally Posted By: wemay
Not only is the Magnatec 5W-30 impressive, but so to was the GTX Synblend used before it at an avg of 9000 miles per oci.
Yep, been happy with it.
Truck has a 3:55 rear, 4X4. Lifetime mpg of 19.0.
Lots of highway miles and very few short trips.
Not only is the Magnatec 5W-30 impressive, but so to was the GTX Synblend used before it at an avg of 9000 miles per oci.
Yep, been happy with it.
Truck has a 3:55 rear, 4X4. Lifetime mpg of 19.0.
Lots of highway miles and very few short trips.
Does Magnatec smell different than GTX blend?
We used to have more comments around here where people would comment on the smell of the oil. I miss those
We used to have more comments around here where people would comment on the smell of the oil. I miss those
Originally Posted By: Brons2
Does Magnatec smell different than GTX blend?
We used to have more comments around here where people would comment on the smell of the oil. I miss those
Haha. I admit Castrol syn blend had an almost fruity smell to it when drained. Have not drained any Magnatech yet though.
Does Magnatec smell different than GTX blend?
We used to have more comments around here where people would comment on the smell of the oil. I miss those
Haha. I admit Castrol syn blend had an almost fruity smell to it when drained. Have not drained any Magnatech yet though.
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