Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus
Originally Posted By: CATERHAM
But what's stranger is that the PUP 0W-40 being poured into the BMW isn't even the Euro 0W-40 but the 0W-40 spec'd for Chrysler!
That's what I was getting at. Its the Chrysler SRT oil they're using in BMW's, NOT any euro-spec oil they make for BMW dealership or any other Euro formulas.
Notice how, in the picture in the first post, his thumb is strategically placed over the part of the bottle where they say SRT:
Originally Posted By: CATERHAM
It would be interesting to see a VOA on the BMW brand 0W-40, PP Euro 0W-40 and the latest version of PUP 0W-40 to see how different the BMW oil is from these other 0W-40s.
The PUP 0w-40 SRT oil has a high NOACK, too high for MB229.5, but it has a lot of moly, maybe better for the race team.
^^^Good points!
Is that pic of the U.S. based M Power Team, or the Euro based one?
With the exception of Sebring and Daytona, most of the races here are not really endurance length, but I believe that many in Europe are much longer.
Maybe that is why they are less concerned with NOACK, and more concerned with the add pack 'stoutness' (IF it is the U.S. based team in the pic)??