Here is a VOA of the new Pennzoil Ultra 5W20.
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Pennzoil Ultra 5W20
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I like that TBN.
That's beautiful.
Boron seems to be the new thing.
Boron seems to be the new thing.
Wow, that was QUICK!
Nice no sodium, right in the middle for visc and major TBN.
Surprised they are not marketing this as a extended OCI oil. (except you can NOT blindly go for xx thousands of miles with EVERY engine like other brands marketing state
)
It will be interesting to see how it performs.
Thanks for the VOA!
Bill
Nice no sodium, right in the middle for visc and major TBN.
Surprised they are not marketing this as a extended OCI oil. (except you can NOT blindly go for xx thousands of miles with EVERY engine like other brands marketing state
It will be interesting to see how it performs.
Thanks for the VOA!
Bill
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Wow, that was QUICK!
Nice no sodium, right in the middle for visc and major TBN.
Surprised they are not marketing this as a extended OCI oil. (except you can NOT blindly go for xx thousands of miles with EVERY engine like other brands marketing state
)
It will be interesting to see how it performs.
Thanks for the VOA!
Bill
Your welcome for the VOA, I figured with all the talk we might as well see what is different about it from Pennzoil Platinum.
Wow, that was QUICK!
Nice no sodium, right in the middle for visc and major TBN.
Surprised they are not marketing this as a extended OCI oil. (except you can NOT blindly go for xx thousands of miles with EVERY engine like other brands marketing state
It will be interesting to see how it performs.
Thanks for the VOA!
Bill
Your welcome for the VOA, I figured with all the talk we might as well see what is different about it from Pennzoil Platinum.
It would be nice to know what the base oils,etc are, but that won't happen I suppose. VOA looks promising, I'm excited about trying this oil in the Ranger in a few weeks or so. Dieseltech used it in his wife's F150 and likes it so far.
aaha, so its the boron that gives this oil the extra 35% in cleaning power over PP gotcha! Thanks for posting this
It does not MATTER what the base oil is Mike.
Really it does not. Plenty of engines last a LONG time with any oil.
But this oil can easy cover any recommended oci with no worries.
Take care, Bill
Really it does not. Plenty of engines last a LONG time with any oil.
But this oil can easy cover any recommended oci with no worries.
Take care, Bill
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
It does not MATTER what the base oil is Mike.
Really it does not. Plenty of engines last a LONG time with any oil.
But this oil can easy cover any recommended oci with no worries.
Take care, Bill
Oh, I understand, just curious. I've seen countless cars go MANY miles on Dino oils. I think I will run this oil 7500 per warranty. I know not long, but that's more than i've ever done
It does not MATTER what the base oil is Mike.
Really it does not. Plenty of engines last a LONG time with any oil.
But this oil can easy cover any recommended oci with no worries.
Take care, Bill
Oh, I understand, just curious. I've seen countless cars go MANY miles on Dino oils. I think I will run this oil 7500 per warranty. I know not long, but that's more than i've ever done
now if only they'd make a 0w-40!!
The TBN is in Amsoil territory.
Originally Posted By: panthermike
It would be nice to know what the base oils,etc are, but that won't happen I suppose.
For this reason and the inability of these garden variety VOAs to detect more exotic ingredients makes these VOAs less useful or revealing than we might think.
It would be nice to know what the base oils,etc are, but that won't happen I suppose.
For this reason and the inability of these garden variety VOAs to detect more exotic ingredients makes these VOAs less useful or revealing than we might think.
So would we expect that a VOA for ULTRA 5W30 would look almost identical (BLACKSTONE
) except for the...viscosity #s?
Nice TBN i wonder how retention going to be. $28 hope it performs,nice calcium.
MI 5-30 Moly 81 Boron 88 Cal 2120 PHO 621 Zinc 726 TBN 10.5 PU 5-20 Moly 44 Boron 373 Cal 2752 Pho 629 Zinc 700 Tbn 13.o. Not a bad start.
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Originally Posted By: addyguy
"Knock-knock.....knock-knock"
"Amsoil? there's someone at the door."
yea and a whole lot cheaper!!!!
"Knock-knock.....knock-knock"
"Amsoil? there's someone at the door."
yea and a whole lot cheaper!!!!
The only problem with the oil is its volatility-- which is extremely high.
The Amsoil guys are going to make fun of this oil by saying that its volatility is no better than a conventional oil, which is true.
Even Valvoline Synpower has significantly lower volatility than this oil. In the newer Direct Injection platforms, such as the GM 2.4DI and 3.6DI, low volatility is extremely important for reduced deposits.
So, while the detergency may be high, given the high volatility is this still a good oil?
The Amsoil guys are going to make fun of this oil by saying that its volatility is no better than a conventional oil, which is true.
Even Valvoline Synpower has significantly lower volatility than this oil. In the newer Direct Injection platforms, such as the GM 2.4DI and 3.6DI, low volatility is extremely important for reduced deposits.
So, while the detergency may be high, given the high volatility is this still a good oil?
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