API SP at WM so far: Motorcraft, Valvoline, Pennzoil

[Gene K]

Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by Gene K
Originally Posted by Hermann
Is Motorcraft Syn Blend still of Conoco-Phillips product?


Still ConocoPhillips filling the bulk tank at my local Ford Dealer. According to the CP Driver they have been dropping WSS-M2C960-A1 & WSS-92C961-A1 since before the beginning of the 2nd Quarter.

But it does put a nail in the coffin that all Motorcraft would be Synthetic going forward.

I doubt it dies, unless it cannot meet SP / GF6 certs. I'll bet it does and shares shelf space at Walmart with the Full Synthetic.
Around here, they both shared the same space for a while 7-10 years ago. Then the Full disappeared and never returned.


The pictured MC Syn Blend in the OP is the new SP GF-6A WSS-M2C961-A1 variety so obviously it makes it.

 

[Blagoje]

Royal Purple lists its oils commonly sold at Walmart to all be API SP and GF6 but I am not sure if any have made it to the shelves yet or will any time soon.

 

[aquariuscsm]

The only SP oil I saw at WM today was M1 EP in 5W20. You can spot it by the new different color labelling.

 

[IndyFan]

Anyone have a pic of the new labeling? Just curious.

 

[odie]

Yesterday seen P.P. 5w30 ( or was it 5w-20

) with the GF-6 label .

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Originally Posted by odie
Yesterday seen P.P. 5w30 ( or was it 5w-20

) with the GF-6 label .

Heard the recipes have changed. More VIIs and even thinner than before.
If that's the case, then it's goodbye Pennzoil for me.
Need to see a couple VOAs and UOAs first.

I'll be doing a Valvoline Advanced UOA next..... that's if the post office didn't lose the sample.

Then comes Kia Total Quartz 5w20 synblend UOA, at the end of July.

 

[odie]

Thanks for the heads-up . Would likely go with P.P 5w30 as a GF-6 . Hope to see GF-6 V.O.A. and U.O.A. soon . Any volunteers ?

 

[Hall]

Originally Posted by painfx
I went in WalMart yesterday and No API SP oils yet.

I looked at a half dozen different bottles and got bored.... Only the Motorcraft (can't remember if it was blend or synthetic) was API SP.

Another thing I noticed is that the API SP designation is only on the back label. From a marketing / consumer standpoint, that suggests it's not that important to the manufacturers or to the majority of consumers. From reading here, you might think the oil manufacturers would be making it a major part of their labeling and especially on the front.

 

[PWMDMD]

Just got back from Walmart and not a single new GF-6 oil in stock.

 

[farrarfan1]

Originally Posted by hallstevenson

I looked at a half dozen different bottles and got bored.... Only the Motorcraft (can't remember if it was blend or synthetic) was API SP.

Another thing I noticed is that the API SP designation is only on the back label. From a marketing / consumer standpoint, that suggests it's not that important to the manufacturers or to the majority of consumers. From reading here, you might think the oil manufacturers would be making it a major part of their labeling and especially on the front.

Good point. I picked up a single quart to use in my lawnmower, which holds a half a quart, and to have around in case I need to top up the Jeep that holds exactly five quarts, which I changed a few days ago with this same oil. Nothing at all on the front, just the back, and even there it doesn't say anything about it being a new formula.

 

[BlakeB]

 

[PimTac]

I browsed the Mobil 1 website earlier today and I noticed that the Annual Protection is gone.

 

[Gene K]

I browsed the Mobil 1 website earlier today and I noticed that the Annual Protection is gone.

Yes replaced by Mobil 1 EP SP GF-6 20,000 mi.