Originally Posted By: mcgophers
Originally Posted By: maximus
Originally Posted By: Tony10s
Originally Posted By: mcgophers
Did anyone else notice the lack of the starburst on the front of the 10W-30?
Yes, I noticed that first thing .... it says it is SN/GF-5, wonder why there is no API Starburst?
This is the first thing I noticed. I believe it cost quite a bit to get the API starburst on the label. Nonetheless, I wouldn't be caught dead using an oil without the starburst. Why take a chance on a mystery oil? There's absolutley no reason to. Oil changes are such a miniscule expense in the total cost of owning a vehicle.
For what it's worth, Havoline High Mileage doesn't have the API starburst either and it is not resource-conserving, even in thinner grades, despite it having the donut for SN. Granted, it was enough to persuade me to choose conventional over the high mileage in that brand the last time I used that brand.
Havoline, being a Chevron product is certainly an exception. It's not an off brand off unknown origins. How long has HHM been around? Maybe they're still trying to attain API credentials for that product line?
Originally Posted By: maximus
Originally Posted By: Tony10s
Originally Posted By: mcgophers
Did anyone else notice the lack of the starburst on the front of the 10W-30?
Yes, I noticed that first thing .... it says it is SN/GF-5, wonder why there is no API Starburst?
This is the first thing I noticed. I believe it cost quite a bit to get the API starburst on the label. Nonetheless, I wouldn't be caught dead using an oil without the starburst. Why take a chance on a mystery oil? There's absolutley no reason to. Oil changes are such a miniscule expense in the total cost of owning a vehicle.
For what it's worth, Havoline High Mileage doesn't have the API starburst either and it is not resource-conserving, even in thinner grades, despite it having the donut for SN. Granted, it was enough to persuade me to choose conventional over the high mileage in that brand the last time I used that brand.
Havoline, being a Chevron product is certainly an exception. It's not an off brand off unknown origins. How long has HHM been around? Maybe they're still trying to attain API credentials for that product line?