Penz Ultra Meets No ACEA Specs A1 or A5 Whats Up ?

[Fallguy]

per the PDS North American Ultra has no ACEA specs listed. ACEA specs are a eruo spec but most oil companies like to list all of the specs they meet.

Does Ultra meet any ACEA specs (2008 preferred) and if they do why are they taking so much time updating the PDS. Any spec you can meet is another medal one should be proud to display.

http://www.pennzoil.com/documents/PENNZOILULTRAFullSyntheticMotorOil.pdf

http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/lubrizol/EOACEA2009/RPTOOL2010Dep/rp/pc/index.html

 

[Y_K]

Pennzoil Ultra Euro meets quite a few.

 

[BobFout]

You need the PU 5w40 PDS.

http://www.pennzoil.com/documents/PENNZOILULTRAEuropean5W40.pdf

 

[Fallguy]

Am specifically talking about the North American Version.

Other US oils meet various ACEA specs (good spec in my opinion) why not US Penz Ultra.

 

[Brian Barnhart]

Pennzoil responded to similar questions in their Ultra Q&A (link to Pennzoil Q&A on BITOG homepage). According to Pennzoil, there are additional European versions of Ultra that meet ACEA specifications. However, neither the oils nor the specs they meet are shown on the product data sheet at Pennzoil's website, nor are those Euro oils readily available OTC in the US at this time.

Like Euro PP, Euro Ultra isn't easily found in the US. Marketing I guess.

 

[Y_K]

One can buy PU Euro from their website. If you really need one, very convenient, price quoted is shipped to your door. Beats boutiques IMO.

 

[Fallguy]

Question is why do they not meet any ACEA specs when other US (non euro) synthetic oils do?

Regards

 

[NateDN10]

In their Q&A, they said that, since most of the Pennzoil Ultra line is targeted at domestic and Asian cars, they didn't do the ACEA tests. They only did the ACEA tests on Ultra variants targeted at European cars, such as the 5W-40 flavor.

Edit:
I believe Pennzoil Platinum carries relevant ACEA qualifications. I'd assume that if a given grade of PP meets a given ACEA spec, the corresponding PU grade would meet the same ones.

 

[Fallguy]

Anyone know what testing they did that would be comparible to A1 and A5 2008 ACEA testing.

ISLAC & API testing stinks unless worried about getting your cat to 500,000 miles or an extra .5 to 1 mpg