PQIA tests API SP 5w20 syn: VAFS, M1, EDGE (all have Noack in the 8s)

[ChemLabNL]

The 5w20s have lower Noack/VII. Wherez muh 10w20
The Valvoline is excellent. API SP has forced better Xw20 oils.

 

[TumblrDucks]

But the valvoline high mileage full synthetic oil only have two-digit ppm of moly? How? Maxlife suppose to offer superior protection！

Valvoline SAE 0W-20 High Mileage Full Synthetic Motor Oil | The Petroleum Quality Institute of America

pqia.org

I don't understand...... The more moly the better right??

 

[blufeb95]

But the valvoline high mileage full synthetic oil only have two-digit ppm of moly? How? Maxlife suppose to offer superior protection！

Valvoline SAE 0W-20 High Mileage Full Synthetic Motor Oil | The Petroleum Quality Institute of America

pqia.org

I don't understand...... The more moly the better right??

The latest reformulation apparently has more moly, the new black bottle syn-blend maxlife for cars with 150000+ miles is supposed to have a lot of moly in it based on the marketing wank, but I haven't seen a UOA or VOA of it yet.

2014 Ford Escape 2.0L EcoBoost - 8.5K miles - Valvoline MaxLife Full Synthetic 5w-30

TBN ended up lower than I expected. Flashpoint looked much better than previous results.

bobistheoilguy.com

2018 MAZDA 3 2.5 MaxLife Synthetic new formula 5W-30 5500 MILES

My son's car. Looks like 300k plus engine like his last 2.3l. New version of Maxlife. Lots of moly. What do you think?

bobistheoilguy.com

 

[TumblrDucks]

The latest reformulation apparently has more moly, the new black bottle syn-blend maxlife for cars with 150000+ miles is supposed to have a lot of moly in it based on the marketing wank, but I haven't seen a UOA or VOA of it yet.

2014 Ford Escape 2.0L EcoBoost - 8.5K miles - Valvoline MaxLife Full Synthetic 5w-30

TBN ended up lower than I expected. Flashpoint looked much better than previous results.

bobistheoilguy.com

2018 MAZDA 3 2.5 MaxLife Synthetic new formula 5W-30 5500 MILES

My son's car. Looks like 300k plus engine like his last 2.3l. New version of Maxlife. Lots of moly. What do you think?

bobistheoilguy.com

Good to know, thanks for finding these posts and data!