Quaker State Ultimate Protection is GTL Based! (or might not be; read full thread)

[kschachn]

Same with the 2 dozen EHC buyers - why can’t they slip a small percentage in across thousands of gallons and still call it a synthetic … pretty loose standards for “synthetic” …

But then again base oil and particularly exchange is based on material properties (VI, saturates, sulfur, etc.) which is used to achieve a performance level in the finished product. Interchange specifically excludes method of production.

 

[4WD]

But then again base oil and particularly exchange is based on material properties (VI, saturates, sulfur, etc.) which is used to achieve a performance level in the finished product. Interchange specifically excludes method of production.

I get that - EHC is still cracked - my point is that EHC is cheaper than Grp3 which tends to be what we consider entry level synthetic …
P66 Grp3 is not cracked (method) …

 

[kschachn]

I get that - EHC is still cracked - my point is that EHC is cheaper than Grp3 which tends to be what we consider entry level synthetic …
P66 Grp3 is not cracked (method) …

Interesting I didn’t know you could achieve Group III performance without hydrocracking.

 

[Foxtrot08]

I get that - EHC is still cracked - my point is that EHC is cheaper than Grp3 which tends to be what we consider entry level synthetic …
P66 Grp3 is not cracked (method) …

You mean S-Oil?

P66 makes Grp IIs under pure performance. They had the contract with S-Oil for IIIs. That went to Motiva in 2021~ish.