How well do big name Extended Protection oils (Valvoline EP, Castrol EP) etc, and “premium” boutique oils like Schaeffer stack up to one another?
The EP oils are supposed to be the top tier of their respective brands having supposedly more additives and better base stocks to be able to go the distance of longer oil change intervals. Premium boutique oils like Schaeffers & HPL are without a doubt highly respected for the materials they use.
All situations being equal, what would be the benefit of one over the other? Besides the price.
I went with Valvoline EP this time around in my Ram Rebel because I wanted to start using a more stout product. I do a spring/fall OCI. It will never see more than 5kish miles in a 6 month time frame. I looked at Schaeffers and HPL but it would be more than twice the price. In the grand scheme of things an xtra $100 a year isn’t gonna break the bank but it got me asking the question of is it worth it?
Not starting a war here, just looking for honest opinions.
The EP oils are supposed to be the top tier of their respective brands having supposedly more additives and better base stocks to be able to go the distance of longer oil change intervals. Premium boutique oils like Schaeffers & HPL are without a doubt highly respected for the materials they use.
All situations being equal, what would be the benefit of one over the other? Besides the price.
I went with Valvoline EP this time around in my Ram Rebel because I wanted to start using a more stout product. I do a spring/fall OCI. It will never see more than 5kish miles in a 6 month time frame. I looked at Schaeffers and HPL but it would be more than twice the price. In the grand scheme of things an xtra $100 a year isn’t gonna break the bank but it got me asking the question of is it worth it?
Not starting a war here, just looking for honest opinions.