I was looking for some info about the stock base for Total Quartz 9000 5w40.
Here is my e-mail and the reply:
I just bought some of this oil and I am a first time buyer. Can you tell me what stock base is used in this oil? Is it Group III or IV or something else.
Can you also tell me what percentages are used if more than one base is used.
Thanks for you assistance.
Reply from Total Lubricants:
Total Quartz Energy 9000 products are fully synthetic based oils which means they are made from Polyalphaolefins (PAO), which is a synthetic hydrocarbon, plus there is probably some diester synthetic included help solubilize the additives. Since PAOs have very low solvency, it is common in the industry to use a small percent of diester for this purpose. I do not know how much diester is in there. PAO is a Group IV base oil. Diester would be Group V.
Best regards,
Here is my e-mail and the reply:
I just bought some of this oil and I am a first time buyer. Can you tell me what stock base is used in this oil? Is it Group III or IV or something else.
Can you also tell me what percentages are used if more than one base is used.
Thanks for you assistance.
Reply from Total Lubricants:
Total Quartz Energy 9000 products are fully synthetic based oils which means they are made from Polyalphaolefins (PAO), which is a synthetic hydrocarbon, plus there is probably some diester synthetic included help solubilize the additives. Since PAOs have very low solvency, it is common in the industry to use a small percent of diester for this purpose. I do not know how much diester is in there. PAO is a Group IV base oil. Diester would be Group V.
Best regards,