Originally Posted By: TmanP
Right, I misspoke. But most of these oils, while they are a blend, aren't robust enough to meet the Dexos spec. Maxlife is a notable exception, but PHM/MS5K/Castrol HM don't meet dexos. I think that they're closer to a conventional but may technically be a blend, possibly to meet SN specs.
One must be cautious here as the Vavoline Full Synthetic with Maxlife Technology is in fact a Dexos1 Gen 2 oil. The standard Maxlife is not.