Amazon Basics - PQIA

[StevieC]

https://pqiablog.com/2018/10/09/pqia-takes-a-look-at-amazonbasics-motor-oil-and-three-more-brands/

 

[dishdude]

Typical Warren oil. Nothing wrong with it.

 

[StevieC]

For sure... Just wanted to post to let everyone know that PQIA had a look at it.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Nice low Noack in the 0w-20 grade.

 

[wdn]

Thank you.

 

[Rat407]

How much is it a qt. I can't find it on Amazon. Just the European oil.

 

[spasm3]

Interesting that the 0w-20 has a tbn of 8.35, but the 5w 20 has a tbn of 6.68.

 

[Dorian]

Not bad at all!

 

[gregk24]

Thanks for posting. Looks like a solid oil. Not priced very competitively from what I have seen though. I will stick with PPPP 0w20 in the Accord and Castrol Edge 0w40 in the Jetta.

 

[CR94]

Originally Posted by spasm3
Interesting that the 0w-20 has a tbn of 8.35, but the 5w 20 has a tbn of 6.68.
Note that they tested conventional 5W-20, while the 0W-20 was synthetic. That should help explain the difference in volatility, too.

 

[daves87rs]

Not bad....

 

[CharBaby]

Originally Posted by CR94
Originally Posted by spasm3
Interesting that the 0w-20 has a tbn of 8.35, but the 5w 20 has a tbn of 6.68.
Note that they tested conventional 5W-20, while the 0W-20 was synthetic. That should help explain the difference in volatility, too.


Exactly.
Sure, a blender can formulate a conventional oil to have a higher base number that what they currently have however, the starting base number is only one factor in contributing to a longer drain interval for a synthetic. I have noticed that synthetics usually start out with higher base numbers compared to a conventional oil, which start out closer to neutral.

 

[wemay]

Thanks! Both appear to be solid oils

 

[BigD1]

The 0W-20 looks like the twin of the SuperTech 0W-20 High Mileage they tested.

http://pqiadata.org/SuperTech_HM_SYN_0W20.html

 

[Matagonka]

Good oil, and not a bad deal considering shipping.