Originally Posted by Nyogtha
I haven't seen anything independent showing Visom is superior to all other Group III base stocks, it was simply proprietary to XOM and thus no dependence on any outside entity for its supply.
All right, especially if you use the word "independent." I was going off the presentation where it said:
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Visom is the only non-PAO stock that can deliver the required performance to
formulate a 0W grade oil that meets European OEM engine oil specifications.
Visom is not available to our competition.
Also where they show the results of the thin film oxidation test. I'm probably reading too much into it, I thought ExxonMobil was saying Visom was superior to other available Group III base stocks (and is why they gave it the Group III+ label).
I haven't seen anything independent showing Visom is superior to all other Group III base stocks, it was simply proprietary to XOM and thus no dependence on any outside entity for its supply.
All right, especially if you use the word "independent." I was going off the presentation where it said:
Quote
Visom is the only non-PAO stock that can deliver the required performance to
formulate a 0W grade oil that meets European OEM engine oil specifications.
Visom is not available to our competition.
Also where they show the results of the thin film oxidation test. I'm probably reading too much into it, I thought ExxonMobil was saying Visom was superior to other available Group III base stocks (and is why they gave it the Group III+ label).