Recent content by gryffinwings

Kind of hard to find where the oil is made, it seems that it's either Warren or Citgo, I assume either is a good oil. The Supertech Full Synthetic SAE 5W30 Dexos 1 Gen 2 oil seems to be by Citgo. So is the Citgo stuff any good?

I have a 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S and I want to do my own oil changes for it. I'm finding LL-01 oil rather difficult to find. I also don't believe in really long drain intervals on these Direct Injection engines either, I prefer no more than 7500 miles. Anyway, I'm wondering what the BMW...

Originally Posted By: Dirty_Howie Looks like PhotoBucket wants to charge now to host images. Here are my reports for those who want to see them. DH Thank you for posting, that oil looks like it's doing a great job.

Originally Posted By: 1JZ_E46 That's it I'm trying to find Oil Analysis of this oil and I haven't been able to find much on it....

Originally Posted By: SLO_Town Hello: Just checking up on the new stuff labeled with Titanium. Notice I had 40C and 100C and TBN tested. VI is 146. This is the German made version. Scott Your VOA isn't showing up, could you please repost it?

Are you talking about the Castrol EDGE with TITANIUM FST. It's the only one I am seeing on the Castrol Oil website for 0w40. Seems like a good one to use.

Originally Posted By: 1JZ_E46 I also haven't seen any race teams use the new FS formula, but it's nearly as good as the old formula (same according to Mobil) so it would be a fine choice. Another option is 0W-40 Castrol. Seems to withstand breaking down better than the new M1. Any of the...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman Originally Posted By: gryffinwings Originally Posted By: Dyusik M1 is thinner with the same HTHS, reduced consumption... I'm willing to bet you will return to it if you try anything different for one reason or another. Yeah it's bizarre, I went from the thicker...

Originally Posted By: Dirty_Howie Originally Posted By: gryffinwings Can't see the analysis could you repost it? This is 4 yrs old. I do not even have this car anymore. But I do have another LS7 Z06 that has current Blackstone. You should be able to find it in the first few pages. HERE...

Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010 You're going to have a hard time finding a better oil for spirited driving. The M1 HM is a thick 30 that will take lots of heat and has a good additive package. Plus it's available at Walmart. You don't need a 40 weight unless you are running extended high...

Originally Posted By: Dyusik M1 is thinner with the same HTHS, reduced consumption... I'm willing to bet you will return to it if you try anything different for one reason or another. Yeah it's bizarre, I went from the thicker oil to a thinner oil and I get less consumption even at higher RPM...

Originally Posted By: plaguef Originally Posted By: gryffinwings At the moment, my level of oil experience isn't very broad, especially in the realm of racing and spirited driving, I would like to keep this to oils that are easy to obtain. Currently the oils I'm familiar with at the moment for...

At the moment, my level of oil experience isn't very broad, especially in the realm of racing and spirited driving, I would like to keep this to oils that are easy to obtain. Currently the oils I'm familiar with at the moment for some momentary full throttle fun with my little CRX Si is with...

Originally Posted By: 1JZ_E46 Yes that's PAO. But SDS are limited in that they are sort of one directional. They can tell you what's in an oil, but just because something isn't listed doesn't mean it doesn't have any PAO or other Group IV. mPAO (an advanced PAO) and ester basestocks for example...

Originally Posted By: Garak Be careful when trying to read too much into an MSDS. Remember, they're essentially for emergency response. When fighting a fire in a shipment of M1, or cleaning up a giant M1 spill, it's really not going to matter if a tiny percentage of ester isn't shown, or if it's...