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Why not use one of the Penrite motorcycle oils? There is a PAO / ester 15W-50, which I expect would be fine in all of your bikes given the ambient temperatures. Or if you use the scooter when it's really cold, run a cheap 10W-40 in winter. I doubt it will care what oil it gets, unlike your other...

Esters generally do not show on an MSDS as they are not hazardous. Also, MSDS sheets will show different info depending on the country. US and European usually have the most detail. But the MSDS is not going to tell you what the base oils are anyway.

Originally Posted by 4WD Originally Posted by RDMgr Possible base oil IDs: Mobil Core 2500=bright stock POA 4 (?) possibly PAO 4 cSt Mobil EHCs=Group II Etro and Yubase=Group III One of the plant upgrades to make EHC (GII+) was Singapore. SK is Korean - but global supplier Both EHC's are...

Screen shot from a promo video for Penrite. I was a little surprised to see this info displayed: Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/U-XognLlDSU

Interesting, here is the reply from Penrite: Our semi synthetic range covers both petrol and diesel vehicles and are not diesel specific oils. They are added with an additive package to then meet the required specifications. In this case the diesel rating API CH-4 is shown first as it is higher...

Many oils have dual API ratings, e.g. a Penrite motorcycle oil that I use is SN / CF. I have recently started using a Penrite semi-synthetic oil, which is rated CH-4 / SL. Does the order of the gas and diesel ratings mean anything? ACEA Ax / Bx oils always start with the A rating, so I'm...