Here you go, base price sourced from Walmart/Amazon (and ignoring rollbacks, discounts, and rebates):
5 QT jugs:
$19.97: Quaker State Ultimate Durability
$21.47: Valvoline Advanced Full Synth
$24.97: Pennzoil Platinum
$25.47: Mobil 1 Advanced Full Synth
$25.97: Castrol Edge
Pick from one of...
Thanks for the analysis. I'd love to use this in my FA20F when my car reaches 60k miles and is no longer under warranty. The only problem is that it only comes in a 1 gal (4 QT) jug size instead of 1.25 gal (5 QT) or 1 QT bottles. I end up buying extra oil anyway to fill my engine up to 5.5 QT...
Originally Posted by WRX12tt
Your copper spiked quite a bit higher than mine. Glad to hear that it doesn't seem to be a huge concern. Your UOAs on GF-5 oil look good, any track time or extended spirited driving with some high oil temps?
No track time or autoX. The only "extended spirited...
I've had that weird copper spike too, although at 27k miles. I've read that it is quite common, but nobody knows why...for what it's worth, it seems harmless.
Here's my data:
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5035185/
Is there any data on:
1) Oil spec ?
2) Price ?
3) Ease of obtainability ?
4) TBN ?
If i had to choose one based on the above data, I guess I'll go with "Oil A" simply because it's the first choice and my horoscope today says that I should be impulsive and make quick decisions when the moon is...
Originally Posted by 1JZ_E46
… They're both SN+ GF-5 5W-30s with near identical add-packs and viscosities, and they're both GTL-based. What exactly is different about them? (Other than PP having d1g2 and B1).
They are near identical, but they are not the same.
According to the RGT Q&A:
Quote...
Originally Posted by FA_WRX
My 2015 WRX has never had oil temps above 212ish F. from what I recall. Generally during open highway driving.
Similar for me.
In the winter, the oil temp gauge's highest reading was 209 F (98.3 C) and that was in 3rd gear at 5.5k-6.5k RPM with ambient temp of 30F...
Looks like PUP's additive package has finally caught up with every other SN+ oils. Lower Ca, and boosted Mg. Elemental analysis is not that much different from regular Platinum now.
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4573299/1
.. or any other SN+ oil.
Originally Posted by Snagglefoot
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Edit: Apparently a Pennzoil Platinum rated as SN Plus has come out with a Calcium rating of 1080 ppm, much lower than the 2597 amount.
Pennzoil Ultra Platinum
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5043136/1
Originally Posted by mdtaylor86
PUP 5w-30 is API SN+ rated. I just got 30 quarts from Walmart and and all six jugs have the SN+ spec.
So I did some more research based on this thread:
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5020378/
Which was started on a Feb 22, 2019...
Originally Posted by noclutch
Awesome mdtaylor!
By any chance do you know what the bottle date was on the pending UO'sA? Long shot I know.
Reason being, I'm trying to figure out (on the cheap and easy LOL) what kind of PUP's in mine right now.
The image in his post revealed the bottling...
Originally Posted by noclutch
Thanks for chiming in guy1!
Per chance do you or anyone know as of which bottle date they presumably reduced their calcium from 2500 to what what might be required to meet SN+??
It's been discussed before, but the bottling date seems to have occurred recently...
Stock 2016 WRX. I purchased it new and am the sole owner for the past 3 years. It's under power-train warranty until 60k miles.
Owner's Manual specs synthetic 5w30 ILSAC-GF5 or API SN-RC.
Driving Habits:
- Spirited: I hit redline everyday on the highway on-ramp or to pass someone
-...
Originally Posted by noclutch
Anyone care to comment on the PUP VOA on page 3, and significance of it's 2500 Ca?
Thought the test was done Jan 2019, maybe it was a pre-SN+ formulation??
I'll comment, since I posted that VOA in Jan 2019. As was stated in that post, the purchase date was June...
Originally Posted by jbutch
This engine seems to be very hard on oil, due to fuel dilution (mostly because it's TGDI) and the turbo.
All the oils I put in sheared to a 20 grade. QSUD with with a higher visosity held up the most.
I would recommend 5k miles oil change at most with a good...