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...allow for backward compatibility. Given that certain engines thrive on things like zinc or moly, can new specs that significantly alter an oil’s formulation, really find ways to cover the bases for older designs? If the changes are minor, then I can understand, but it seems like each new spec...

Anybody know anything about this oil? Apparently it is rarely available in the US but as a “mystery oil” it has triggered my curiosity. Thanks

Just took delivery. Owners manual calls for “ester SN oil.” Not sure there are many of those around. Am I a hostage to the dealer for his Nissan SN ester oil? Thoughts? Thanks

...are the most demanding current standards why would I not want to use them no matter what I drive ( discounting say a 13 year old vehicle with 250,000 miles on it)?

...when Mobil 1 first appeared...shiny silver metal can...rumored to make VW Beetle oil pressure lights illuminate at idle...looked like colored water when it came out of the can? I remember the first time I tried it...holding my breath the at the first red light...would the low pressure light...

...I am running 11 year old GC in my 2008 Infiniti FX-35 that has run on GC since I bought it new, in sometimes brutal cold and heat with no issues. I am NOT recommending this but I thought you would be interested.

Lots of talk about Pennzoil Euro formula on BITOG but little about Kendall GT-1 Euro. Why? Cost? Specs? Applicability? From Hicorp the shipping is free. Not appealing enough? Am really interested in your perspectives.

Received shipment today of Kendall GT-1 5W-30 Full Syn with Liquid Titanium. Got it from Con-Phil fulfillment warehouse. On the label it says "Product of Korea...Blended and Packaged in the USA." If it was B&P in the USA what is the Korean product involved? I am probably overlooking the obvious...

I put this in the PCMO section since that is the primary focus of BITOG. For those that have been around awhile, do you think BITOG is increasingly being driven by personal bias and opinion rather than fact? For that matter was BITOG EVER primarily fact-based discussion? I am not discounting the...

I just learned about this through BITOG. I am planning, unless I get good advice otherwise, to use it when I have older oil. Example: I have a car out of warranty that SPECIFIES SM but I have a stash of SL GC. I go into the tool and plug in SM and get the performance graph. I then plug in all...

Dont know if there has been a thread recently on what oils people are liking these days, but here is mine in order of preference. I dont list these to get into a technical discussion, just to tell you what I am liking now and hoping others will do the same and list theirs. I am interested in...

...the old days of GC, the Elves and the Black Forest, Hello to you all. While I still use GC in the Infiniti, I have decided to recall the days of Peter Gregg and the Brumos Porsche 935 and ease into Kendall GT-1. I have left the days of hype and politics behind and settled on a good ol'...

Wow, I come back for a visit to my old oil site and there is not an Elf to be seen. Don't tell me they are no longer in the GC business. I heard they had moved on to making soccer jerseys...I guess it is true. Greetings all. Der Elfmeister is headed back to the shadows.

From the whnet website comes the following for you Low SAPS M1 fans: Mobil 1 ESP Formula M 5W-40 (to become available in the USA on 5/15/06)

IF you want to tap into at least 12 qts of the 06 vintage, the Autozone on Austin Bluffs has it. The 8th street has plenty of 05 Gold last time I was in and the Platte Street store has a little Gold. If enough of us "share the duty" (buy a little GC every now and then) we can keep the latest...

Wondered if any of you have heard of increased catalytic converter/emission test failures with folks running high phosphorus oils (Motul 300V, Redline, Mobil1R, etc) on the street. TNX in advance.

you are the first one to report when Autozone puts GC on sale again (believe it or not, they never tell the Elves when the sale is coming)...I'm itchin'...I'm down to 223 quarts but I would very much like to do the $3.99 thing like they did last Feb...lookin' forward to hearing from someone...

Guys, if you haven't been to Castrol Deutschland or Castrol Sverige (Sweden) lately, you should. Take a look at the specs for RS 0W-40 (D) (they have improved them) and especially Edge (S) 0W-40. Castrol is decidedly NOT resting on current formulations but is pressing on with some REALLY GOOD...

I don't win this one because most of mine has been bought at $4.99; I have probably 36 bottles bought at $3.99 and some at $4.19 to $4.39. I may even have 12 bottles bought at $5.19 (ouch!) when there was a momentary spike in the price. So to answer your question $5.19/$3.99/$4.69. PS ...and...

As I watch the UOAs on highly regarded ester oils like Redline and certain MOTUL products, and see pretty consistently high wear metals, the thought occurs to me: how similar is the metallurgy between jet engines and automotive engines? I know about the solvency and scavenging premise regarding...