Parent company is Caltex and Chevron. Looks to be a major refiner in Korea with a track record. MSDS indicates as described with 70-80% PAO, unidentified trade secret up to 15% a few other chemicals. I would try it if available and in the same price ballpark as RL,Amsoil,Ravenol.....
70-80% PAO
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I paid AUD $60.00/4L
I used the analysis from the Russian Oil forum as a reference before making decision to purchase.
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Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of blenders actually use base stock made from them.
I think GS Caltex & SK (both Korean) account for the majority of global supply of Group3/ VHVI / PAO base stock
Yea the Kixx is available on ebay.au, well that's the only place I could find it. Its priced reasonably well but there isn't enough info available for me. I have come across it before in the past. I use Nulon Racing 5w50 these days but the oil that stood up the best in my car before that was the Synpower 5w40 and I tried the Shell Helix and Castrol as well, if the Synpower 5w50 or VR1 was available in Australia I would definitely consider using it. It would be a bit cheaper as well.
How have you found it, have you run it before?
Good to hear
I'd say ita been alright based on butt dyno LOL
But really an oil analysis is required to check the performance.
However this PAO stuff smells different and behaves differently to the regular oils.
When checking the dipstick I noted the oil doesn't drip as easily and has a stronger bond to the surface.
Very nice car.
I think your original question has been answered, looks like good oil made on PAO with a TBN of about 8, you have only done about 3000 km on the oil, so leave it in there, unless warranty issues force you to change it.
BTW looking up both the (Australia) Castrol NetLube and Valvoline NetLube for that car, they both give a Ford WSS-M2C-913-D oil.
This starts life as a full synthetic 5W30 oil with Euro A5/B5 spec, then Ford increase the TBN requirement to 10 (from 8) for longer oil life, and they up the ZDDP to about 1000 ppm (hence SL, GF-4 due to elevated Zinc & Phos levels) for extra wear protection.
What this says to me, is your car can handle extra Zinc, so you could also consider something like Castrol Edge 5W30 A3/B4, Edge 0W40, M1 0W40 and Shell Helix Ultra 5W40, as they all have a TBN of 10 (or above) and about 1000 ppm of ZDDP. Just saying, to give you options, nothing wrong with what you are doing.
The SHU 5W40 is API SP (LSPI protection), ACEA A3/B4, MB 229.5, BMW LL-01 and Porsche A40, all on a pure GTL base stock. That’s Big Oil.
This starts life as a full synthetic 5W30 oil with Euro A5/B5 spec, then Ford increase the TBN requirement to 10 (from 8) for longer oil life, and they up the ZDDP to about 1000 ppm (hence SL, GF-4 due to elevated Zinc & Phos levels) for extra wear protection.
What this says to me, is your car can handle extra Zinc, so you could also consider something like Castrol Edge 5W30 A3/B4, Edge 0W40, M1 0W40 and Shell Helix Ultra 5W40, as they all have a TBN of 10 (or above) and about 1000 ppm of ZDDP. Just saying, to give you options, nothing wrong with what you are doing.
The SHU 5W40 is API SP (LSPI protection), ACEA A3/B4, MB 229.5, BMW LL-01 and Porsche A40, all on a pure GTL base stock. That’s Big Oil.
Not sure, heard it here on BITOG, good pick up but API SN-Plus will do me as it’s still a LSPI oil, and I believe some of the Euro OEMs now test for LSPI too. Again it was posted here on BITOG about that too.
Still I’m sure most will agree it the premium product from Shell, and a great oil.
Wow !! Sorry for your loss.It is a good oil but I lost a turbo on it, so I cant use it again it gives me the oil willies
What oil do you use now?
You can get Valvoline SynPower 10W50, I’ve seen at the shops a few times.
It‘s rated API SN/CF and ACEA A3/B4, they say “for use in street and track conditions.”
SynPower 10W-50 - Full Synthetic Engine Oil | Valvoline
SynPower 10W-50 is a full synthetic engine oil that is ideal for high performance, naturally aspirated, supercharged, turbocharged, 4 cylinder, V6 and V8 engines.
You can get Valvoline SynPower 10W50, I’ve seen at the shops a few times.
It‘s rated API SN/CF and ACEA A3/B4, they say “for use in street and track conditions.”
SynPower 10W-50 - Full Synthetic Engine Oil | Valvoline
SynPower 10W-50 is a full synthetic engine oil that is ideal for high performance, naturally aspirated, supercharged, turbocharged, 4 cylinder, V6 and V8 engines.www.valvoline.com
Yea, that looks good, around the same price I will keep it in mind. Hard to find the 5w50 VR1 and Mobil 1 Racing 0w50 in Australia as well. I actually prefer the 10w with the turbo in QLD weather.
To me the best performance oil from Mobil is the M1 15W50, very shear stable with 1300 ppm zinc. It’s rated SN and A3/B3.
You can also pick up M1 V-Twin 20W50 at the bike shops, it’s got 1750 ppm zinc, which is a rich brew. It’s rate API SJ which is typical for motorcycle oils, not sure why, being a modern full synthetic oil.
You can also pick up M1 V-Twin 20W50 at the bike shops, it’s got 1750 ppm zinc, which is a rich brew. It’s rate API SJ which is typical for motorcycle oils, not sure why, being a modern full synthetic oil.