ACEA A3 and Castrol GTX

[G-MAN]

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I thought A3 was an HTHS spec of >3.5

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It is. And that one requirement would preclude ANY conventional GF-4 oil from meeting A3. If Valvoline or anyone else is saying their conventional 10w30 meets A3 they are full of it.

 

[ssj4]

Just checked teh Valvoline site, none of their conventional oils are listed as meeting A3

Here is the Link

 

[ssj4]

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Just checked teh Valvoline site, none of their conventional oils are listed as meeting A3

Here is the Link

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Sorry copied and pasted wrong info

HERE IS THE WORKING LINK

 

[77GrandPrix]

Looked on the back of some Valvoline All Climate bottles at Walmart today,they say nothing about meeting A3. I did notice that it was the lowest priced conventional oil on the shelf barring ST and Trop Arctic. I was very surprised.

 

[SFCP]

Umm..yeah..I was mistaken about Val ACC being rated ACEA A3....it's the Val Durablend that is. My bad.

 

[jorton]

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Probally they say A1. Lowering volitility is easy of you want to raise CC too...less thin basestock and PPD. Dino GTX 30 weight cannot meet A3 HT/HS.

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No it says A3. Its probably like Auto-Union said...it doesn't meet the whole A3...just part of it.

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So was the gtx US or euro 10w30?