Why ? Is this API's rule ? Why can't Mobil or Castrol or whoever just continue marketing their oil as "SP" (even if it is SQ) ? Seems odd that they are "required" to sell or market a particular spec oil.
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That’s a common practice. It allows for a sell down period of about six months for old stock with old labels to disappear from store shelves.
The same thing happened with Dexos when they went from gen 2 to gen 3. For a while you could find gen 2 combined with API SP instead of SN+ on the labels.
Meh. My newest car (Honda Odyssey) only needs SN so I don't worry much about SQ. But I do need the sales/clearance prices! 
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I should’ve phrased that differently. I meant that after the end of March that’s when they are allowed to start using the SQ labels, and most of them probably will.
Pennzoil Platinum, Platinum High Mileage, and Gold have updated data sheets for API SQ. No updates for their other oils yet.
The specs on the data sheets all seem to be identical to the old ones, so it doesn't seem like these oils have been reformulated at all.
The specs on the data sheets all seem to be identical to the old ones, so it doesn't seem like these oils have been reformulated at all.
My newest car -Meh. My newest car (Honda Odyssey) only needs SN so I don't worry much about SQ. But I do need the sales/clearance prices!
“Be sure that the engine oil you use comes under the quality classification of SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ or SL.”
Ah, that makes sense. This way no one can get a head start on the "marketing" side. I guess API thinks Joe Consumer buying oil at Walmart or Autozone really care a lot about this !!
My wife has a '24 Toyota and it doesn't specify API at all. It specs some Japanese GLV standard. My older Infiniti only specs conventional API SJ, maybe SL, though that was recent enough when that VQ engine was developed, I suppose.
SQ is available now in Australia, YZJB just bought some Valvoline.
Three 6L bottles of API SQ Valvoline SynPower 5W-30. This is the first SQ/GF-7A product I’ve seen in Australia. And it was on sale! Also picked up two 6L bottles of 10W-40 Restore and Protect while I was there.
You just can’t help yourself can you it’s always about you
It makes me wonder if there will be oil deals to replenish my stash??
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