I went back and read the Blackstone study article where they talk about oil brand doesn't make much of a difference if the oil meets the correct specifications and grade as the OEM requires and how it makes little difference in the grand schemes of things in terms of wear over the course of and engines life.
Then when you consider the crowd here running an economy synthetic like Supertech over say M1 or Pennzoil which may have more PAO or uses GTL as opposed to say primarily Group 3 or a combination and might have a stronger additive package, what are some of the reasons for not reaching for the other synthetics over the economy ones?
I'm not talking about extended drain intervals which say M1 AP/EP or Amsoil SS can offer, but more talking about:
Picking say M1 or PUP because of better cold weather performance which seems to be irrelevant by the fact that Blackstone really found no difference between which syn you choose so why stress over the CCS/MRV/Pour Points as one example?
Is there any argument to be said that one might have better seal conditioners in it for the long haul in say M1 or PUP etc. over say Supertech or is there any argument to be said for picking it for some other reason?
I guess what I'm trying to get at is what makes M1 or Pennzoil the right choice over say SuperTech or some other economy synthetic when it doesn't seem to matter in Blackstones findings so long as the specifications are met by the OE when the attributes of the oil from said brand doesn't seem to really matter in the grand scheme of things according to Blackstone.
This isn't a question to start a brand war and none of the brands I singled out I did so because I think one is better than the other. I was just illustrating the difference between using something you bought at an economical price that meets said spec instead of using something a tad more expensive for some other reason and what that reason is that makes it the right choice.
What say you?
(Reference to the Blackstone lab findings: https://jalopnik.com/why-expensive-oil-is-a-waste-of-money-1797241527)
Then when you consider the crowd here running an economy synthetic like Supertech over say M1 or Pennzoil which may have more PAO or uses GTL as opposed to say primarily Group 3 or a combination and might have a stronger additive package, what are some of the reasons for not reaching for the other synthetics over the economy ones?
I'm not talking about extended drain intervals which say M1 AP/EP or Amsoil SS can offer, but more talking about:
Picking say M1 or PUP because of better cold weather performance which seems to be irrelevant by the fact that Blackstone really found no difference between which syn you choose so why stress over the CCS/MRV/Pour Points as one example?
Is there any argument to be said that one might have better seal conditioners in it for the long haul in say M1 or PUP etc. over say Supertech or is there any argument to be said for picking it for some other reason?
I guess what I'm trying to get at is what makes M1 or Pennzoil the right choice over say SuperTech or some other economy synthetic when it doesn't seem to matter in Blackstones findings so long as the specifications are met by the OE when the attributes of the oil from said brand doesn't seem to really matter in the grand scheme of things according to Blackstone.
This isn't a question to start a brand war and none of the brands I singled out I did so because I think one is better than the other. I was just illustrating the difference between using something you bought at an economical price that meets said spec instead of using something a tad more expensive for some other reason and what that reason is that makes it the right choice.
What say you?
(Reference to the Blackstone lab findings: https://jalopnik.com/why-expensive-oil-is-a-waste-of-money-1797241527)
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