I went through PQIA's website, I see they pick oils they see off US shelves and do tests on them and publish their reports so that US consumers will be aware of dodgy motor oils.
In my country, we do not have an equivalent to PQIA. We do have local oil blenders who boast about their products. 2 main players that come to mind are HARDEX and HI REV.
HI REV has been around since the mid 90s and their facilities looks good, but I still don't trust their products as well. Both HARDEX and HI REV claim their oils are API SM/SN certified . I mean why would they certify their oils if their market is so small?
Have a look at the hardex flyer below.
very dodgy, full of high flying claims, but read the disclaimer..
so is there any way for me to check if these oils are indeed API certified? I tried looking for this info in API's website but found none.
It reminds me of the post a Singaporean member made about VOA for a highly raved about Korean oil that he bought in Korea, found out it didn't have any additives at all !
I suspect these oils are dodgy too.
what are your thoughts.
In my country, we do not have an equivalent to PQIA. We do have local oil blenders who boast about their products. 2 main players that come to mind are HARDEX and HI REV.
HI REV has been around since the mid 90s and their facilities looks good, but I still don't trust their products as well. Both HARDEX and HI REV claim their oils are API SM/SN certified . I mean why would they certify their oils if their market is so small?
Have a look at the hardex flyer below.
very dodgy, full of high flying claims, but read the disclaimer..
so is there any way for me to check if these oils are indeed API certified? I tried looking for this info in API's website but found none.
It reminds me of the post a Singaporean member made about VOA for a highly raved about Korean oil that he bought in Korea, found out it didn't have any additives at all !
I suspect these oils are dodgy too.
what are your thoughts.
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