HPL Super Car 0w40 new oil analysis

[OVERKILL]

Makes more sense. I was looking at 1km listed as your baseline and then 5,579 km lube time on your Sample 1 row lube time and thought you changed the oil.

That was for the Ravenol SSL 0W-40 (which you can see experienced significant viscosity loss relative to the HPL, Sample 2). I changed it out early to go with HPL.

 

[tcp71]

That was for the Ravenol SSL 0W-40 (which you can see experienced significant viscosity loss relative to the HPL, Sample 2). I changed it out early to go with HPL.

How is the importation of HPL into Canada? Would like to try the HPL in the Macan.

 

[OVERKILL]

How is the importation of HPL into Canada? Would like to try the HPL in the Macan.

You get boned by Customs. I am lucky that I get @Rand to bring it up, so I avoid paying that most of the time, as it adds considerable cost. If you have a friend that can receive it for you and you can drive over and pick it up, or he/she can bring it over, you can avoid that.

 

[Sloppy_Snood]

You get boned by Customs. I am lucky that I get @Rand to bring it up, so I avoid paying that most of the time, as it adds considerable cost. If you have a friend that can receive it for you and you can drive over and pick it up, or he/she can bring it over, you can avoid that.

I am really bored …

How about I make a run over the border with a stash of HPL and cigarettes for you northern Northerners?

HPL is only 2 1/2 to 3 hours from my house.

… and I have been know to do crazy shiitake for something as simple as a small container of cashews or pistachios.

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

I hoarded OG FRAM Ultra's and FRAM Titanium's (the latter thanks to former member Rod_Knock, who sent me a pile, since they weren't available in Canada), since they are/were arguably the best filter on the market, an incredibly well balanced combination of flow, capacity and filtration, due to the multiple layers of synthetic media.

If you've been in the oil filter section at all, you are aware that Worst Brands, errr, I mean "First Brands", that acquired both FRAM and Champ, is now bankrupt, but that things went downhill at both companies shortly after the acquisition, including the downgrading of the Ultra, but more significantly, the appearance of considerable QC issues with the filters as they tried to improve margins.

This means that all of the "premium" filters including the Royal Purple and AMSOIL EaO, were affected by this. Sloppy glue jobs, ruffled springs that prevent proper sealing, the elimination of the gasket for the spring we saw on the OG Ultra, louvers in the centre tube that were barely open, or not open at all...etc.

If you are looking for a filter that's along the same style of the OG Ultra (albeit, without the silicone ADBV), probably the closest would be the Fleetguard LF16002, which uses their Stratapore media and is 100% efficient at 24 microns.

I am hopeful that by the time I run out of OG Ultra's that AMSOIL will have partnered with somebody else (hopefully Fleetguard or Donaldson) for the EaO.

Sorry" Boomer Rant #??? - Have lost track by now. Another old man just shaking fist at the sky and typing too much again.
We all know this stuff yet can do not a thing about it.

We are in a downright epidemic of failure and poor quality everywhere it seems.

Exactly what manufacturing companies have done to themselves and to their millions of consumers (many life long loyal customers) by ruining (many times totally killing) their long , once great , dependable businesses.

They all seem to have just turned over the keys and 1005 total control of their industries over to the bean counters. All seem looking for one thing and one thing only. Higher dividends + bonuses for the upper management for their bail out of the next quarter. That goal along with the attitude.... "Future of ____ Inc be ****ed! We won't even be in this business any more by the next quarters.... We will take our bonuses and obscene salaries and retire or move along to the next industry who is willing to hire us."
I have not studied the 1930s era Great Depression much but I fear and I hope that a lot of this same type of mergers, sell outs, over/exaggerated values along with stock trades and price manipulation often discovered in business these days was not the big contributing factor that is coming around like a financial re-run to BITE the world and free trade.

So. how successful has all the merging with unequal / unexperienced / unknowledgeable / uncaring owners and companies with the money to buy them turned out as of late? Not very good from many angles. Again. Most of those are showing and proving they are buying with little to no care or concern past when they expect to merge again or do a total sell out once they have squeezed the life blood out of what is left of the companies.

There is near nothing today one can purchase with the slightest sort of trust that what you are buying will be anywhere near the past quality or what one expects for the prices that just keep going one way .....up up up.
Regardless the emblems and stickers saying "Company Name / Made in ????? all that means little to nothing anymore than the price of the paint or the ink on the stickers and emblems. It is downright scary having to think about buying new appliances or just about anything one wants to last that costs more than a few$$$ today.

 

[Sloppy_Snood]

Sorry" Boomer Rant #??? - Have lost track by now. Another old man just shaking fist at the sky and typing too much again.
We all know this stuff yet can do not a thing about it.

We are in a downright epidemic of failure and poor quality everywhere it seems.

Exactly what manufacturing companies have done to themselves and to their millions of consumers (many life long loyal customers) by ruining (many times totally killing) their long , once great , dependable businesses.

They all seem to have just turned over the keys and 1005 total control of their industries over to the bean counters. All seem looking for one thing and one thing only. Higher dividends + bonuses for the upper management for their bail out of the next quarter. That goal along with the attitude.... "Future of ____ Inc be ****ed! We won't even be in this business any more by the next quarters.... We will take our bonuses and obscene salaries and retire or move along to the next industry who is willing to hire us."
I have not studied the 1930s era Great Depression much but I fear and I hope that a lot of this same type of mergers, sell outs, over/exaggerated values along with stock trades and price manipulation often discovered in business these days was not the big contributing factor that is coming around like a financial re-run to BITE the world and free trade.

So. how successful has all the merging with unequal / unexperienced / unknowledgeable / uncaring owners and companies with the money to buy them turned out as of late? Not very good from many angles. Again. Most of those are showing and proving they are buying with little to no care or concern past when they expect to merge again or do a total sell out once they have squeezed the life blood out of what is left of the companies.

There is near nothing today one can purchase with the slightest sort of trust that what you are buying will be anywhere near the past quality or what one expects for the prices that just keep going one way .....up up up.
Regardless the emblems and stickers saying "Company Name / Made in ????? all that means little to nothing anymore than the price of the paint or the ink on the stickers and emblems. It is downright scary having to think about buying new appliances or just about anything one wants to last that costs more than a few$$$ today.

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[OVERKILL]

There is near nothing today one can purchase with the slightest sort of trust that what you are buying will be anywhere near the past quality or what one expects for the prices that just keep going one way .....up up up.
Regardless the emblems and stickers saying "Company Name / Made in ????? all that means little to nothing anymore than the price of the paint or the ink on the stickers and emblems. It is downright scary having to think about buying new appliances or just about anything one wants to last that costs more than a few$$$ today.

There is niche stuff you can. Bryston audio gear, a few high end speaker manufacturers, McIntosh Audio gear...etc. But for Joe Average, it has become very hard, I agree.

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

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EXACTLY! How did u catch me in that mirror! Minus the beard.
It is why I mostly begin with what I feel is the very much required "SORRY."

There was a phrase I saw someplace once and after a good laugh, I said to myself....... "WooF! Hey. That is ME!"
The phrase went something like: "The good Lord has given me the ability to speak up. Unfortunately I have very little to no ability to KEEP QUIET!" I am working on it. Trying to limit the key actions! Most of my comments should come with the automatic option tags: "DELETE" or "IGNORE!"

 

[Sloppy_Snood]

@OVERKILL Are you running HPL Super Car or Premium Plus Passenger Car Motor Oil in your RAM? (I last remember you were using 0W-20 flavor).

 

[OVERKILL]

@OVERKILL Are you running HPL Super Car or Premium Plus Passenger Car Motor Oil in your RAM? (I last remember you were using 0W-20 flavor).

Dave blended me up the "Overkill" Super Car 0W-20, which is the same additive package used in the 0W-40, but in a 0W-20, so it's full-SAPS.

 

[Sloppy_Snood]

Sorry @OVERKILL,,, I knew that. Can I blame a lack of morning coffee here?

Although the calcium is very high (my initial reservation on Super Car), Dave's HPL recipe is working like a charm for me.

 

[mbacfp]

I do want to say that Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 0w40 has been good for the 6.2 with decent wear numbers over multiple oil change intervals (posted here). Significant viscosity loss during oil change interval is my only compliant, but ultimately not an issue if sticking with 6 month or 6,000 mile oil change intervals. I will admit I'm thinking why change what has been working so far?

Appreciate all the intel and will do some oil samples when I get around to using HPL Super Car 0w40 here in the near future.

Night all.