Idemitsu 5w30 SP/GF-6 VOA

[Zenon]

Shaken, not stirred. February 2024 purchase.
Idemitsu 5W-30 SP/GF-6 Fully-Synthetic VOA

https://www.idemitsulubricants.com/dA/610025b04c/tds_Idemitsu 5W-30 GF-6.pdf

 

[himemsys]

Thank you for posting this. I've added it to the VOA Database. It is quite thin for a 30 grade, but at least we know the lab results are accurate, as they match the data sheet you posted.

 

[fantastic]

They say "Fully Synthetic" instead of "Full Synthetic" we're used to seeing. Interesting oil & thanks for testing this oil.

 

[buster]

They removed Noack but it was listed at 8.5%. The VI is only 155. Looks like a group III.

 

[addyguy]

It’s just barely a 30-weight oil. Beyond that, it looks fairly average for a modern 5W-30 oil.

 

[pbm]

Thank you for posting this. I've added it to the VOA Database. It is quite thin for a 30 grade, but at least we know the lab results are accurate, as they match the data sheet you posted.

Does anybody know if the SN version of this oil was as ‘thin’ as this SP version? I ask because I have 2 jugs of it and I will run it in my 20 weight spec’d Focus if it is.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

0w/5w20/30 Viscosity drops are common with moves to SP Standards. It'll be hard to find steady users of this oil brand, when trying to recollect on older formulations. There just aren't enough diehard users here at BITOG.

 

[VolkswagenFox21]

Does anybody know if the SN version of this oil was as ‘thin’ as this SP version? I ask because I have 2 jugs of it and I will run it in my 20 weight spec’d Focus if it is.

Found some specs on the SN version here: https://ilti.idemitsu.com/en/produkotomotif/idemitsu-sn-5w30-fs

It's from Idemitsu's Indonesian site, though, so I don't know if it applies to what North America got. PDF doesn't make any mention of any specific market or country, though. SN formulation was 10.25 @ 100 C. A bit higher viscosity than the current SP version.

EDIT: Actually, I found a TDS of the american SN formation here: https://www.idemitsulubricants.com/docs/tds/tds-idemitsu-5w30.pdf

10.79 @ 100 C