Originally Posted By: jstutz
If you look over at the VOA section there is a post named " a few 5w30" the guy put 5 different oils there with there VOA results. It looks like most of the current synthetics are pretty close the only ones that stand out to me is the PP because of the higher calcium, and the syntec due to the increased level of moly. Really they all look good even M1.
with modern lubricants, there are many additives that you cannot see with just a VOA. As such, it's hard to make an informed comparison without performance testing.
If you look over at the VOA section there is a post named " a few 5w30" the guy put 5 different oils there with there VOA results. It looks like most of the current synthetics are pretty close the only ones that stand out to me is the PP because of the higher calcium, and the syntec due to the increased level of moly. Really they all look good even M1.
with modern lubricants, there are many additives that you cannot see with just a VOA. As such, it's hard to make an informed comparison without performance testing.