Kendall relaunches GT-1

[Tom NJ]

"ConocoPhillips Lubricant is placing more of its eggs in the Kendall basket, with a relaunch of the old-line motor oil brand. In addition to being bolstered with Liquid Titanium antiwear agents, the brand is being upholstered in more glamorous packaging... They also described a scheme to rapidly boost market penetration..."

Kendall GT-1

Tom NJ

 

[speedyswede]

But will it be green like it used to be?

 

[GhostFlame]

What do you mean by green?

I have been using both the Kendall syn blend and the syn in my cars that don't need german flavor for about 1 year. I have been really happy with them, 5000 oci for the blend, 7500 oci for the syn. at 4.99/qt for the syn it's as good as any syn out there. Am I wrong?

I think I've been using GT-1, I know it's Kendall.

 

[BigCahuna]

I found this about Kendall oil, it appears to have been sold and is now sold under the name Brad Penn oil. Still made in P.A..http://www.bradpennracing.com/History.aspx

 

[badtlc]

I'd use Kendall if I could get it at the same prices the quickie lube places get it. There is no reason it should be more than $2/qt but I can't find it anywhere for that price.

 

[buster]

Competition is great, bring it on.

 

[Big Dave]

I believe that Brad Penn 20W-50 is the old formula of Kendall GT-1.

We air-cooled Porsche owners have been using the Brad Penn with great results.

David

 

[Tom NJ]

Originally Posted By: BigCahuna
I found this about Kendall oil, it appears to have been sold and is now sold under the name Brad Penn oil. Still made in P.A..http://www.bradpennracing.com/History.aspx


In 1997, Witco sold the Kendall refinery to American Refinery Group (Brad Penn), but sold the Kendall brand to Sunoco. In 2001 Sunoco sold the Kendall brand to Tosco (76 Lubricants), and later that same year Tosco sold the brand to Phillips. When Phillips merged with Conoco, the Kendall brand passed to ConocoPhillips.

American Reinery Group markets the Brad Penn brand of motor oils, which are green in color like the old Kendall oils and still made from Pennsylvanis crude, claiming to be made 100% in the USA. ConocoPhillips markets the Kendall brand of motor oils which now contain their Liquid Titanium additive.

Tom NJ

 

[addyguy]

I find this very interesting - this is the first brand-new anti-wear additive in a while. With them adding it to Kendall, and pushing the oil big time, it could become a real winner in the market.

I'm suprised they are putting such a focus on such an old-time name in oil. Most of the people who use it today have no idea just how old and entrenched this oil name is.

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: GhostFlame
What do you mean by green?


The original GT-1 was dyed green back in the 70's, possibly earlier.

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: addyguy
I find this very interesting - this is the first brand-new anti-wear additive in a while. With them adding it to Kendall, and pushing the oil big time, it could become a real winner in the market.

I'm suprised they are putting such a focus on such an old-time name in oil. Most of the people who use it today have no idea just how old and entrenched this oil name is.


It is interesting. I'm more interested in why/how it came to be. Just an opinion, but I don't think it's anything as ground breaking as they are making it out to be. Probably just another alternative type additive that does a good job. Just using the word "Titanium" probably appeals to the less informed. Marketing.

I can't knock their results though. As I said before, they showed some dramatic improvements on two industry standard tests. It's probably already been reversed engineered and figured out by now.

The Nissan Ester oil also uses some proprietary additive technology.