M1 FS 5W-30 Euro VOA

[mitsuman47]

Didn’t see a VOA or any UOA’s for this oil, so I sent a sample off to OAI. I think this would compete with the Castrol Edge Euro 5W-30.

My local stores don’t carry it. But, i ordered it from Walmart and they delivered it next day. Currently running it in my 2006 Accord and HRX mower.

@himemsys feel free to add this to your VOA database.

 

[JavierH19]

Looks good. never seen the SL seal in the donut with it still saying SP on the label.

 

[chris719]

Looks like the exact same package as the FS 0W-40 and 5W-50.

 

[addyguy]

Interesting, don’t get that oil up here!

 

[himemsys]

Added to the database.

The Calcium/Magnesium values indicate an SP oil. So maybe it's more than meeting or exceeding "SP Engine Test Requirements" and they just didn't want to pay the licensing fees?

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Added to the database.

The Calcium/Magnesium values indicate an SP oil. So maybe it's more than meeting or exceeding "SP Engine Test Requirements" and they just didn't want to pay the licensing fees?

Phosphorous & zinc both exceed the API SP USL of 800ppm. That’s why it specifies it meets the engine test part only.

 

[himemsys]

Phosphorous & zinc both exceed the API SP USL of 800ppm. That’s why it specifies it meets the engine test part only.

I know P is 600-800 and this oil is barely over that. I did not realize Zinc also had a 600-800 requirement.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I know P is 600-800 and this oil is barely over that. I did not realize Zinc also had a 600-800 requirement.

“Barely over” obviously doesn’t matter to us as the end user, but as the quality manager who trained me about customer specifications (in this case API is the customer) taught me about that “gray area”,

“It’s called a specification, not a recommendation, for a reason. If we’re not in spec, we’re paying the customer’s claim if they find our defective product. If we’re in spec, we tell them to fly a kite.”

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Looks good. never seen the SL seal in the donut with it still saying SP on the label.

It's because it meets the "API SP ENGINE TEST REQUIREMENTS" of SP but not the formulation requirements as it's a "Full-SAP" Euro formulation.

 

[thastinger]

Virgin oil with 3ppm Iron prepackaged in it?

 

[himemsys]

Virgin oil with 3ppm Iron prepackaged in it?

Fairly common. See:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/voa-database.360118/#post-6244004

 

[mitsuman47]

Virgin oil with 3ppm Iron prepackaged in it?

Also note the 5ppm silicon. Shows that a VOA can be useful, because I’ve seen some VOA’s as high as 12-14 which could be improperly diagnosed as a leak in the intake tract at the end of a UOA.

 

[buster]

I've yet to see a UOA of this stuff....

 

[mitsuman47]

I've yet to see a UOA of this stuff....

About 1k miles and I’ll have one. Should be 4-6 weeks.

 

[jml4life]

Could I use this in my American car that takes 5w30?

 

[kschachn]

Could I use this in my American car that takes 5w30?

Are you also worried about a language barrier?

 

[mitsuman47]

I've yet to see a UOA of this stuff....

@buster

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/t...rd-2-4l-8-000-mi-oci-280-000-mi-total.388088/

 

[kitchbow]

Would run this in my wifes frontier pro 4x ....... after I use up the 6 boxes of valvoline lolol

 

[Triple_Se7en]

The 0w40 Euro is SP. The 5w30 Euro is not.
What's important to me may not be as important to you.

 

[mitsuman47]

The 0w40 Euro is SP. The 5w30 Euro is not.
What's important to me may not be as important to you.

Was this directed to someone specific? Or, did you just lob it out to the universe as a whole?