Originally Posted By: veryHeavy
I thought Virgin Oil Analysis (VOA) showed it was Not the same as Valvoline?
(shrug)...
It is similar, but not the same. Also the different weights vary with how close it is.
Easily a 7500 mile oil for most applications, maybe more depending on vehicle and driving conditions.
Ashland oils tend to have high sodium and low/no boron/moly compared to Mobil/Pennzoil/Castrol. Just a different way to protect, but it still works just fine. Some don't like the high sodium (which is a metal) and want moly (a metal) and/or boron (a weird metalloid, neither metallic nor non-metallic).
For a SN/Dexos synthetic oil that you can walk in and buy with no rebate or clearance (although it is on sale, it goes on sale frequently and for a long time) it is not a bad choice for most, and cheaper than most conventional oils.
I personally hoard when I find clearance oil, so I don't use it, but if I did need oil and it was on sale and no clearance or good rebate, I would have no issue using it.
I thought Virgin Oil Analysis (VOA) showed it was Not the same as Valvoline?
(shrug)...
It is similar, but not the same. Also the different weights vary with how close it is.
Easily a 7500 mile oil for most applications, maybe more depending on vehicle and driving conditions.
Ashland oils tend to have high sodium and low/no boron/moly compared to Mobil/Pennzoil/Castrol. Just a different way to protect, but it still works just fine. Some don't like the high sodium (which is a metal) and want moly (a metal) and/or boron (a weird metalloid, neither metallic nor non-metallic).
For a SN/Dexos synthetic oil that you can walk in and buy with no rebate or clearance (although it is on sale, it goes on sale frequently and for a long time) it is not a bad choice for most, and cheaper than most conventional oils.
I personally hoard when I find clearance oil, so I don't use it, but if I did need oil and it was on sale and no clearance or good rebate, I would have no issue using it.