How do you know they have done nothing at all? Mobil may choose to publish videos about their research, but that doesn't mean everyone else has to follow suit. Oil companies research and develop all the time and are very private about it. Shell could have been working on this for years, so I don't know if you can legit say that it is "all of a sudden."
I would guess that PUP is capable. Just not sure about the others. How clean will they keep the engine? Do they contain any higher end base oils and AO's for the longer drain intervals etc.? Shell is a top-notch formulator I'd like to just see something that led them to this 20k claim.I get it. Maybe Shell will release something similar about the QS soon. I hope they do.
So, buster; what’s the bottom line? Could you possibly do 10k on this oil while using UOA’s and being vigilant?
I have no idea. Depends on the usual - engine type, climate, type of service use etc.
Looks like the darn flash cube forgot to fire on the bottom pic.
Is this the next generation of QS Full Sythetic that was on the Walmart shelf about a year ago? Regards
No. That was called Ultimate Durability, I think QSFS took its place.
I do not think SOPUS has done the best marketing for their synthetic oils : Why would I use (if it can be found) PUP over PPP ? QS does a little better with explaining new QSUP vs. QSFS but still not exactly sure what I get by spending $2.00 more for jug with QSUP ?
Valvoline , Castrol or SOPUS = Market General Fully Synthetic ?
Shell did something similar, using only one (the worst) piston from the six (also over-exposed) to compare to their best to claim superiority
Another motor owl specialist …^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don’t know…
But if that alpine owl says it’s legit…
I’m rolling with that owl…
Then maybe SOPUS is the badder bad-boy as I don't think the Mobil 1 presentation was for general consumer consumption.
The pic I used on the bottom there, with the grey background, is from the Mobil website from a very long time ago, so that was consumer-facing. It's basically the same photo from their internal stuff.
Shell/Valvoline/Castrol are the worst offenders IMO. Mobil usually doesn't call out competitors. They just show videos of testing etc. Pennzoil also used regular M1 and compared it to Ultra, not PP.
When you are "perceived" as number one you become a target.
Next thing you know? The type of windshield washer and blinker fluid will determine if your engine fails...lolAftermarket warranty company’s are a joke
My son bought a used Mustang from a Ford dealer and purchased an aftermarket warranty
No long after his purchase he installed true dual exhaust
During his warranty period the trans goes out
He makes a claim
Claim was denied because the dual exhaust caused the trans failure !!
