Ravenol Consensus

[kschachn]

Because I can't get those specs locally at ANY cost. Nothing special about Ravenol just that I can order from their store very easily for a reasonable price.

Well that's a pretty good reason.

But on the other hand, unless fuel economy is your primary concern there are equivalently better choices than an A5/B5 oil. And also unless you're starting the car unaided at temperatures of -35F or below the 0W winter rating is unnecessary.

 

[930.engineering]

Matt, I have a hard time taking that forum seriously. Virtually all of their stuff spend serious
money even on the most questionable additives. Guess these guys also believe in unicorns.
VERY different approach to Bitog.

 

[Shel_B]

Anything over $10/qt.
Last I checked, Ravenol was $12/qt.

I prefer under $5/qt. Lots of good syn oil under this category even as low as $2.50/qt (e.g. ST, Kirkland).

OK, I understand. Tks!

 

[OVERKILL]

I've been using it for a bit. If you can get it cheaply (Blauparts has it on sale every once and a while) it becomes very price-competitive with more traditional offerings while using a more expensive base oil blend and having lower Noack and better cold temp (CCS/MRV) specs. That's been my reason for using oils with high PAO content up here in the GWN, as I don't run a block heater.

Do I think it protects better than something else with the same approvals like Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 0w40? No.

 

[PPLd]

I have used Shell 5W40, Motul 0W40, Redline 0W40, German Castrol 0W40, Ravenol 0W40 on my Mercedes SLK 1.8t.
Ravenol is available in a store near my work and quite a bit cheaper than the Motul, Redline and Castrol, except Shell whose manufacturing plant is in same city as me.

My gf who know nothing about cars asked me what I done to the car why I switched off the engine when cruising roof down at 40.
I laughed so hard and told her the engine was ON it was the engine was so quiet and smooth. Her disbelieve face was priceless.