SuperTECH Synthetic - HTO-06 and dexos

[wemay]

With a pds like this (see link below), how important would the lack of Honda's HTO-06 or dexos1 be to turbo owners? Or is it not important at all? To my less discernable eyes, it appears to be a fine oil for a turbo/supercharged engine.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb..._sp#Post3307068

 

[skip029]

It matters for warranty purposes.

 

[wemay]

Im sorry, I wasnt clear. For vehicles that don't require either.

 

[Swift101]

Originally Posted By: wemay
With a pds like this (see link below), how important would the lack of Honda's HTO-06 or dexos1 be to turbo owners? Or is it not important at all? To my less discernable eyes, it appears to be a fine oil for a turbo/supercharged engine.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb..._sp#Post3307068



I'm sure it's a solid choice for our engines, but you might want to consider QSUD 5w30, it's dexos1 approved and meets Honda's HTO-06.
It costs something like $21 at my local Wally word.

 

[bubbatime]

I do my sister in laws oil changes in her Acura. It requires HTO-06 and I just use the Quaker State at Wal-Mart. I'm sure SuperTech would be fine for the application, but the Quaker State is only a few dollars more expensive and meets the requirements.

For your turbo application that doesn't call for dexos or HTO-06, SuperTech would work fine but I still would spend a few extra bucks and go with the Quaker State.

 

[skip029]

Aaric Johnson from jmturbocoopers.com suggests only use motor oils that have the spec for ACEA A3/B3 in turbos.

I think ST oils are good. Not too sure about turbo applications. They seem to show good UOA on here though.

(For PU fans) He points out that Pennzoil Ultra is not A3/B3 but is A5/B5

http://youtu.be/gleqLF9_zjk?t=7m

 

[FetchFar]

Wouldn't it be nice to know of a particular oil FAILED a test (like HTO-06 you mention) ... OR ... it was just never attempted. Secret info, right?

 

[ARCOgraphite]

why did Honda disco the rdx turbo? Reliability or segment required 6 banger(marketing)? Odd, as most manufacturers have gone to 4 cyl turbo app on CUV's.

 

[FetchFar]

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
why did Honda disco the rdx turbo? Reliability or segment required 6 banger(marketing)? Odd, as most manufacturers have gone to 4 cyl turbo app on CUV's.


The new 3.5L V6 RDX gets better gas mileage than the old turbo-4 2.3L. Oddly, kind of like Mazda's thirsty old discontinued turbo-4 2.3L CX-7 which was infamous for bad gas mileage. For some reason, some small displacement turbo designs fail on internal engine friction efficiency. ... Also, turbo lag turns people off when test driving small displacement turbo-4's and salespeople have complained about that over the years, trying to make the sale and explain the turbo lag to startled test drivers.

 

[147_Grain]

I'd pay the extra $5.00 for the HTO-06 and Dexos specs.

 

[Nate1979]

Originally Posted By: wemay
With a pds like this (see link below), how important would the lack of Honda's HTO-06 or dexos1 be to turbo owners? Or is it not important at all? To my less discernable eyes, it appears to be a fine oil for a turbo/supercharged engine.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb..._sp#Post3307068



Can you explain which detail on the PDS you are referring to?

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Nate1979
Originally Posted By: wemay
With a pds like this (see link below), how important would the lack of Honda's HTO-06 or dexos1 be to turbo owners? Or is it not important at all? To my less discernable eyes, it appears to be a fine oil for a turbo/supercharged engine.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb..._sp#Post3307068



Can you explain which detail on the PDS you are referring to?


Viscosity 40C cST - 64.33
Viscosity 100 cST - 11.02
VI----------------- 165
Ash---------------- .92
Noack-------------- 11.1
cP----------------- 18,092 (-35)

All comparable to Major brand-name synthetics

 

[wemay]

Next, i will probably use PPPP 10w30 as Swift101 and i have discussed.