Thanks MolaKule,I always wondered if they made a oil I would personnaly use. Guess not
Here is a VOA of the 5/40 Rotella,this is not instrument noise IMO ,,it actually looks as though it is a UOA
http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000040
A post about a Shell Oil Recall:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000052
And a VOA of Formula Shell 10/30
http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000070
The SL Shell oils have nothing special in them to enhance cleaning abilities IMO,I don't know where that came from ?
I am fond of the Conoco/Phillips products but have to admit the best part of the Plain Trop Artic 10/30 is it's superior cold weather performance and fuel milaege which is the same or better than some 5/30's,the Artic 5/30,,well it aproaches some synlubes and PAO blends in that area of cold weather performance. The Turbo has a TBN of 13 and has Moly,a TBN of 13 in a SL is cool and it seems to Aunt Minnie well along with potential longer drains from first hand experience through actual use and analysis. I personally would use Motorcraft " Conoco " which holds it's TBN very well before the 10/30 Plain Trop Artic in all but severe cold. The Motorcraft and the Turbo would be quite close in performance I believe and I would absolutly love to see either of these low cost oils ran back to back comparisons to the high buck Syntec.
Some of us wish Mobil SS was available in two 30 wt VI's,one closer to 12.49,,well Phillips offers 3 different 10/30's to choose from. The Turbo being somewhat a more high performance oriented oil and a true PAO blend 10/30
I am not a oil expert but do have the abiltiy to distinguish brand loyalties vs performance. These are some good oils. Does 260k on plain Trop Artic 10/30 used since day one in a 1987 Nissan PU account for anything in a low cost oil ? Good motor yes but did not receive the 3 month-3k type intervals. That was a Ex-Neighbor of mines truck.
[ February 13, 2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: dragboat ]