I came across an unusual display of Castrol Edge 5w20 and 5W30 in both the old bottles and new bottles. The old bottles were SN Plus and the new bottles were SP. I guess I know which which bottles a Bittogger would reach for. Enjoy.
Unusual Display at Walmart
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The "Made in Canada" banner is very interesting.
Wonder where the plant is located and branded as.
Wonder where the plant is located and branded as.
Isn't their "good stuff" sold in the US from Belgium?
Firstly, this Walmart was in Cranbrook, BC, Canda, north of the border with Idaho, so yes, most the Castrol products sold in Canada are blended by Wakefield Canada. I think I can dig up an old thread on this. Castrol Edge 0w30 sold in both Canada and the US is imported from Belgium.
US Castrol products are imported from Belgium? Everything, or just the Edge 0w30?
I see unusual displays just about every time I go to Walmart. . . .
Yes, it seems to have the highest rating, and also the second highest on the monogram.
I heard that Canadian produced synthetic motor oils utilize a proprietary method of esterification of donuts and back bacon coupled with naturally occurring gas from in living rooms during hockey season that undergoes the Fischer-Tropsch method.
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That’s an ugly bottle hopefully they don’t start going to that in the US
I think they have I noticed some of the 10W40 GTX high mileage at AutoZone recently was in that style of bottle.
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Dang that really sucks I don’t like change LOL
Yep the one on sale every time!
Same thing here in the states. It really makes me wonder who the heck is in charge at these companies if they can’t follow the rules.
And just recently GM stated a large percentage of oil marketers aren’t following the Dexos rules properly either. SMH
And just recently GM stated a large percentage of oil marketers aren’t following the Dexos rules properly either. SMH
What part is not following the rules?
If it's the listing as SN Plus as the resource conserving "classification", while the API "service category" is SP, that is acceptable on an oil listed as API SP for the "service category" during a transition period
The top of the donut is the API service category, and the bottom is the API classification, and those currently may differ
Specifically, an API "service category" SP may still be listed as "resource conserving" if it meets the API SN PLUS resource conserving classification standard up until April 30, 2021 (edit: actually, I am not 100% sure, but they may still be able to use the just the term resource conserving even after this, but not the starbust), but it needs to show SN PLUS in the donut to inform consumers (I presume a donut with text that says just "resource conserving" means it is API SP classification resource conserving).
"Until May 1, 2021, motor oils displaying the ILSAC Starburst can represent either API SN/SN Plus or API SP. On May 1, 2021, all products displaying the Starburst must meet API SP/Resource Conserving. During the transition period, one needs to look at the API Donut to be sure you are getting the latest technology."
https://jobbersworld.com/2020/05/01/api-sp-resource-conserving-and-ilsac-gf-6-went-live-today/
Some examples from the API site itself showing a donut with API SP service category and API SN Plus classification
https://www.api.org/products-and-se...ies-and-classifications/latest-oil-categories
(See the sample donut at the bottom)
https://www.api.org/-/media/Files/C...-Diesel/Publications/Motor Oil Guide 1020.pdf
(See the sample donut on page 3)
https://www.api.org/-/media/Files/C...sel/Publications/Branding Guideline Final.pdf
(See the sample donut on page 2)
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Exactly, it’s confusing. When SN came out oil marketers didn’t put both SN and SM in the API donut, and to my knowledge they didn’t do it when previous API categories were released either.
FYI- I have two 5 quart jugs of PP 5w30 SP and they don’t have SN PLUS in the API donut.
FYI- I have two 5 quart jugs of PP 5w30 SP and they don’t have SN PLUS in the API donut.
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