Valvoline Synpower 10W30 data spec update

[ace33chrisEVO]

New data sheet (effective from 5-23-06) is posted at Valvoline website.

http://www.valvoline.com/products/Synpower.pdf

I don't remember old specs, but 10W30 Synpower has flash point of 250 oC, which is same as Redline 10W30.

Sulfated ash 0.90
Pour point -48 oC
NOACK 8.9%
TBN 8

It looks like pretty good oil at least the numbers. (TBN can be higher I guess) Hope to see some used oil analysis using this 10W30 soon.

[ June 06, 2006, 04:58 PM: Message edited by: ace33chrisEVO ]

 

[JAG]

Synpower is a great oil that doesn't get enough credit. In many cases in the past for many people, it outperformed Mobil 1 in the same engine in terms of lower UOA wear metals.

 

[CosmicFlash]

I agree.

I've ran the 5W 40 in my 99' Passat 1.8T since new at 7-9,000 mi OCI's and now have 131,000 miles. Just put in the Maxlife Synpower 5w30 a couple of months ago and seems to have eliminated oil consumption.

 

[ace33chrisEVO]

I saw some people here claim that Valvoline Synpower has some Group III base. Can group III base have flash point of 250 oC? Mobil 1 10W30 has 224 oC flash point and supposed to be full group IV base.

 

[speedtc]

Nobody knows for sure what's in it. It is not a "popular" Full Synthetic so it gets no press.