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Originally posted by YZF150:
p, I don't have any illusions about the marketing practices of Castrol or any other firm. Let me spell it out: all this hand-wringing about what Castrol might do is just wasted energy. We know what we know about the German oil based on an email to Patman which ostensibly describes the physical characteristics, we have two VOAs, two UOAs, and maybe a few ambiguous or even uninformed responses from Castrol sales/tech reps. That's it.
The truth is in the analysis. As long as the UOAs demonstrate that this oil, or any oil, is doing what you want, then use it. When it fails to do that, or the Next-Best-Thing comes along, then go with that flow. Castrol pulls a fast one? Then just move along.
As above, a UOA is a UOA, and the ones we've seen look promising. Who cares what it's made of, where it's made, what it's called, how it smells, which wavelengths of the visible spectrum it reflects? The proof's in the ppms.