Some random thoughts generated from little bits I have noticed is yes , the data sheets are outdated and rather generic . For example both the LTC and LTP numbers are listed as " MAX " .
The Castrol Canada site does have the 5w-30 and 10w-30 listed as A5 now not A3 as previously mentioned but still is an upgrade from the previous A1 rating .
The 10w-40 Syntec looks like a groovy summer oil at only 13.2 cSt and smells like fruity detergent .
The Syntec 5w-40 " Belgian made " looks like another sleeper oil from them at 12.80 cSt without remarkable smell
but it's really kind of hard to wash off the fingers
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For those that happen to be looking for the 5w-40 data as castrol sends it here it is :
Vi @ 100c 12.80
cP@ -25c 3300 max
High Shear VI @ 150c 4.5 ( CEC L-36-A90 )
Zinc % wt 1.0
Phos 0.09
Flash 405F
Sulfur % wt 0.25
TBN 11
I cannot find the correct metric wrench to take off the bottle caps with nor do I know the correct specs to retorque them to
Thats random
[ January 30, 2004, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: Motorbike ]