Originally Posted by TheIceStormof06
Thanks for everyone's input. Most of the responses here have been about availability and pricing. I can easily source the Pennzoil locally and online.
Can we take those two factors Out for a moment and discuss the technically attributes and advantages that each possess?
LX looks really good. Others, are OK. 5W40 that I use is OK. I cannot say anything else bcs. we do not know Noack or HTHS. Based on latest PDS, amount of GTL base went down bcs. pour point increased from -45 to -36c. KV100 is 12.8, which puts it is light W40 category and my "guesstimate" would be HTHS of around 3.6.
So, unless we are talking Noack around 7%, this oil is good, but not worth of turning world upside down to get it. Based on Noack of BMW TPT which is made by SOPUS, Naock of 5W40 is probably around 9%. Which would still be good.
However, DEFINIATELY not worth of $10 a quart when equally good oils or better are available at better price.
Thanks for everyone's input. Most of the responses here have been about availability and pricing. I can easily source the Pennzoil locally and online.
Can we take those two factors Out for a moment and discuss the technically attributes and advantages that each possess?
LX looks really good. Others, are OK. 5W40 that I use is OK. I cannot say anything else bcs. we do not know Noack or HTHS. Based on latest PDS, amount of GTL base went down bcs. pour point increased from -45 to -36c. KV100 is 12.8, which puts it is light W40 category and my "guesstimate" would be HTHS of around 3.6.
So, unless we are talking Noack around 7%, this oil is good, but not worth of turning world upside down to get it. Based on Noack of BMW TPT which is made by SOPUS, Naock of 5W40 is probably around 9%. Which would still be good.
However, DEFINIATELY not worth of $10 a quart when equally good oils or better are available at better price.
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