Oil

I read this article regarding synthetic oils not being 100% synthetic and instead simply being a blend of minimal synthetic with conventional motor oil.

Article:
Oils labeled as full synthetic are usually Group II or Group III blends that use a small percentage of synthetic base oil, and the term “just means it has enough of the minimum amount of a synthetic blend to call it synthetic.”

‘What you think is full synthetic isn’t really full synthetic’

According to Machinery Lubrication, a reference site for motor oils and lubricants, full synthetic oils use a synthetic base stock “uniquely designed” on the molecular level without petroleum as well as additives to slow the oil degradation. Technically, synthetic oils offer superior performance, but there are “different variations of synthetic.”

Amsoil, a motor oil company, explains that oils are made up of two components: base oils and additives. These base oils are divided into five groups. Group I and Group II use conventional base oils, while Group III, Group IV, and Group V use synthetic base oils. However, Group III oils aren’t fully synthetic; instead, they’re highly processed conventional base oils. The company also reports that oils labeled synthetic can use Group III oils, Group IV, or Group V in any combination and ratio. So, oils marketed as full synthetic can contain any amount of synthetic oil, ranging from 99% synthetic oil to 1% base oil blends to 1% synthetic to 99% base oil blends. Amsoil motor oil does not put 100% synthetic oil into it's bottle and they mix TRUE synthetic with conventional oil. Even Amsoil motor oil isnt PURE synthetic oil.

The article states;
“the closest thing to a real full synthetic” is the “Pennzoil Ultra Platinum natural gas formula.”

So are we being misled by all the oil brand companies?

Last, the oil choice for the Jaguar F-Type sports car is what exactly.
Probably a blend of conventional and synthetic oil.
Yes.... No ... ???
which is true PURE synthetic motor oil.

Thank you.

 

Misled, no. Follow the certification.

 

Oh Boy! ANOTHER oil Topic!


We have used PUP since we bought the F-Type in 2018. It met all the specs at the time, and still does.