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Old 05-31-2015, 09:19 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by wbradley View Post
It's a group IV oil which means it's a pure synthetic polyalphaolefin PAO whereas any lower group number is a modified petroleum based oil. Group V is other bases such as silicone, not used by itself but as an additive to other oils.

Very few oils, all of them premium, are PAO based. Its a great deal if it suits your requirements, in my case supercharged.
I used to run Motul 8100 X-Cess on the VAG 2.0T which is also a Group IV, had the highest ZDDP content that I could find for the weight I needed.

Interesting how TRD Performance sells a 0W30 oil made by Total, and STI Peformance sells a 5W40 oil made by Motul for the 86/BRZ recommended for track use.
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