UOA Oil Analysis - 6.3k mi Pennzoil non-synth

[sholxgt]

I lost respect because it appears they performed a bait and switch.  Much like Mobil and Castrol did.

Had no idea. So "blended" can be labeled as Synthetic.......yikes.

In the US, they can modify the structure of petroleum and then call it synthetic.  In Europe it has to have a non-petroleum (Class IV or V synthetic) base stock to be called synthetic.

I strongly support Europe on that classification.  Otherwise, the synthetic label on the bottle is near meaningless.

 

[ajpturbo]

I lost respect for Amsoil when they brought out Signature and changed their other offerings as well. 

Why is this?

I lost respect because it appears they performed a bait and switch.  Much like Mobil and Castrol did.

When Amsoil only had one offering it was a true synthetic.  It seems to me that they then brought out Signature to make the public think that they have engineered an even better oil.  But, what they actually did was change the formula in their standard offering to a non synthetic base stock and rename their standard offering Signature.

At least that's what it seems to me happened.  I know years ago they only had true synthetic and it wasn't called Signature.  The standard Amsoil is now petroleum base stock and you have to step up to Signature to get what I, and other countries, call synthetic oil.

I dont think it was a bait and switch at all...i think it was just a matter of expanding their product line...the OE and XL amsoil were simply created to have an offering in a segment that was previously unavailable by them

Have to diversify to stay alive sometimes.....not everyone wants or needs class IV/V oils

So now if you want the amsoil name and advantages that may come from their research and philosohy but want conventional oil you can have them as an ootion