[Fwd: Re: [Vwdiesel] winter oil]

[dominique cormann]

Yes it is, and that does indeed explain the price differene to a point.
However the sythetic version from Shell and Chevron are much closer in
price to Delvac then they are to Duron. So I see this product as a great
bargain.

Judging from the oil analysis reports done at 10,000 miles from the
users on Fred's TDI forum, they both appear to be able to run that
period of time, and provide similiar performance ( wear rates and how
worn out the oil was ).

Also group 3 oils have some advantages over group 4 and 5 oils. The
groups numbers increasing does not correlate with quality. Group 3 oils
have higher additive holding ability, similar to ester base oils ( group
5 ) without the issues with seal swelling. It is for this reason that
PAO (group 4) is usually mixed with ester base oils so that they can
hold the additive package.



On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:39:44 -0600
"TexasTDI" <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Duron 5w-40 is cheaper than Delvac-1 5w-40 because Duron is a Group 3 oil
> and Delvac-1 is a Group 4 oil.
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 233k miles
> 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 73k miles
> 1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T -- FOR SALE
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dominique cormann" <dcormannml at rogers.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Vwdiesel] winter oil]
>
> For us canadians, we have another economical choice. Petro Canada's
> Synthetic Duron 5w40. Its half the price of Mobil Delvac 1 5w40 at
> walmart.

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