quote:Originally posted by Big Bear:quote:Originally posted by Deltona_Dave:quote:Originally posted by Big Bear:
There is no doubt that Pennzoil Ultra is a great oil, but I really think Pennzoil missed the boat with this oil. I think they would have been better served to just reformulate the Pennzoil Platinum into what is now Pennzoil Ultra. When I look at the VOA's on Pennzoil Ultra and Pennzoil Platinum it just seems that the Pennzoil Ultra has more Boron than the Platinum.
I was over at Wal-Mart today and the Pennzoil Ultra shelf was full while the Pennzoil Platinum shelves were half empty. I peeked into the back room where they keep there extra oil and there was no Pennzoil Ultra back there. I talked with one of the ladies who was stocking some oil on the shelves and she told me that the Pennzoil Ultra was not selling very well.
A 5 quart jug of Pennzoil Ultra is $28.00 while a 5 quart jug of Pennzoil Platinum is $20.50
I just do not see Pennzoil Ultra being worth $8.00 more for a 5 quart jug of oil.
Big Bear: Pennzoil has added more boron to Yellow Bottle also. I ran Platinum for a cleaning, but I think I am going back to Yellow for a while. 5 quarts for 11.00 at Wally's is not bad, considering my Titan takes 6.5 quarts.
Dave
Dave, thanks for the info on the PYB, I did not know that they added more Boron to their Yellow Bottle.
Is the Boron a cleaner or an anti-wear additive.
I found out about it on Bitog. Here is the thread. Apparently SOPUS has boosted up the specs on PYB.
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I believe the boron is more of a detergent in PYB, than an anti-wear. I think Ultra will have to come down in price. Platinum is already good for 10K intervals, and PYB can be pushed to 7K in some vehicles. Yellow has been around a long time and has a good track record for 5K OCI people like me.
Dave