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Gulf Western SYN-X 3000 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $24.99 (RRP $49) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn

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Gulf Western SYN-X 3000 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $24.99 (RRP $49) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn
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Fa46893 on 13/03/2024 - 13:01 autobarn.com.au (490 clicks)
Last edited 13/03/2024 - 13:57 by 1 other user

Synthetic 10W 40.

Manufacturers website is sparse on details so check Autobarn website for vehicle specs.

Probably to match the recent SCA deal which has now expired.

SYN-X 3000 10W-40 is a premium blend synthetic motor oil suitable for most Australian, US, European and Asian engines calling for a SAE 10W-40 or 15W-40 engine oil with API SN/CF or earlier performance levels. It is formulated using a combination of synthetic and premium hydrotreated mineral base oils and a modern additive package meeting the API SN/CF and ACEA A3/B4 performance requirements. SYN-X 3000 10W-40 offers superior levels of protection against engine wear, excellent engine cleanliness by controlling deposit and sludge formation, superior cold flow performance and high operating temperature oxidation control. May also be used in motorcycles with wet clutch operation. SYN-X 3000 10W-40 is a highly versatile engine oil that can be used in a wide range of operating conditions including severe, modern stop-start driving conditions.

(edited; removed "Fully" from Full Synthetic

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  • Makaroni on 13/03/2024 - 13:05
    +1

    Hardly sparse. Plenty of info on oil spec on manufacturer's page.

    ACEA A3/B4 oil.

    https://www.gulfwestern.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/30…

    • MasterScythe on 13/03/2024 - 13:36
      +1

      That typical data suggestes thats not a bad blend at all!
      Thats a very high TBN for a semi; suggesting it's much more 'synthetic' than a semi is legally required to be (which IIRC, is 30%).

      Gulf Western has always under promised and over delivered though; Their TopDog oil is equally impressive.

    • Fa46893 on 13/03/2024 - 13:53

      I just meant about specific vehicles. Penrite & others(?) show this.

      • MasterScythe on 13/03/2024 - 14:15

        They're so often wrong though; just match the required specs for your car.

  • DrScrooge on 13/03/2024 - 13:11
    +1

    Semi-Syn not Full Synthetic as per listing on website.

      • DrScrooge on 13/03/2024 - 14:28

        I'm not questioning whether it will be a problem or not, but it's not full synthetic, it's a semi-synthetic oil (syntheric/mineral-based) mix, hence the word 'blend'. Even the manufacturer uses such terminology.

        I have used this oil as well in my 90s club car where I change the oil <5000kms. It's fine for 10k intervals as well, but that is not what is being questioned/clarified.

        • MasterScythe on 13/03/2024 - 15:06

          that is not what is being questioned/clarified.

          Right, but thats my confusion; why?

          as per listing on website.

          Where did it actually claim it's not a blend?
          Both the linked website (Autobarn Category- Home>Oils&Additives>EngineOils>SemiSynthetic) and GulfWesterns own PDF label it correctly.

    • MasterScythe on 14/03/2024 - 13:17

      It's as 'synthetic' as any other affordable brands 'synthetic'.
      It's why it's missing the "Full" label. Sneaky.

      It may not be exclusively PAO and Esther base stock; but ever since Hydrocracked Group III oil has been allowed to be called Synthetic, there's almost nobody that's not guilty of using that moniker for III/IV blends.
      Wish it weren't the case, but thats marketing.

      If you're changing your oil at the right intervals, this won't be a problem.

      • DrScrooge on 15/03/2024 - 23:05
        +1

        Thanks for deleting your comment and repeating yourself to reinforce your ideology.

        It's a Semi-Syn, the same reason the manufacturer distinguishes the difference by not labeling it a full syn alongside their gold range. If you're so insistent, put forward your claim so the manufacturer changes their status. Notice GW have eliminated their silver semi range? This replaces it.

        • MasterScythe on 16/03/2024 - 00:15

          No problem at all, appreciate the acknowledgement.

          "Ideology" isnt the term you're looking for though. That applies to someones personally held beliefs or opinion.

          In this case all you and I are doing is trying to teach others that modern day 'synthetic' is what, pre 1999, was legally only allowed to be called a "semi". Sadly its not an opinion, its legally allowed by the API now.

          We can thank the people who ruled on the 1999 'Castrol+Mobil V American Petroleum Institute' drama, and allowed Hydrocracked oils to be called 'synthetic' for that, I guess.

          put forward your claim so the manufacturer changes their status.

          I sent many a letter in 1999, and you can absolutely rest assurred, I still plead the case pretty regularly!

          Last vacation days I took a holiday to Sydney to visit the Gulf Western's blending facility. Honestly, a group of people well worth nerding out with. Sadly, the chemists dont make the decisions on names, so its only really email we have to reach out with about marketing.

          Penrite usually replies with a generic 'thanks for your feedback', Valvoline doesnt reply, but both Castrol and GW had their actual marketing team bother to reply, which is nice.
          The consensus between them, is that bringing back the 'semi' label would lower the percieved quality for non-chemists (even though brands like Nulon still use it as point of difference in the market)… I dont like it, but they're probably right.

          Such is life in a marketing driven world I suppose.

          At least we're doing our best to help educate.

          Ive popped into my local refinery with a vial of this for a VOA already btw.
          Because perhaps it's just me, but that TBN feels suspiciously high…
          I'm expecting a notably more robust Calcium and Magnesium count than you'd expect in a (semi)"synthetic". So we could end up being a very affordable high-detergent oil, since the old Shell Helix range bumped in price.

          • DrScrooge on 24/03/2024 - 19:37

            @MasterScythe: Nice story. It's still a semi-synthetic. There is a reason why the manufacturer is sticking to regulation.

          • ghosta on 25/03/2024 - 13:31

            @MasterScythe: You do seem very confused about synthetic oils. There is more than one way of making a synthetic oil, not just from paleo or ester origin.

            Early on, manufacturers of the latter sought to use the term synthetic as an exclusive marketing tool…the courts soon put a stop to this nonsense!

            You need to catch up…perhaps if you understood what a synthetic oil is, and how it is manufactured, you might drop your baseless obsession.

            Read this.

            https://bobistheoilguy.com/

            If you dont understand anything just post here, there a some regulars with a basic understanding of oils that will help you.

  • inherentchoice on 13/03/2024 - 13:18
    +1

    May also be used in motorcycles with wet clutch operation

    +1 for this. Have been using the cheap GW oils like this instead of paying $20 a litre or more.

    • MasterScythe on 13/03/2024 - 13:29
      +2

      Bit of a life hack; keep an old oil bottle, and find a workshop who uses drums of the 'expensive oil' you like.
      You'll normally pay them $5-$10 per L to refill your bottle from the drum.

      European specific workshops will often have some very nice ELF or LiquiMoly oil for literally half what you'd pay from a sealed container.

      • inherentchoice on 13/03/2024 - 21:47
        +1

        They don't charge $5 or even $10 per litre on their service invoices. And is there really any noticeable benefits than GW versions like this?

  • chyawala on 13/03/2024 - 14:37
    -1

    Was $17.99 there when on sale last time https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/789867

    • Lasher on 13/03/2024 - 17:11
      +1

      Yup - but I suspect this is the new "low". Those loss leading prices from the previous two specials were likely to be sales to rope people into the brand. It worked for me, as I just bought 4 on this sale, and this is all I buy now.

      Happy to be proven wrong on the next <$20 sale… :-P

  • kiarod on 13/03/2024 - 18:52
    -1

    Clearance item at autobarn, they are getting out of gulf western oils.

  • widzz on 13/03/2024 - 19:20
    -1

    Is anyone know if this oil suitable for Toyota Prius 2010?

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