Thoughts on Kendall gt-1 synthetic blend? | Bob Is The Oil Guy

Kendall GT is a good product it just not a superior performer to other products that are in the same product class I.E. PYB, QSGB, FS, Mobil ... Home Forums What'snew Media Members Login Register What'snew Search Newposts Searchforums Menu Login Register Installtheapp Install Home Forums LubricationandGeneralAutomotive PassengerCarMotorOil(PCMO)-GasolineVehicles Youareusinganoutofdatebrowser.Itmaynotdisplaythisorotherwebsitescorrectly.Youshouldupgradeoruseanalternativebrowser. ThoughtsonKendallgt-1syntheticblend? Threadstarter faramir9 Startdate Sep4,2013 Status Notopenforfurtherreplies. 1 2 Next 1of2 Next Last F faramir9 Joined Jun1,2012 Messages 483 Location PA Myfriendjusthadtheoilchangedinher'03Taurus(Duratec)andtheshopusedKendallgt-1syntheticblend5w-20.Theowners'manualrecommendsa"premium"5w-20semi-syn,sothat'sgood. Neverusedthisstuffmyself,orhaditputinbyashop,asfarasIknow.Doweapprove? Thanks.   L lubedude13 Joined Jul14,2013 Messages 377 Location NorthCarolina I'vesoldanduseditover8years.It'sgood.Kendall'sfullsyntheticismuchbettertho.Theliquidtitaniumadditiveisagoodadditiveforwearprotection   B bigt61 Joined Feb12,2013 Messages 3,117 Location Virginia KendallisveryhighqualityIMO.IwoulduseitmyselfifIcouldfinditforadecentpriceinWalmart.   F faramir9 Threadstarter Joined Jun1,2012 Messages 483 Location PA Thanksfortheadviceandthumbs-up.Lookslikewehaveawinner.   B bigt61 Joined Feb12,2013 Messages 3,117 Location Virginia OriginallyPostedBy:lubedude13I'vesoldanduseditover8years.It'sgood.Kendall'sfullsyntheticismuchbettertho.Theliquidtitaniumadditiveisagoodadditiveforwearprotection TheSynBlendhastitaniumaswell: "Kendall®GT-1HighPerformanceSyntheticBlendMotorOilwith LiquidTitaniumprotectionadditiveisapremiumquality, part-syntheticautomotiveengineoildesignedtoprovideexcellent engineprotectionforgasoline-fueledandflex-fuelpassengercars andlighttrucksunderalloperatingconditions."   KCJeep Joined Jun30,2011 Messages 8,838 Location Mahzurrah! Wellyouhitthemanualspectoa"T"IMO.Kendalldefinitelyisapremiumsemi-syn,althoughnodoubttheywerethinkingofMotorcraftwhentheywrotethattheKendallfitsthebillnicely.MadebythesamecompanythatmakesMotorcraftaswell.   F faramir9 Threadstarter Joined Jun1,2012 Messages 483 Location PA OriginallyPostedBy:KCJeepWellyouhitthemanualspectoa"T"IMO.Kendalldefinitelyisapremiumsemi-syn,althoughnodoubttheywerethinkingofMotorcraftwhentheywrotethattheKendallfitsthebillnicely.MadebythesamecompanythatmakesMotorcraftaswell. Forthepuristsoutthere:Actuallyit'snottheowners'manualthatcallsforpremiumsemi-syn.IfoundthatattheTaurusClubWiki---evenbetter,IMO,butjusttosettherecordstraight. See:http://is.gd/etZwO5   S Sayjac Joined Oct13,2008 Messages 15,412 Location TheOldNorthState ToughtofindintheactualKendallGT1form.ButIrecentlywatchedanadforitshowingavideoofataxitest,fairlyimpressiveimo.I'dhavenoproblemusingitifIcouldfinditreadilyavailableatareasonablepriceie.,majorsdinopriceorclose.   B Brule Joined Nov12,2012 Messages 423 Location St.Louis,Mo Weird...minutesagoIjustput12quartsofthis[well,5w30]onCraigslist. http://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/4046300737.html   dave1251 Joined Jul15,2005 Messages 13,189 Location MaricopaArizona FYItheownersmanualrecommends5W20Motorcraft.Butwhyitwasunderwarrantyallthatwasneededwasbasicallya5W20thatmetFord'sspecsandanynamebrand5W20metit. KendallisthetoptierinthePhillips"family"ofPCMO'swhichisthesamecompanythatblendsMotorcraftforFordintheUS.Sodonotworryyoufriendhasagoodlubeforitsengine.   V volk06 Joined Oct4,2010 Messages 5,425 Location Midwest OriginallyPostedBy:lubedude13I'vesoldanduseditover8years.It'sgood.Kendall'sfullsyntheticismuchbettertho.Theliquidtitaniumadditiveisagoodadditiveforwearprotection Thisisnottrue.Thefullsyntheticversionisnotthatmuchbetter.Kendallssynblendalreadyhasahigh%ofsyntheticalready. TotheOP,kendallisanexcellentoil.Iuseitinmyecoboost.   D DragRace Joined Nov27,2006 Messages 2,327 Location 1/4MileTrack Goodstuff!   K Ken2 Joined Dec2,2002 Messages 6,388 Location WashingtonSt. ConocoPhillipshasbeenmarketingtheGroupIIIbaseoil(withthelegalrighttobemarketedas"synthetic")fromS-OilofKorea.IthinkitisaratherlowqualityGroupIII.ConocoPhillips76Kendalloilshavebeenthissyn-blendatatopqualityconventionalpriceforyears.Ithinkitisverygood,butnobetterthananytopconventionaloilfromanytopmaker. IsthisConocoPhillipscurrentoilmarketingscheme...? MostoilshavethethreeConoco,Phillips66,and76logosonthem. Afewoilshaveonlyoneofthebrandsabove,buttheyareidenticaltotheotherbrands'equivalentproducts. Kendallbrandedproductsarethetopofthequalitylinesandoftensoldinservicestationsofallthreeotherbrands--butthesameproductascertain76orConocoorPhillips66products..   V volk06 Joined Oct4,2010 Messages 5,425 Location Midwest OriginallyPostedBy:Ken2ConocoPhillipshasbeenmarketingtheGroupIIIbaseoil(withthelegalrighttobemarketedas"synthetic")fromS-OilofKorea.IthinkitisaratherlowqualityGroupIII.ConocoPhillips76Kendalloilshavebeenthissyn-blendatatopqualityconventionalpriceforyears.Ithinkitisverygood,butnobetterthananytopconventionaloilfromanytopmaker. IsthisConocoPhillipscurrentoilmarketingscheme...? MostoilshavethethreeConoco,Phillips66,and76logosonthem. Afewoilshaveonlyoneofthebrandsabove,buttheyareidenticaltotheotherbrands'equivalentproducts. Kendallbrandedproductsarethetopofthequalitylinesandoftensoldinservicestationsofallthreeotherbrands--butthesameproductascertain76orConocoorPhillips66products.. Thatcouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.TheyhaveoneofthebiggestandnewestrefineriesthatproducegroupIII.Itisnotlowquality.Ialsodon'tseeanyothermanufacturersmarketingthattheirconventionalscango10KOCIslikekendallssyn-blend. Conoco,TropArticand76areindeedthesameoilinPCMObutkendallandmotorcraftareformulateddifferently.fwiw   dave1251 Joined Jul15,2005 Messages 13,189 Location MaricopaArizona OriginallyPostedBy:volk06OriginallyPostedBy:Ken2ConocoPhillipshasbeenmarketingtheGroupIIIbaseoil(withthelegalrighttobemarketedas"synthetic")fromS-OilofKorea.IthinkitisaratherlowqualityGroupIII.ConocoPhillips76Kendalloilshavebeenthissyn-blendatatopqualityconventionalpriceforyears.Ithinkitisverygood,butnobetterthananytopconventionaloilfromanytopmaker. IsthisConocoPhillipscurrentoilmarketingscheme...? MostoilshavethethreeConoco,Phillips66,and76logosonthem. Afewoilshaveonlyoneofthebrandsabove,buttheyareidenticaltotheotherbrands'equivalentproducts. Kendallbrandedproductsarethetopofthequalitylinesandoftensoldinservicestationsofallthreeotherbrands--butthesameproductascertain76orConocoorPhillips66products.. Thatcouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.TheyhaveoneofthebiggestandnewestrefineriesthatproducegroupIII.Itisnotlowquality.Ialsodon'tseeanyothermanufacturersmarketingthattheirconventionalscango10KOCIslikekendallssyn-blend. Conoco,TropArticand76areindeedthesameoilinPCMObutkendallandmotorcraftareformulateddifferently.fwiw ThereisonlyoneproblemwithwhatyoustatedVolk.ItcontradictswhatPhillipsisstating.PhillipsevenstatestheirgroupUltraSisindeedfromS-Oil.WhichisaqualitygroupIII. Theadvertised10KOCIcouldbemarketedbyany"conventional"onthemarketinanyapplicationthatthecarmanufacturerecommendsa10KOCIonanyproductthatmeetsthemanufacturesspecthatamanufacturerecommendsa10KOCI.ToyotaandFordcometomymindastwomanufacturesthatrecommend10KOCI'sandjustabouteveryifnoteverymajorconventionaloilofftheshelfthatiscurrentontheirAPIspecsmeetstheirwarrantyrequirementsformostvehiclesfrombothrespectivemanufactures. KendallGTisagoodproductitjustnotasuperiorperformertootherproductsthatareinthesameproductclassI.E.PYB,QSGB,FS,Mobilconventional,Valvoline,GTX,Chevron'sofferings,andetcfromtheothermajorblenders.   C Clevy Joined Nov11,2010 Messages 9,779 Location Saskatooncanada OriginallyPostedBy:sayjacToughtofindintheactualKendallGT1form.ButIrecentlywatchedanadforitshowingavideoofataxitest,fairlyimpressiveimo.I'dhavenoproblemusingitifIcouldfinditreadilyavailableatareasonablepriceie.,majorsdinopriceorclose. Huh.10000milesonasynblend.Engineswereclean.Interesting. SoitgoesjustasfarasM1butisasynblendwhichlikelycostsless.   E Errtt Joined Nov14,2010 Messages 2,874 Location California Kendall-thegoodisIdon'thear/readbadthingsaboutit. Thebad-myareaisaboutimpossibletogetOTC. Theother-FirestoneOCservicearoundmeusesKendallGT-1productsbutwon'tusemysuppliedOEMfilters(TSBonaftermarketfilters),anddon'tsellit(TheyprovideOCservicefromtheirbulks). Afterfinallyfindingapassingthroughvendoratashop,Iboughtall12qtsfromthevan/shop.GT-1FullSynthetic5w-20SN. SoI'mcurrentlyusingafillofit,haveonemorefill(5qts)+2qtsextra.I'dliketocontinuebuyingitlocallyanduseitbuttheydon'tmakeiteasyformeinmyarea.Thosewhodohaveitreadilyavailablearelucky. Ihaven'tseenanybadUOAs(coursehaven'tseenemall),andIlikehowquietstartupis1ststartearlymorning. SoeitherI'llusethenextfillorskipitandgotoanotheroil(PPwhichIwasusingortryPU). AlthoughIhaveonlyputalittlemorethan700milesontheKendall,thelevelisstillrightonthefullmark(checkedthismorning)....IwaswonderingjustalittlewithahigherNOACK(comparedtopreviousPP),usingitinaGDIengine. FromwhatIsee,it'sareasonablepriceoil.   Lastedited:Sep4,2013 V volk06 Joined Oct4,2010 Messages 5,425 Location Midwest OriginallyPostedBy:dave1251OriginallyPostedBy:volk06OriginallyPostedBy:Ken2ConocoPhillipshasbeenmarketingtheGroupIIIbaseoil(withthelegalrighttobemarketedas"synthetic")fromS-OilofKorea.IthinkitisaratherlowqualityGroupIII.ConocoPhillips76Kendalloilshavebeenthissyn-blendatatopqualityconventionalpriceforyears.Ithinkitisverygood,butnobetterthananytopconventionaloilfromanytopmaker. IsthisConocoPhillipscurrentoilmarketingscheme...? MostoilshavethethreeConoco,Phillips66,and76logosonthem. Afewoilshaveonlyoneofthebrandsabove,buttheyareidenticaltotheotherbrands'equivalentproducts. Kendallbrandedproductsarethetopofthequalitylinesandoftensoldinservicestationsofallthreeotherbrands--butthesameproductascertain76orConocoorPhillips66products.. Thatcouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.TheyhaveoneofthebiggestandnewestrefineriesthatproducegroupIII.Itisnotlowquality.Ialsodon'tseeanyothermanufacturersmarketingthattheirconventionalscango10KOCIslikekendallssyn-blend. Conoco,TropArticand76areindeedthesameoilinPCMObutkendallandmotorcraftareformulateddifferently.fwiw ThereisonlyoneproblemwithwhatyoustatedVolk.ItcontradictswhatPhillipsisstating.PhillipsevenstatestheirgroupUltraSisindeedfromS-Oil.WhichisaqualitygroupIII. Theadvertised10KOCIcouldbemarketedbyany"conventional"onthemarketinanyapplicationthatthecarmanufacturerecommendsa10KOCIonanyproductthatmeetsthemanufacturesspecthatamanufacturerecommendsa10KOCI.ToyotaandFordcometomymindastwomanufacturesthatrecommend10KOCI'sandjustabouteveryifnoteverymajorconventionaloilofftheshelfthatiscurrentontheirAPIspecsmeetstheirwarrantyrequirementsformostvehiclesfrombothrespectivemanufactures. KendallGTisagoodproductitjustnotasuperiorperformertootherproductsthatareinthesameproductclassI.E.PYB,QSGB,FS,Mobilconventional,Valvoline,GTX,Chevron'sofferings,andetcfromtheothermajorblenders. Sorrybutthatsnotwhatiwassaying.TheyasinS-oilnotCOP. ForthepriceIgetitcheaperthananyofthenationalconventionalsandbeingpartsyntheticisjustabonus.   C Clevy Joined Nov11,2010 Messages 9,779 Location Saskatooncanada That'stoughtoargue   W walk23 Joined May16,2011 Messages 593 Location TX-TEXAS RunningtheblendnowwithNapaPlatinumfiltercurrentlyfor6500run.Runsquietly,justhardtofindw/oonlineorderinghereinTx.Becausemfg.warrantysaysupto7500milesIthinkitfitsperfectlywithmyAltima'sneeds.Willdoanoilanalysisat25K,currentlyat18.   1 2 Next 1of2 Next Last Status Notopenforfurtherreplies. 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