Pennzoil Full Synthetic from Natural Gas

[Mountain boy]

Does this seem a bit odd to anyone else, Full Synthetic from Natural Gas. Back when I was in school Natural Gas was not Synthetic.

 

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[newdude]

https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/products/full-synthetic-motor-oils/pennzoil-platinum.html

 

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Because our base oil is made from natural gas, it is clear with fewer of the impurities found in crude oil, the start for many other traditional and synthetic motor oils.

 

I use it.  Good stuff.  Seems to be a top 3 oil on BITOG that rates better than Mobil 1 and close to Amsoil, and the top for the price, especially the 5qt jug from Walmart which runs $22.68 + tax. 

 

This is the new labeling too.  The nat. gas are either Platinum or Ultra Platinum.  Ultra Platinum is not a Dexos 1 Gen 2 licensed oil, but regular Platinum is.   

[Mountain boy]

1 hour ago, newdude said:

https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/products/full-synthetic-motor-oils/pennzoil-platinum.html

 

 

I use it.  Good stuff.  Seems to be a top 3 oil on BITOG that rates better than Mobil 1 and close to Amsoil, and the top for the price, especially the 5qt jug from Walmart which runs $22.68 + tax. 

 

This is the new labeling too.  The nat. gas are either Platinum or Ultra Platinum.  Ultra Platinum is not a Dexos 1 Gen 2 licensed oil, but regular Platinum is.   

Kind of missed my point, if it is made from Natural Gas it’s NOT Synthetic.

[Mountain boy]

22 minutes ago, davester said:

NONONONONONO!  Putting anything other than Amsoil in your motor, you might as well just pour in gravel and metal shavings!

 

Amsoil is one of only 2 100% synthetic oils, the other is Royal Purple. I like them both.

[Grumpy Bear]

21 hours ago, Mountain boy said:

Does this seem a bit odd to anyone else, Full Synthetic from Natural Gas. Back when I was in school Natural Gas was not Synthetic.

 

 

Natural gas isn't a liquid either. Even Esters are made from natural occurring elements. The chain of command stops with God. 

 

The test isn't what it is made of but are the end product molecules found naturally in nature. The label doesn't tell us that.

 

Normally in the process we 'crack' longer molecules into shorter more valuable chains. (Remember, I didn't read this on line. My work was Refining and Chemical Synthesis. ). Some are naturally occurring some are not. In this process they are taking shorter 'gas' chains and making longer liquid chains. Adding instead of splitting. The end product could be either like a Group III, a natural molecule only in greater number or it could be a Group IV PAO, a hydrocarbon not found in nature. A synthetic variation. BOTH can be called Synthetic by both the SAE and the Law. Only the later is. 

 

Either way the resultant chain is of a much narrower carbon count and fully saturated. It may even have a boiling point instead of a boiling curve. Depending on how Pennzoil handles it, it has the potential of being a much cleaner lubricant.

 

[txab]

Lets stick to the OPs pondering. No need to start recommending one oil over another or dissing someone else's choice in oils. Attitudes need to stay in check!

 

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Does this seem a bit odd to anyone else, Full Synthetic from Natural Gas. Back when I was in school Natural Gas was not Synthetic.

 

[Cowpie]

NG is the source material to make the base oil.  That process is essentially a synthetic process base oil.

 

And before the purists in the crowd argue that Pennzoil from natural gas is not a "true" synthetic, Group IV PAO synthetic is made from ethylene gas which is primarily derived from natural gas.