[edycol]

Originally Posted by I Luv BMW

edycol what are your thoughts on this Penrite 0w-40 which is LL01 approved, as compared to the Castrol Edge 0w-40?

https://www.penrite.info/en/engine-o...-premium-0w-40

https://penriteoil.com.au/assets/pis...thetic)%20.pdf

The name has "racing" in it but assume still ok for normal road use? Also has Porsche A40 and MB 229.5 approvals.

How do the HTHS' compare? It also seems to have Zinc additive, which I read may not be great for the engine.

Penrite is not approved oil. And I really hate these blenders that bend backwards to moot language. In their pds it says: performance level. That is not same as approved! I worked on oil approvals and they are cheap! That doesn’t mean oil is not good. But, I don’t, you don’t, no one knows why blender didn’t send oil for approval except blender itself.
There are oils that are not approved but blender is clear about that. Redline became more straightforward about it as their target audience is track customers. Motul is VERY clear which oil is approved and which is not.
I avoid companies like Penrite just bcs. their marketing.