Great read there TT 
You know me by now - I just try and post the facts,
and 'bust the myths'.
Being in this market and selling oils (Dad owns a Oil company) I found your thoughts to be exactly identical to both mine and my dad's.
Cool - I have taught you well, then!
BTW, hope your dads company is doing OK in these harsh economic times.
And did you ever get to the bottom of the burning smell on your Pajero?
I have a question. What are your thoughts on the Liqui Moly Oils?
Mike
Hmmmmmmmm . . . . . Liqui Moly . . . . . I can't make up my mind with them.
I have some very serious concerns with the way they use PTFE in their oils (though weather they use it in all their brews is open to question, I just don't know the answer to that) - and PTFE, also known as 'Teflon', has been proven to be BAD in engine oils! Ironically, though, PTFE is actually classed as 'synthetic' - simply because it is 'man-made' - and this can therefore still comply with the European Union term of 'synthetic'!
But on the other hand, Liqui Moly are a German oil company, and do actually have a TÃœV approval. But the TÃœV approval might not be granted on the actual 'quality' of the oil - it may simply be granted on the consistency of their manufacturing processes - just like the original BS5750. And just because it is 'German', it doesn't somehow guarantee any kind of 'excellence' - Lidl, also German, sell a 'German' oil called 'SuperFormula WinErgy' - but I wouldn't put that in the same league as say Fuchs or Pentosin.
So the jury is very much undecided - and I could
not recommend Liqui Moly over, say Fuchs, Castrol or Motul.
HTH
