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[QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 1240877, member: 22283"] Pennzoil, which is now owned by SOPUS (Shell Oil) does indeed produce their own base stocks. Their grp III is some of the best made. Castrol (BP) also produces their own base stocks. NAPA, is produced by Ashland Oil, producers of Valvoline products. I think if investigated, all major oil suppliers have used components from their competitors. It's often a "barter this for that" type thing with producers. It wouldn't be out of the ordinary for a producer to buy a base from one of his competitors and the additive package from another. Who produces the ingredients has very little, if anything, to do with the composition and quality of the final product. What is more of a concern, is trying to wade your way through the marketing mumbo-jumbo and dealerspeak myths, than worrying about who mfgs base stocks. Some would hang their hat on Amsoil products till the cows come home, and Amsoil produces ziltcho. All they do is fill bottles with products produced by others. Same for MOST EVERY so called "Motorcycle Oil" supplier....they don't make squat. All they do is buy a package (most likely an outdated and obsolete API service catagory) from a real oil company and sell it to you for 4 times it's worth. They often will give dubious information to moto rags, in an attempt to make folks think things that simply aren't true, and boost their market share. Take the mag you got your info from for example.... [/QUOTE]
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