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Penrite HPR 5 5W-40 5L Fully Synthetic Engine Oil - $36.99 (Was $64.99) @Supercheap Auto

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Good price for this oil. Sale is part of the bathurst day promotions. Ends on the 13/10/19

Penrite HPR 5 is a premium, full synthetic SAE 5W-40 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) warranty, Fully Licensed/Approved engine oil. It features a DOUBLE LAYER of engine wear protection with FULL ZINC and Penrite’s advanced EXTRA TEN technology. It uses a combination of the latest additive technology and a low shear rate viscosity modifier, to ensure additional protection against wear, corrosion, oxidation, piston deposits and sludge under tough conditions. Licensed by the API (American Petroleum Institute) to meet SN specifications ensuring quality and satisfaction.

The HPR 30 20W-60 varient is also on sale for $36.70
(https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/penrite-penrite-hpr-30-e…)

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  • Damn, I need the 5 - 30 Enviro for my VW. Though I see it is discounted by $17. Not bad.

    • +1

      Enviro?
      Is it diesel? Enviro is designed for low sulphur fuels, and Australian fuels usually aren't.
      Summer's rolling around, being a (thin) 40w won't be a harm.

      Less Zinc and Phosphorus, less sulfated ash, and a SIGNIFICANTLY lower TBN?
      Yuck.
      In a diesel the TBN especially is a concern.

      I can only assume they spec it for diesels to make the DPF do slightly less cycles.

      18.75% thicker; most oil pumps will be fine with that.
      Depends how long you spend at redline; I fyou just tap it occasionally, you're unlikely to cavitate the oil.
      If you like to street race, and spend more than 5 (literal) second intervals at more than 75% of your revv range, I'd possibly think twice.

      Enviro 5w-30
      Density at 15°C, kg/L 0.852
      Viscosity, Kinematic, cSt at 40°C 68.3
      Viscosity, Kinematic, cSt at 100°C 11.7
      Viscosity Index 169
      Cold Cranking Viscosity, cP at -30°C 5906
      Ca content, Mass % 0.162
      Zinc, Mass % 0.085
      Phosphorus, Mass % 0.075
      Sulphated Ash, Mass % 0.70
      Total Base Number (TBN) 6.62

      HPR 5-40
      Density at 15°C, kg/L 0.857
      Viscosity, Kinematic, cSt at 40°C 91
      Viscosity, Kinematic, cSt at 100°C 14.4
      Viscosity Index 167
      Cold Cranking Viscosity, cP at -30°C 6400
      Zinc, Mass % 0.124
      Phosphorus, Mass % 0.113
      Sulphated Ash, Mass % 1.28
      Total Base Number (TBN) 10.4

      • if they are both 5W, how come the viscosity of the 5W40 is much higher at 40C?

      • +1

        Wow, thanks for spending the time to give me such a detailed reply. Unfortunately, most of the figures you gave me mean bugger all.

        My car isn't a diesel, just the old (2011) super charged, turbo charged 1.4 dsg - yes it was replaced - Jetta. I was just going by what the VW website recommended to use.

        More than happy for any other recommendations on what oil to use instead of the Penrite Enviro.

        Thanks again.

        • With that engine I would be sticking exactly to manufacturers specifications. My normally aspirated engine has over 200k on it so I have gone from the recommended 5w30 to 5w40 due to wear. The 5w40 burns less and is quieter (less tappity) than the 5w30 of other brands.

  • +1

    Wow good price. I've been meaning to move to a 40 weight oil (car is getting old) but never could wuite justify the price premium from 5-30 to 5-40.

  • Nearly pull the trigger before I realised it's 5L not 6L bottle which I normally get from SCA.

    • Buy 6.

      • Buy two 5L ones, still $2 cheaper than buying the 6L one lol

        • +1

          I stocked 2 bottles of 6L at same price last time.

  • Cheap price!

  • this is a pretty good deal right now, I miss this deal from a couple of years ago,
    fantastic deal of 6 litres for 29.99, (5 bux a litre) this time its ~37 for 5 (7.40 per litre) so almost 50% more!

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/302678

    but the times they are a changing!

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/375338
    (30 bux for 5l, but more than a year ago as well.)

    (just noting this is far more than CPI - as im sure you could go back to 2000 and get cheaper oil again!)

  • The 10L a few months back was a good deal!

  • I may be a bit ignorant but what do the numbers mean like 5W - 40

    • +1

      weight/viscosity of the oil and how it performs hot/cold, higher numbers generally thicker, so doesn't leak or burn oil as much, but thinner oils allow the engine to work more efficiently as they don't as as much resistance.

      cars are typically designed to run on an oil weight… though it can get thicker as they get older.

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