Is this BBQ tick recognition by Ford?

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Bottle on the left bought last summer, bottle on the right - today.

Notice any difference?

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back of the new one. old one is rhe same except piston damage notice.

 

[Killswitch16GT]

interesting find

 

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If I'm not mistaken, the new oil is API SN Plus which is the new specification for LSPI prevention by reducing oil vapors.

 

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If I'm not mistaken, the new oil is API SN Plus which is the new specification for LSPI prevention by reducing oil vapors.

is SN Plus itself related to piston damage in any way?

 

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is SN Plus itself related to piston damage in any way?

It should help in FI engines but likely not a factor in NA engines.

Here's a link to get you started (Google API SN Plus to learn more):
https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/education/know-your-oil/what-you-need-to-know-about-api-sn-plus.html

 

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It should help in FI engines but likely not a factor in NA engines.

Here's a link to get you started (Google API SN Plus to learn more):
https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/education/know-your-oil/what-you-need-to-know-about-api-sn-plus.html

I searched for a word "piston" in the link and only found that pennzoil cleans them better

What I was more interested to know was why motorcraft chose to state at the bottle that their oil helped prevent piston damage.

Kind of damage some 18+ owners happen to have.

 

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I searched for a word "piston" in the link and only found that pennzoil cleans them better

What I was more interested to know was why motorcraft chose to state at the bottle that their oil helped prevent piston damage.

Kind of damage some 18+ owners happen to have.

LSPI can destroy pistons and so by relation, SN Plus oils can reduce the possibility of LSPI happening and help protect your pistons. EcoBoost engines are especially prone to LSPI so would that phrase "Helps protect against piston damage" apply? Yes, by all means. The same applies to supercharged engines. As for naturally aspirated engines, I'd say "No, not really.". As long as you use good oil and change it regularly in a stock or properly tuned NA engine, you shouldn't get piston damage.

So is this new oil an acknowledgement from Ford regarding the BBQ tick? No, I seriously doubt it as the new API SN Plus has nothing to do with the ticking noise.

 

[GT Pony]

If I'm not mistaken, the new oil is API SN Plus which is the new specification for LSPI prevention by reducing oil vapors.

Yep, that's probably what the statement is about on the new bottles that are API "SN PLUS" rated.

Nothing to do with the BBQ tick.

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