ACURA ULTIMATE FULL SYNTHETIC <--- different label.

HONDA GENUINE SYNTHETIC BLEND
HONDA GENUINE ULTIMATE FULL SYNTHETIC
HONDA ULTIMATE FULL SYNTHETIC

all these also don't match.
the one in Malaysia have no "ULTIMATE"
and from paultan it's not synthetic blend also.

those still on Honda Genuine are non SN.

that's why i ask again, anyone wanna clarify? 

basically additives lo (as per my sharing on previous pages/pinned on page 1)

no, you're not understanding correctly.
it just means that it's too much effort for car manufacturers to deal with additives.
and not all additives are worth it, and worse some could potentially harm your engine. (especially in the long run)

mos2 = Molybdenum disulfide
ceratec = ceramic nano particles
WS2 = Tungsten Disulfide

then there's the ever popular PTFE teflon (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
tufoil god damnit link previews on pdf


and look, the true gods of lubricant:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbth...t&Number=478700
what, year 2006 thread? lol

=edit to overcome forum shit code=
wkkay

User manual recommended 0w30..but they pour 0w20 now. Brand is nissan!  But i found out its oem is elf/total.. Quite powerful d oil.. On my last oci,  my almera can go up 190km/hr during 9k++ prior to oci.. Ok la..

no, not really.
API is an international institute, or heck you can even argue it's american since A is American afterall.
Certainly is not dependent on individual countries regulations. If that were the case, there's:
JASO Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Auto...ds_Organization

ACEA Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Auto...ers_Association

or in Malaysia, that should be either PUSPAKOM or JPJ (still local standards/regulations)

nothing to do with API.
If you would like to find out more info, may read up the first page.

http://www.api.org/~/media/files/certifica...eestructure.pdf
Additionally, the "royalty" to pay to API is 3k usd, to be honest if you're dealing with lubricants and the potential profit of it, 3k isn't a huge sum to pay.
IN FACT we have local companies being certified as well Petronas excluded, example:
https://engineoil.api.org/Directory/EolcsRe...ndName%3Dshenzo

The only excuse to not get certified is products not able to meet API's standards/requirement, which are fairly strict:
http://www.api.org/certification-programs/...ditionfinal.pdf

Sure, it may not  be good oil, in fact almost all racing oils aren't certified due to additional additives being used.
However it certainly gives the mass consumers a peace of mind instead of "oh my butt feels this oil smooth" random claims of good and whether really good or not no one will know unless someone presents a UOA (used oil analysis) test that can provide rock solid proof.
no, liqui moly MOS2 does not even have 0w20:
http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/produkt...ocument&land=DE
lowest is xw30 which surprisingly is gone from their website.

personally i wouldn't go with PTFE based additives as well considering some people did in fact reported damage or have very poor UOA results

Did you noticed Tan Chong Motor uses only 3 bottles of 1 litre 0W20 of engine oil and later they add in those crap engine additives to supplement the other 500ml of engine oil?

yes they do.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/moly-basics/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molybdenum_disulfide

i was referring to your post:
in which no, even high viscosity oil have moly/mos2 in them.

not 0w20 (got 1 Mobil Super 5000 5W-20), but here api sn mobil 5000
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbth...opics/2278298/1

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbth...&Number=2547400

http://www.pqiamerica.com/ExxonMobilSuper5000.htm

point is, viscosity is NOT a determining factor whether an engine oil has moly or not.
it is an additive that EO manufacturers choose to include or exclude.

No, just no.