Do you think all motor oil is the same?

[Andy099]

"The American Petroleum Institute ratings that motor oils pass. If an motor oil gets the API certification it has passed testing. In addition to API testing. Most automobile manufactures have testing certifications that are equal or more difficult to obtain. Since Supertech and other brand name oils meet these certifications they do not cause sludge. If someone comments that after 2,000 miles such and such oil caused this. They are full of crap. All of these brand name oil's perform pretty much the same in 99 percent of passenger car engines when the proper maintenance is performed on the cars. There are many resources that will help you find out about this on the web just google them."

WHO AGREES??? so there is no different from walmart's supertech synthetic over mobil 1 syn?

[mxglory258]

If you believe that shit your a moron. The BEST oil test is simple Take a piece of plate. Pour small puddles on it in seperate areas'. Use a propane torch under each puddle. Time it from when you put the heat on the bottom of the plate to when the oil starts running from the heat. Which ever one takes the heat longest is the better oil for heat.

No, oils are not the same. I've proven that in my dirtbikes.

Besides that, I only run Royal Purple in my car, and nothing else. Brought up gas mileage, and my motor is always clean looking inside.

[Kyle]

My friend tested motor oils on a dyno, his work shows there is a difference. (his dad builds racing engines thats how he can mess around with these things).

[mxglory258]

My friend tested motor oils on a dyno, his work shows there is a difference. (his dad builds racing engines thats how he can mess around with these things).
Experience FTW! lol

[Masterbanter]

Different oil companys add different aditives, That makes them different. Sludging engine oil is easy if you only drive it around 10 miles at a time. It will heat up just enough to cause condinsation or moisture. Inturn causes sludge.

[speedminded]

Sooooo, who wants to turn this into a 30 page oil debate?

Who can tell me who makes a TRUE full synthetic? Mobil 1 USED to, as did most of the other companies...DID being the key word yet they all STILL sell it under the name "full synthetic" ...

[speedminded]

...and still charging the same full synthetic price when in fact nearly none of it is fully synthetic anymore. It's ALL a mix with lower grade oil and they are still charging the same price.


Just for shits & giggles, an old thread proving the public is getting shafted when it comes to "full synthetics" now...

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88597

[mxglory258]

Different oil companys add different aditives, That makes them different. Sludging engine oil is easy if you only drive it around 10 miles at a time. It will heat up just enough to cause condinsation or moisture. Inturn causes sludge.
10 minutes of driving highly unlikely would generate enough moisture for sludge. However, sludge isn't even caused by moisture. Its caused by oil and not completely burnt exhaust, engine breakdown(metal particals) and the likes

Moisture does nothing but THINS oil out when it actually mixes, turning it white.

Speedminded has it right too. There really is no companies out there selling actually FULLY synthetic oil. None that I can think of that is. Therefore I run the next best thing. Honestly I've come to find it better than any fully synthetic oil i've had the chance of running anyways.

[cactusEG]

just another way for the gov to tax more shit