RE: Synthetic oil
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/12/2006 9:00:04 AM
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HummerGuy
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ORIGINAL: Sugardaddy
Why do I always get the people that feed me BS, and why do I always believe it 
Because you're a nice honest guy. You need to learn to be a more of an untrusting azzhole!! 
Yeah I've started to turn into one of those dealing with these morons building my home. I stopped listening to their BS and got my attorney on their ass for some things. Now they are kissing it instead of kicking it 
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/12/2006 4:09:15 PM
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ORIGINAL: Dennis
FYI
FOUR BALL WEAR OVERVIEW
(ASTM D-4172)
- The Four Ball Wear Test determines the wear protection properties of a lubricant.
- Three metal balls are clamped together and covered with the test lubricant, while a rotating fourth ball is pressed against them in sliding contact.
- This contact typically produces a wear scar, which is measured and recorded.
- The smaller the average wear scar, the better the wear protection provided by the lubricant.
- AMSOIL Synthetic 10W-30 Motor Oil provides unsurpassed protection against engine wear. Equipment life is extended, and repairs, downtime and expenses are reduced.
- AMSOIL Synthetic 10W-30 Motor Oil produced the smallest wear scar of the tested lubricants. The smaller the number the better the wear protection.
FOUR-BALL WEAR (ASTM D-4172)
(May 2003 Test Results)
- Pennzoil with Purebase 0.65 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Quaker State Peak Performance 0.60 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Castrol GTX Drive Hard 0.60 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Valvoline 0.60 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Mobil 1 Super Syn 0.60 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Pennzoil Synthetic 0.60 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Mobil Drive Clean 0.55 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Quaker State Synthetic 0.55 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Valvoline Syn Power 0.55 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- Castrol Syntec 0.45 mm Wear Scar Diameter
- AMSOIL ATM 0.40 mm Wear Scar Diameter
Where did this test originate? Is this the scientific way of testing it, or just something that is the unsaid way of doing it?
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/12/2006 8:37:40 PM
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HummerGuy
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OK You've convinced me. You should know by now I'm a big skeptic of things unless I see it or do it for myself ;-)
SO, IF Amsoil is so great, why aren't you or anybody else using it? NO I'm not trying to be a smartass, I'm just curious. I have honestly never heard of the stuff until you guys started talking about it in this thread.
And on that note, I see my Valvoline SynPower is up there with Amsoil and Castrol, so now I know I wasn't dreaming when I was using that stuff and noticed a difference.
Here is a blurb from Amsoil's store:
SERVICE LIFE
AMSOIL Synthetic 5W-30 Motor Oil is recommended for extended drain intervals in unmodified(1), mechanically sound(2) gasoline fueled vehicles as follows:
• Normal Service(3) – Up to 25,000 miles or one year, whichever comes first.
• Severe Service(4) – Up to 15,000 miles or one year, whichever comes first.
25,000 miles or 1 year? Are they seriously saying that it's possible one oil change can last up to 25000 miles?
< Message edited by HummerGuy -- 11/12/2006 8:42:10 PM >
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/12/2006 9:27:05 PM
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HummerGuy
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I guess that's why I have never heard of it. I guess since there isn't going to be a major difference between that and Castrol, that makes sense. See, THIS is why I ask so many questions. I like learning these things if they are going to benefit me. You may have converted me to Castrol. You can buy that stuff everywhere. Now, On to which OIL filter is the best
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/12/2006 9:46:58 PM
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And it looks like the filter is only $4.99 on carparts.com, which apparently is now JCWhitney. Interesting. I wonder if carparts.com was owned by them the entire time.
I can't understand how a K&N or any other oil filter can actually increase engine performance. It's just a matter of how well it filters the contaminents correct?
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/12/2006 10:06:15 PM
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Yup now YOU are right. Warshowski's and JC Whitney are/were the same company. They went through the official name change when they started their catalog business more nationally. Their pickup facility was a joke. It was like walking up to those carnival horse race water gun games. Everything was dropped from a conveyer belt about ten feet up that ran down at a 45 degree angle. It kinda just plopped in front of you at the counter. It was pretty funny actually. It wasn't a store as much as it was just a catalog order pickup facility. That was to this day the dirtiest retail place I have ever been and that was when I was 18.
Once they grew really large, they moved their facility to the suburbs, about 2 hours southwest of Chicago. It's a HUGE building. I have driven there to pick things up before.
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/13/2006 5:26:05 AM
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I change my oil every 5K..so regardless of the filter and oil brand, it's gonna get changed.
AMEN!
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RE: Synthetic oil - 11/13/2006 5:59:08 AM
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blackstangs281
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I used a Mobil 1 filter on one of my cars a few years back. Every time I started the engine, I would get a lot of valve chatter.
I changed it back to the stock filter and problem went away.
That led me to believe that it was restricting the flow, so I started to check out other filters.
I cut a few top brands apart in the middle to look at the filter. Here is what I found out.
AC Delco - Good filter, a lot of pleats, top and bottom of filter paper is metal. And good construction.
Motorcraft - Looked as good, if not better than AC. Also had support in the middle to make it stronger,
Fram - I will never buy another fram filter. It had less filtering paper, less pleats, and the top and bottom of the filtering paper was cardboard! There was nothing to keep the filter sturdy. To me, that meant that the filter would collapse relatively easy and oil flow would kick in to bypass mode and never get filtered.
STP - Good filter, about the same as AC
Bosh – Same quality as AC of Motorcraft. Looked well constructed.
Mobil 1 - Looked well built with a lot of filtering paper. (twice as much as any other). So it does filter better if it lets the oil through.
These are the only filters I did. I could not believe the fram filter.
And yes, I used the same application for all filters.
< Message edited by blackstangs281 -- 11/13/2006 6:40:27 AM >
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