Which oil provides the best protection? You might be surprised to find, I know Synthetics aren't always recommended but... Options

[Scott Carlberg]

(I've copied this from another Board, no, NOT another 914 board!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


In a nutshell:

A magazine conducted a very interesting test. They compared the maximum loads -in lbs- that 18 different brand name synthetic and semi-synthetic oils could withstand before braking down. The data of the test demonstrates long term wear in a very short period of time.

The results? Royal Purple, Penrite and Valvoline did the best.

Mobile 1 and Redline were among the worst. I wish they would've tested Amsoil.

http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

[Cap'n Krusty]

The PDFs are unreadable, at least on my screen. That machine has been around in one form or another since before WW2, and a clever oil or additive salesman can make it say anything he wants. The results you quote are only one of dozens of factors considered in manufacturers recommending a particular oil. If you worked on sludge-prone VW 1.8T motors as I do, you'd know that synthetic oils provide FAR more of what that particular engine needs than any other type of oil. Oil "weight", the viscosity, also matters. You don't want to use a thin oil in our engines, and you REALLY don't want to run something like 20w50 in a modern motor. MB uses a 0w20 in many of their new cars! Try THAT in your teener ......... Just because it's on the internet, doesn't mean it's true, or even half true. Enough of this, gotta go. The Cap'n

[Scott Carlberg]

Just because it's on the internet, doesn't mean it's true, or even half true. Enough of this, gotta go. The Cap'n

..I certainly wasn't trying to say THIS was the truth Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Just thought it might be an Interesting read.


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