Pondering Oil Types [and bad government influence on OEM choices]

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A good article on oil type choices for rigs.

For example:

(1) Engines were having common bearing failure issues. The oil recommendations were all over the board (e.g., 0-12, 0-20, THEN 0-40 to stop the failures).

(2) Info on why some cars call for surprisingly low viscosity, which is to meet EPA calls for higher gas mileage, but at the cost of bearing life.

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Here's another interesting page. It compares Amsoil, Purple, Walmart brand and a Napa version. The winner is surprising.

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Here's another interesting page. It compares Amsoil, Purple, Walmart brand and a Napa version. The winner is surprising.

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There's also a video, to save you time, that shows amazon oil is almost as good as Amsoil. Google is your friend. Next post will be to see actual lab testing and not some hill billy or youtube $ wanna be.
 
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Link below, in the search area type the oil you want to know about. It's a science and may require some time to figure out what it all means. Then compare a few to expensive brands and form your own opinion.

my choice of comparisons: Amsoil, amazon, mobil 1. The last 2 are bang for buck in the order listed that I've found using the data shown between the 3.

Nerd Alert: What I did was open a seperate window in firefox for Amsoil, then Amazon, then Mobil1. Resize each of those windows so I could put them side by side and compare all 3 numbers at the same time.

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I watched a couple videos of that guy's. Had to fast forward a bit. He blabbers on and takes forever to get to the point. It is good info but he needs to study editing. Get to the point!!
 
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Sadly, "experts" aren't always that, and some who are miss critical details. For example:

(1) Many GMC's were having a problem with engine knocking. It took some time before they figured out the problem was the Fram filters being used, They didn't allow enough oil flow.

(2) Then there is that blatant "radial tires only need 28 PSI" garbage. Our 03 Ranger pushes that pressure on the door tag.

(3) A math "WIZ" mocked me for pointing out only some calculators could work a formula I came up with. He couldn't accept that a mere mortal, with limited math knowledge (but who knew far more about computers than he ever would) discovered a glitch in calculators found on the shelves of a Walmart or other store. In truth, about half could work the formula, and half could not. And it had nothing to do with the price of the calculators.
 
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Dejure said:
Sadly, "experts" aren't always that, and some who are miss critical details. For example:

(1) Many GMC's were having a problem with engine knocking. It took some time before they figured out the problem was the Fram filters being used, They didn't allow enough oil flow.

(2) Then there is that blatant "radial tires only need 28 PSI" garbage. Our 03 Ranger pushes that pressure on the door tag.

(3) A math "WIZ" mocked me for pointing out only some calculators could work a formula I came up with. He couldn't accept that a mere mortal, with limited math knowledge (but who knew far more about computers than he ever would) discovered a glitch in calculators found on the shelves of a Walmart or other store. In truth, about half could work the formula, and half could not. And it had nothing to do with the price of the calculators.
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Huh??
 
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What part, Grit? Thought it was pretty plain and clear.
 
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