Synthetic Oil Life Study AMSOil and Mobil 1
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01-10-2006, 11:10 AM
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Synthetic Oil Life Study AMSOil and Mobil 1
Came across this site where they are conducting a study between Mobil 1 an AMSOil. Now this is for a gas engine and not Diesel, but it is still interesting. They have detailed analysis information from Blackstone Laboratories with details on when samples were made, etc.
The tests are fairly current, 2002 - 2004 and I think they are continuing with some additional tests.
Lots of interesting information that seems less human passion and more technical analysis in a real world situation.
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/s.../oil-life.html
The tests are fairly current, 2002 - 2004 and I think they are continuing with some additional tests.
Lots of interesting information that seems less human passion and more technical analysis in a real world situation.
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/s.../oil-life.html
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01-10-2006, 06:38 PM
See my Posts #6/#8 in this thread from May 05:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...ght=spacebears
It is a good example of a "real world" test although somewhat subjective given that there is just one vehicle being tested-
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...ght=spacebears
It is a good example of a "real world" test although somewhat subjective given that there is just one vehicle being tested-
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01-10-2006, 09:00 PM
This has been around for a while and it makes for some interesting reading, don't try to read somehting into this that isn't there. This is one car, one engine. Wear metals will be different on a fresh engine versus an engine with miles on it. They pretty much rag the Amsoil as the TBN falls fairly quick but never falls out of range. Note the wear metals. The M1 is almost twice that of the Amsoil and the engine has more miles on it which should produce fewer wear metals. Note the fuel dilution. There is something wrong with the injection system or the car is seeing short cold trips. They also tell you that Amsoil ended up at a 15w-40. The M1 was just a hair from being the same. Like I said- good reading but don't try to read something into it because it isn't there. A good test is 20 engines sitting side by side, with the same load, using the same ambient air, out of the same fuel tank, monitored by a specialist that is insuring that each engine is exposed to the exact same conditions, the only difference is the two different lubes. Only then can a hypothisis be generated and acted upon.
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"still looks like yummy maple syrup"
"The oil looks fine -- dark amber syrup still"
"Appearance-wise, the oil still looks normal enough"
"The oil has darkened but it's not black yet."
"Still going just peachy"
"At this point the oil looks black,"
"No easy way to know, really, without complicated tests on multiple engines."
"The oil looks fine -- dark amber syrup still"
"Appearance-wise, the oil still looks normal enough"
"The oil has darkened but it's not black yet."
"Still going just peachy"
"At this point the oil looks black,"
"No easy way to know, really, without complicated tests on multiple engines."
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