Recent content by pscholte

Cant argue with some of the comments but I love the Monaco F1 race because I love Monaco

I’m with the posters that say go with the factory recommendation. I have used a 5W30 in a 5W20 engine and it didn’t cause issues, but if you cannot find an empirical reason to switch why do so? (I switched back after one OCI)

Exactly what i am talking about. Shooting off your mouth when you dont even know my background. Have you ever been hunted by terrorists I have. Have you visited countries now forbidden to US citizens. I have. Have you lived outside the Continental US multiple times. I have. You are typical of...

Originally Posted By: Subdued Originally Posted By: pscholte Originally Posted By: 1JZ_E46 Actually we don’t. Thanks though. Beautiful I tell you. Two year Member #73644 uses the “Royal ‘We’” with 15 year member #1767. This one ought to be preserved for the “insolent Hall of Fame.” Come back...

Originally Posted By: 1JZ_E46 Originally Posted By: pscholte BITOG needs a class in how to discern an OP’s real question and then answer it. OP wants to know what is a synthetic according to currently accepted criteria, not some esoteric peripheral opinion. Sheesh. Actually we don’t. Thanks...

BITOG needs a class in how to discern an OP’s real question and then answer it. OP wants to know what is a synthetic according to currently accepted criteria, not some esoteric peripheral opinion. Sheesh.

You guys did not answer OP’s question. While Group III (hydrocracked, highly refined) oils are lumped into the synthetic category, the only true synthetics are Group IV (PAO) and Group V (ester) oils but these will very likely have a conventional component to carry the additives as syns don’t do...

Originally Posted By: Trav Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: Trav When a major oil producer like Shell sells a zinc additive for older cars to be used with the modern oil formulations that's answer enough for me. How much does the existence of a product really mean about...

Do you all think we are someday going to see more application specific specs in the US like in Europe that will really kill universal backward compatibility (e.g. Porsche, MB, VW, Renault) or will that not be accepted by the American consumer? I kind of like the idea of lubrication designed with...

Point taken

Pavlov...Pavlov...wow, that name surely rings a bell...

...allow for backward compatibility. Given that certain engines thrive on things like zinc or moly, can new specs that significantly alter an oil’s formulation, really find ways to cover the bases for older designs? If the changes are minor, then I can understand, but it seems like each new spec...

Yeah...it was time to become a plague to someone...why not BITOG?

Come to think of it....

As a wise man once said (after I made it up), “If you can find an oil whose molecules are more intelligent than you are, use it.”