Recent content by stash80

I saw the same video and it was not just any castor oil, but agricultural grade castor oil. Was supposed to be some ole tyme fix. But I will pass on it.

Are you getting poor results with the Mobil 1? Are you doing UOA? When you are asking about a benefit, it infers you are not happy with what you are using.

You are correct, GTL along with PAOs and Esters. The MOG did a great video on all 4 ESP oils (including the Delvac ESP) a few weeks ago, you should check it out.

Here is the Safety Data Sheet, look at Section 3. The asterisk area states contains one or more of the following, then lists many CAS numbers, one of which is GTL, another is a PAO, but most are regular hyrrocracked Group 3. So with the "one or more of the following" it is a ???? as to what...

And Ultra Platinum base oil is no longer guaranteed to be GTL.

Super Tech, Kirkland, Amazon Basics, it is the same blender and, according to VOAs, the same oil. I have used Kirkland 0W20 twice in a hybrid and gotten good UOAs back. And Valvoline Restore and Protect is $29.97 at the WalMart here.

When you find a PDS statement always check the date. It may not be current. That is the problem with the internet, a lot of old stuff stays online. I use the shell site www.epc.shell.com make sure you choose the correct country.

Notice the clever wording, "with natural gas" not the previous "from natural gas". If you look at the SDS it says about the base oil "made from one or more of the following", and it lists about 15 CAS numbers, one of them is for GTL, a few PAOs, and a lot of Group 3s. So it is like buying a...

I do not see that statement on their jugs and bottles any more.

Agree. As the Motor Oil Geek says, if you think you need to add an additive to your oil, you are using the wrong oil.

Define what you mean by weak.

Read their lastest Safety Data Sheet my friend. There may be GTL in it, maybe even some PAO, probably a lot of regular group 3. The sheet lists 10+ CAS ingredients in the base oil with the words may contain one or more of the following. Sort of like buying synthetic blend, you really don't...

Ultra Platinum no longer guaranteed GTL. I was getting the 0W20 but when checking section 3 of the Ultra Platinum 0W20 SDS I saw this: "Interchangeable low viscosity base oils, contains one or more of the following CAS-numbers: 64742-53-6, 64742-54-7, 64742-55-8, 64742-56-9, 64742-65-0...

That is strange. I was taught that the winter grade is what the oil starts out as. Of course as it heats up it gets thinner but in order to get it into a higher grade, like 30, viscosity index improvers must be added. By what you are saying, you start with a 30 grade oil at 100 C then add...

ESP has a great base oil but it is also thick at 100C, almost a 40 grade which starts at 12.5 cSt. ESP 0W30 is 12.2 cSt at 100C. 30 grade is 9.3 to under 12.5 cSt at 100C.