Recent content by tired

No. It's not linear like it will flow better the colder it gets. The difference emerges below around -25F. You don't need to worry about 0W vs 5W for starting issues. The difference is that for some, not all, 0W-xx means a better base oil blend to hit that 0W winter rating.

That's the one!

Agree. This story was making me remember the statistic of how many Canadians live within 50 miles of the border... Just drive over the border lol

Many such cases here, sadly.

What are you guys buying? Has anyone seen any good tool deals on Amazon Prime Day? Be careful. Many times they will jack up the price right before Prime Day so they can show a large percent off as a "sale." https://keepa.com/ Good website to check historical prices.

Yes we have a huge M1 rebate thread here. You can post there.

That is because they’re still dumping oil out of the SPR. It’s at its lowest level since 1983. That can’t go on too much longer. It’s an interesting market right now. And you can never fully understand it by just trying to analyze headlines and daily crude prices.

This is a really cool offer. I don't live near, but if I end up there traveling, I'll definitely take you up on it. Happy to be a customer of you guys.

Very nice. Let’s see them do MB 229.51 now 😎

You managed to make that impossible to read since you buried the update in the quoted reply text, so I'll copy it below here. Impressive work though. Sample was re-run. Oxidation 11. New report below.

Yeah I'm betting we see some big infrastructure changes in the region in the coming years.

They're working just like US health insurance companies. Automatic deny first through an automated system and hope some people won't contest it.

Agree. Some people have looked at Chinese port traffic and are showing it at near median levels, so they are assuming there's a lot of traffic getting through the strait with AIS off. But some of that obviously comes from Russia too (especially since Russian oil sanctions have been lifted during...

Just lower starting TBN in mid/low-SAPS oils that scares some people off. Your climate shouldn't impact the grade you select, and all VW 502/504 oils have a winter rating that will permit starting in winter anywhere in the US any day of the year. Both are good options and will be fine. Some...

ATN = Aid to Navigation? The data comes from AIS transponder data.