I wonder if anyone could interpret some of the components that appear on motor oil material safety data sheets (MSDS)? Auto-RX requires that we avoid PAOs, esters, Group IV and Group V base stocks. However, that is a very broad assortment of chemistry that may appear under various names that would not be obvious to anyone not having a PhD in chemistry.
Rather than having ARX users keep asking whether an individual oil is compatible, I compiled list of what I believe are common motor oil MSDS components. This list is most likely incomplete. Would any BITOG members that are familiar with both ARX and chemistry please interpret the items on this list so that we can be our own ARX oil selection experts? Please add to this list if it is incomplete.
Thanks in advance for your help! Please forgive me if I list an ingredient that appears under more than one name.
1. Zinc alkyl dithiophosphate.
2. Blend of synthetic hydrocarbon, polyalphaolefins and additives (PAO?)
3. The highly refined mineral oil contains w) DMSO-extract, according to IP346. (Is DMSO an ester-like compound?)
4. hydrotreated light paraffinic
5. The highly refined mineral oils
6. Distillates, petroleum, hydrotreated heavy paraffinic
7. Distillates, petroleum, solvent-refined heavy paraffinic
8. Proprietary ingredients
9. Polybutene
10. Distillates, petroleum, solvent-dewaxed light paraffiinic,
11. Distillates, petroleum, solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffiinic,
12. 1-Dodecene homopolymer, hydrogenated (are polymers bad with ARX?)
13. Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-di-C1-14-alkyl esters, zinc salts (disqualifying ester?)
14. Phosphorodithioic acid
Thanks again!
Rather than having ARX users keep asking whether an individual oil is compatible, I compiled list of what I believe are common motor oil MSDS components. This list is most likely incomplete. Would any BITOG members that are familiar with both ARX and chemistry please interpret the items on this list so that we can be our own ARX oil selection experts? Please add to this list if it is incomplete.
Thanks in advance for your help! Please forgive me if I list an ingredient that appears under more than one name.
1. Zinc alkyl dithiophosphate.
2. Blend of synthetic hydrocarbon, polyalphaolefins and additives (PAO?)
3. The highly refined mineral oil contains w) DMSO-extract, according to IP346. (Is DMSO an ester-like compound?)
4. hydrotreated light paraffinic
5. The highly refined mineral oils
6. Distillates, petroleum, hydrotreated heavy paraffinic
7. Distillates, petroleum, solvent-refined heavy paraffinic
8. Proprietary ingredients
9. Polybutene
10. Distillates, petroleum, solvent-dewaxed light paraffiinic,
11. Distillates, petroleum, solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffiinic,
12. 1-Dodecene homopolymer, hydrogenated (are polymers bad with ARX?)
13. Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-di-C1-14-alkyl esters, zinc salts (disqualifying ester?)
14. Phosphorodithioic acid
Thanks again!