Banks Speed School - How synthetic motor oil is made - Episode's 1 and 2

[johnblue]

My 460 has the Banks Power Pack headers etc on it and what a difference it has made so I am somewhat of a fan of Gale Banks ..

So when this video on "How synthetic motor oil is made" popped up in my feed I was intrigued:



That said, it does move a bit slow and I lost count of how many times Gale Banks utters the word "yes".

Episode two was posted about four hours ago and it talks about what is in synthetic oil. It can be found here:



Finally, I thought the video on aftermarket differential covers was informative:

 

[CB22]

It's a great little series. I was surprised with the size of the Amsoil facility. I always thought it was some ol timers in a big barn, with grandma cranking a manual mixer, mixing the additives. They look to be as modern as the Chevron refinery I spent 25 years in.

I think I'll switch to Amsoil 0/20 after I deplete my supply of PUP.

 

[Astro14]

This is a duplicate thread, and the topic has already generated considerable discussion, here:

How Synthetic Oil Is Made

Very interesting article. Enjoy!

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