It could very well be, although I believe EXM is using a different compound called, "phosphorilated borons."
I agree. Amsoil is just like any other company, except maybe Redline and Molekule's, in that they too formulate to meet a price point. Look how they went to group III basestocks with the XL line.quote:
Much depends on which additive company gives the best deal on a particular Lot of additives to the Blender. I would assume Amsoil is no different.
NO!quote:
Should I add this to my engine oil ?
I would guess that the slight oil consumption when switching over to M1 EP could be from plating of the Boron and Calcium. The car also feels smoother then it has been with 1,500 miles on the M1 EP so far.quote:
There is a class of additives that deposit solid films by the action of “electrophoresis,” which will be explained later. Potassium Triborate (commercially in the form of
[K2O (B2O3)3], and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), fall into this class of additives that can form a rather tenacious coating on the sliding and shearing surfaces of machine parts. For example, the OilXtreme product usues a special CaCO3 additive in concentrate form. In some cases, the borates are in the form of “Overbased” Borated Sulphonates (OBS’), which of course contain boron, calcium, and sulfur
Then we should see high consumption/volatility with HDEO oils.quote:
I think this is a much more likely cause of oil consumption with any very high TBN, high ZDP oil....
Good to see the priorites are in the right place!quote:
Originally posted by MolaKule:
And my number one priority is my grandchildren (2 1/2 right now).