Don't see much about Redline here. Why not?

[BMWTurboDzl]

The valve train on our 2011 BMW E90 328i. Picture taken at 110K miles. Engine had a lifetime of Castrol 0W-30, aka "German Castrol", 5K OCIs. No Castrol patina on this motor.

Scott

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The Castrol dealer oil would turn leave a dark red tint on everything.

 

[slo town]

The Castrol dealer oil would turn leave a dark red tint on everything.

My father was a GM guy and always used AC Delco oil. That oil turned the insides of the his motors red! Looked weird.

Scott

 

[Triple_Se7en]

I always liked seeing the red tints upon draining the used oil.

 

[ford250]

When I bought it, it had the infamous red sludge from the standard BMW synthetic oil changes. Prior owner was not diligent in oil changes, subscribed to the BMW extended OCI. I immediately started using Red Line in it and did short OCI‘s to clean it up. When I had to replace the valve cover gasket, my tech took this photo. He was amazed. It runs better than when I bought it. In-line six BMW engines run even more smoothly with Red Line in the crank case. Thus will never use conventional/group 3. I own / not lease. ;-)

Redline needs to contact you to do some advertising Very impressive how well it’s cleaned . Looks brand new again

 

[Thebigm]

Watching a few youtubes on Redline and reading posts on Reddit and people absolutely swear by the stuff. I've decided to give the 5w30 a try. Seems to be better than Amsoil based on what others are saying. Definitely isn't cheap but I ordered from FCP Euro. They don't seem to charge anything extra so if I don't like it I won't use it again but if I do like it , $18 a change moving forward for me (shipping), not bad.

I use their synthetic power steering fluid and have been for many years on my 2002 Camry

 

[buster]

Looks like they updated their website. One of the last companies to tell you they use PAO/ester.

https://www.redlineoil.com/why-red-line

 

[altaylar]

I was looking into redline oil for a long time, but their calcium content was extremely high, like an old school oil.

 

[altaylar]

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Thread 'Red Line 0w-30 VOA'

Feb 18, 2019

Submitted a VOA of Red Line 0w30 using NAPA's kit, which seems to use ALS Labs for the actual analysis. The report say 10w30 but was indeed 0w30 purchased in Jan 2018.

Adding link to the used oil analysis of the same oil:
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...-line-0w-30-9-478-miles-2008-lexus-gx470

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Look, +3000ppm calcium? Why on earth would that be needed? I understand that they want to say "high detergency" but check this Mobil 1 oil rated for 20k miles with one fifth of that

Thread 'Mobil 1 Triple Action 5w30 EP VOA'

Apr 13, 2023

I am running this now. SP VOAs are not that interesting to look at

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[Dave Hess]

Keep in mind there are two different product streams for Redline:
1. Black bottle, which is just rebottled Kendall/P66 oil
2. White bottle, this is the "original" style Redline products, which have historically had a robust additive package and a PAO/Ester base oil blend

I had no idea they made a black bottle of Redline.

 

[Mainia]

I think RL has improved a bit since 2022 based on latest revision to SDS where it was pointed out that they are now using a higher quality PAO. The ester component is still there based on high virgin oxidation values. The high-performance line is still full SAPS. Very shear stable oil line. They also have access to P66's testing facility.

If your looking for mid SAPS, gowith their Performance Series 5w-30 Euro oil, if you are interested in mid SAPS. I don't use that oil anymore since they started price gouging. I have using their manual transmission oils/diff since about 8,000 miles on my Hyundai tuner for years, but transmissionferred over to HPL transmission/diff oils on my last drive train oil change. Wife's Rav4 is 100% Redline except motor oil is Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30 for life now.

 

[buster]

RL's PDS have always been accurate as far as I could tell. All of the ROC Noack values matched what RL stated. Some even come back lower than what RL has on their PDS.

I noticed their 0w20 has very low Noack.

 

[GW.]

Is it true that Redline esters do not clean?

I believe I read that someone contacted Redline to confirm. Lots of performance but not designed to clean.

 

[travis8352]

Is it true that Redline esters do not clean?

I believe I read that someone contacted Redline to confirm. Lots of performance but not designed to clean.

Not designed to clean but are designed to keep clean is what they say

 

[travis8352]

RL's PDS have always been accurate as far as I could tell. All of the ROC Noack values matched what RL stated. Some even come back lower than what RL has on their PDS.

I noticed their 0w20 has very low Noack.

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Gotta be the best looking 0w-20 on paper

 

[buster]

Is it true that Redline esters do not clean?

I believe I read that someone contacted Redline to confirm. Lots of performance but not designed to clean.

That is what Dave G. from RL told me. He said their oils will run clean but do not clean.

 

[4wd]

When Redline was more talked about here - I recall film strength and Noack being in many comments … I’m using the ester/PAO 10W-30 in my main generator - figure it handles the heat … and yes, low Noack.

 

[GW.]

Not designed to clean but are designed to keep clean is what they say

That is what Dave G. from RL told me. He said their oils will run clean but do not clean.

Sounds like a great oil to run from day one. High quality ingredients.

 

[slo town]

I used their gear stuff; it is an excellent product.

This ^^^^^; the MT-85 manual transmission gear oil in my case. Nothing better.

Scott

 

[kschachn]

When Redline was more talked about here - I recall film strength and Noack being in many comments … I’m using the ester/PAO 10W-30 in my main generator - figure it handles the heat … and yes, low Noack.

You do?

 

[edyvw]

This ^^^^^; the MT-85 manual transmission gear oil in my case. Nothing better.

Scott

I now have Motul Gear Power 75W80 in my BMW. Excellent stuff. Better than D4 I had before.