Hotshots oil vs schaeffers

[maraakate]

Gosh, I never heard of Hotshots or Schaeffers until I purchased my diesel pickup and happened upon this HDEO forum. I just use the good old Delvac brand that my company used for years on our fleet vehicles. I had no idea of these fancy oils for a diesel engine (Mobil 1 excluded). I'm almost 2nd guessing myself on the 3,000 - 5,000 mile oil change intervals.

Delvac been around for a long time no need to switch if it's working for you.

 

[FlyingTexan]

More involvement is certainly welcome, but I don't know if I would lead with a PF video here- the BITOG crowd gets cranky about those.

The same ones that will never be happy and never accept any data in any form.

 

[FlyingTexan]

I’ve suggested several times that the guy should stick to knives, shovels and screwdrivers. When he floats into comparative motor oil quality he’s far out of his league and comes up with rankings or determinations that aren’t based on any actual substantive information whatsoever.

Somewhere there's a sour person on a forum that self-labels themself superior about knives, shoves, and screwdrivers that's suggesting he needs to stick to doing oils.

 

[Creekside]

Schaeffer's is in my home state & they've been around longer than Valvoline. I know that's what I'd choose. Look at their PDF's & what specifications they're designed to meet to get a better answer. VOA should be interesting nonetheless.

Fellow Missourian

 

[gunnellett]

Somewhere there's a sour person on a forum that self-labels themself superior about knives, shoves, and screwdrivers that's suggesting he needs to stick to doing oils.

Hall Monitors and keyboard commandos, with questionable credentials, need a safe space to lash out, and be tough, without getting wedgies and swirlies.

 

[CleverUserName]

I remember this. Anyone have a link? I thought it was marketed as 100% PAO and was essentially all group III. One big lie. If they would lie on that scale, why would I trust any of their other marketing?

I actually contacted HSS about this a few years ago. Their SDS didn’t list PAO even though it has a CAS # and the Pour Point also suggested there was little to no PAO in their “100% PAO” oils. The response I got was very convoluted and did not answer my questions.

I also posted this same question on Amazon (back when you could do that) and the response I got from a “satisfied customer” was basically trust me bro, it’s great oil.

Trust me bro?

HSS does guerilla advertising on forums so it’s hard to get an unbiased opinion on their oils and additives from real people. Personally I would not buy anything from this company as the oil analysis I’ve seen have not been great and some have actually been bad.