Interesting Hemmings Article on Oils & Additives

[wings&wheels]

Many if not most here will know much of this, but interesting nonetheless. I'm still fascinated, if that is the appropriate word by LSPI and its cause(s). As far as older cars, this is Hemings after all, nothing here will talk me off of Redline and Mobil 1, still a fairly good if a bit light article.

What The Changing Chemistry Of Engine Oil Means For You

 

[Hohn]

Many if not most here will know much of this, but interesting nonetheless.

What The Changing Chemistry Of Engine Oil Means For You

Ugh. "Valvoline clean and protect"?

Needs a new editor.

 

[userfriendly]

Many if not most here will know much of this, but interesting nonetheless.

What The Changing Chemistry Of Engine Oil Means For You

Hook, line and sinker.

 

[4WD]

Hook, line and sinker.

I only oil the reel

 

[Pablo]

I don’t hate oil geek but please stop inventing titles for the guy. The article. Mehville.

 

[chexxers]

many recommendations are NOT for longevity but to suit the EPA + make manufacturers LOOK good or show longer maintenance + better mpgs!!!

 

[FowVay]

I don’t hate oil geek but please stop inventing titles for the guy. The article. Mehville.

He has a degree in communications but nothing in engineering or chemistry. Somehow he's become a oil engineer and a self proclaimed tribologist. I guess if we repeat it long enough it will become truth.

 

[Samurai1225]

LSJ.... I'm in no way a shill for him and I promise I really don't care that much, but is he actually a certified tribologist? Is it truly just self-proclaimed? I honestly don't know.

 

[wemay]

Some info on Lake...

Lake Speed, Jr. | Engine Performance Expo https://share.google/acKflupeaJzW8woM6



"Lake Speed Jr. is a tribologist and the son of former NASCAR driver and team owner Lake Speed. He's known for formulating lubricants that helped Joe Gibbs Racing and other professional teams win the Daytona 500 and multiple NASCAR championships. Speed is also the founder of SPEEDiagnostix, which uses used oil analysis to help car enthusiasts understand their engine's condition.
Tribology expertise:
Speed is a leading tribologist, a specialist in the study of friction, wear, and lubrication. He has multiple certifications from the Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE).
Racing experience:
Speed was a crew member for Chad Knaus at Melling Racing before joining Joe Gibbs in 2004. He led the creation of Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil.
SPEEDiagnostix:
Speed founded SPEEDiagnostix to share his racing knowledge with car enthusiasts. The company analyzes used oil samples to detect wear metals and other contaminants that can indicate potential engine issues. "

 

[Zee09]

I don’t hate oil geek but please stop inventing titles for the guy. The article. Mehville.

Mister Lake Speed......

 

[Hohn]

He has a degree in communications but nothing in engineering or chemistry. Somehow he's become a oil engineer and a self proclaimed tribologist. I guess if we repeat it long enough it will become truth.

This is elitist drivel. My uncle retired from nearly 40 years of chemical engineering at Phillips with several patents to his name. Not bad for an undergrad in Electrical Engineering.

Expertise is as expertise does.

 

[Glenda W.]

His education and certs are on his official Linkedin page. I believe most of his knowledge came from his years in the racing scene.

 

[Hohn]

His education and certs are on his official Linkedin page. I believe most of his knowledge came from his years in the racing scene.

The farther away you get from school, the less it matters. At some point, what you've done AFTER school matters, much, much more. Anyone who's been around awhile knows this.

 

[Pablo]

Handing someone a paper with a degree at age 23, doesn't make that person definitively authoritative. I'll take someone like Speed, with decades of work experinece in a specialized industry, over someone with a piece of paper in their hand. And I say this as a degreed ME, having spent 40 years working with people that don't know how to turn a screwdriver.

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Ok sure a lot of us end up doing just fine in areas we didn’t specialize in college. Not a bad thing. But the article specifically calls him an oil engineer without quotes to give him more credibility. To me this is somewhat worse. Just my opinion though and seems common in our weak press.

I’m a fan of the expert meme guy so what do I know?

 

[Pablo]

This guy is my hero

 

[FowVay]

You guys are amazing. We have people in this world who actually engineer and formulate lubricants, hold patents, head up organizations and oversee entire research and development departments at major chemical and lubricant companies (Edgar Steigerwald is one such personal friend of Pentosin fame), and yet some guy comes along and makes fabricated claims about his job title (he is no tribologist), makes no mention of formal education, has never formulated for a major oil company, and simply makes hard to watch YouTube videos filmed at some other company's facilities and you think he's the real deal. He's a actor. He does oil analysis. He never shows us his analysis lab but he certain loves to show us HPL's facility.

Why do you defend this guy? Any one of us can sign up with the STLE to take their "certified lubrication specialist" course and earn that title. It's something like a 4-day course and then you take a test. That's it. It doesn't make you a tribologist. It makes you better equipped to work at a facility as a plant maintenance worker who holds responsibility for maintaining equipment.

I'm sorry, I don't dislike the guy. I just don't like being lied to by actors. Maybe we should start calling Rat540 a chemical engineer and lubrication formulator too.

 

[gfh77665]

LSJ has certainly enjoyed the hype benefit of the doubt here.

 

[cheesepuffs2]

I just wish the guy would lower his eyebrows.