For now, I'll just describe this verbally (don't have pics yet, not sure they'd help here).
Last evening, I took my two glass "beakers" I keep in the garage for my "potion mixing experiments". I wiped both down with pure acetone to get them as clean as possible. I rubbed my finger in each, feeling the usual "squeaky clean glass" sensation. Then I re-cleaned them with the acetone. Next, in the first, I mixed gasoline (from one of my storage cans, already containing FP+ and Stabil) and enough Pennzoil Synthetic TC-W3 oil to reach an approximate 400:1 ratio. In the second, I poured the same gasoline, but added nothing.
After they sat for a couple hours, I discarded the liquid in each beaker, and let them air dry via evaporation. Although there was nothing at all visible on either (no film, smudging, etc.), the first beaker had a very slippery/greasy feeling, whereas the second (gasoline, FP, and Stabil only) beaker felt dry as a bone.
Very interesting. Although this is obviously not rigorous science of any sort, it would seem to indicate that the TC-W3 oil is laying down a film of some sort after the carrier liquid (gasoline) is gone. Now, what impact this phenomenon might have in an engine, that is another question.
Last evening, I took my two glass "beakers" I keep in the garage for my "potion mixing experiments". I wiped both down with pure acetone to get them as clean as possible. I rubbed my finger in each, feeling the usual "squeaky clean glass" sensation. Then I re-cleaned them with the acetone. Next, in the first, I mixed gasoline (from one of my storage cans, already containing FP+ and Stabil) and enough Pennzoil Synthetic TC-W3 oil to reach an approximate 400:1 ratio. In the second, I poured the same gasoline, but added nothing.
After they sat for a couple hours, I discarded the liquid in each beaker, and let them air dry via evaporation. Although there was nothing at all visible on either (no film, smudging, etc.), the first beaker had a very slippery/greasy feeling, whereas the second (gasoline, FP, and Stabil only) beaker felt dry as a bone.
Very interesting. Although this is obviously not rigorous science of any sort, it would seem to indicate that the TC-W3 oil is laying down a film of some sort after the carrier liquid (gasoline) is gone. Now, what impact this phenomenon might have in an engine, that is another question.
