Lets look at this response and maybe you'll understand my amusement.
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All Mobil1 motor oils do contain small amounts of moly and you are right moly is an excellent anti-wear additive
Really now...
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Ok, take note about SMALL amount used.. now the next statement..
quote:
problem is that too much moly in a motor oil causes the moly to settle to the bottom of the engine or the crankcase and it can
cause excessive oil oxidation
Hmmmm, So are you saying that a small amount of moly wont settle down to the bottom? How is it that if moly seperates from the base oil, what does it do to make the oil oxidize? Is it reactive chemically?
quote:
Mobil1 fortunately has its own proprietary blend of synthetic anti-wear package that offers much better wear protection without any of the adverse effects that moly , phosphorous, and zinc can attribute to a motor oil.
Oh really?
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Now why use a little and not any since you already have such a high end proprietary antiwear package the out perfoms moly??? hmmmm
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Sprintman, I cannot talk for redline as I have limited knowledge to their product but I suspect that this is not true with them and I also looked at maxlife for this as well and saw no evidence of moly seperating to the bottom either.
As for Schaeffers, there is no seperation and this is one of many standard answers from other companies that wont' or don't use moly as they have to come up with excuse to make a weak spot out of the stong points of other lubricants.
This exuse has been the standard response from a long time ago when it was true that moly would seperate and at that time was more in a solid form and not like today where it is now a suspended additive.
They really need to update their standarized response sheets.