Ran out of Redline so.....

[Scotto]

I went to do an oil change and realized I only had two quarts of the Redline 5W-30. Lucky for me, however, I still had two quarts of trusty old Amsoil 5W-30. You can probably guess what I did.

I will definitley be doing an oil analysis when it's time.

Question is: what should I call it? Amsline or Redsoil?

[ May 06, 2003, 07:04 PM: Message edited by: Scotto ]

 

[buster]

I like Redsoil. The fact that Al "100k mile drain" Mutuzio plasters his name on everything in site, including his viagra vitamins, is annoying. Put the Redline first.

Might be a killer oil with that added Moly.

BTW, I use Amsoil. Just some humor. I get the Amsoil action news letter and product catalog. Guys, Amsoil key chains and mugs???

[ May 06, 2003, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: buster ]

 

[unDummy]

Scottobrew Scottoil AmScottoil RedScottoil........

Gotta get a VOA on this stuff too.

 

[Patman]

This should be a very interesting experiment! How long are you going to run it for until you do the UOA?

 

[Steve S]

This is an other synthetic blend

 

[Scotto]

Folks,

Can hardly wait to do the UOA on this. I plan on running the stuff between 4 and 5k miles. I'd love to do a voa on it as well but I'm now officially out of Amsoil.

Thanks for the comments,

Scotto

 

[Bror Jace]

I had never considered doing an analysis on a Frankenstein Oil before ... but I really look forward to this one.

Yes, please go at least 4,000 miles before sampling/changing. Nearly any oil will survive a 3,000 mile interval with flying colors.

It would also be interesting to see if mixing these two messes with the TBN .... lowering it prematurely.

--- Bror Jace

 

[Al]

I think adding a quart of Redline to a synthetic oil like Amsoil or Mobil 1 may not be a bad idea. Gets you extra moly and esters. I realize that Lubrication engineers who manufacture Mobil 1/Amsoil know best-but, what the heck.

 

[Patman]

quote:

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Originally posted by Al:
I think adding a quart of Redline to a synthetic oil like Amsoil or Mobil 1 may not be a bad idea. Gets you extra moly and esters. I realize that Lubrication engineers who manufacture Mobil 1/Amsoil know best-but, what the heck.

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It never hurts to experiment as long as you use oil analysis to guide you. Obviously if someone mixed up a couple of different oils and then tried to go 15k blindly, it wouldn't be smart, but in this case he's going to stick with a shorter interval and UOA to see how it's doing.

Trying out different things helps us all learn!

 

[Scotto]

Folks,

The UOA time should be around mid to late July by my calculations. I will note that the oil has a rather pleasant flower smell, probably due to the esters. Esters are what we smell when we sniff those pretty flowers.