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Originally posted by Idrinkmotoroil:
Ive said this a few times, that on paper Redline looks to be the best engineered oil one can buy. Everything you read about it seems to indicate the best quality base oils and very robust additive package - why wouldn't it work well. Plus a ton of well respected race teams swear by the oil, they must know something.
The dilemma as I see it is that oil analysis tests we've seen sometimes show some amounts of wear metals that seem to be a tad high, such as lead, and aluminum. It has been explained that much of the metals are probably being cleaned up within the engine by Redline;s superior cleansing properties. How accurate is this assumption ?, no one really knows, and we dont see too many oil analysis tests of secondary or third Redline intervals on the same engine. If we saw more Redline tests in succession it would be very helpful. I guess the high price doesn't help things.
It seems to be a great oil, but it would be nice to see more real world testing of the product. I think their 5w-30 oil has some great properties, and would be more than adequate in any modern engine. They apparently have a 5w-20 oil now but I am not sure how that stacks up. If I proceed to use Redline I will probably try the 5w-30 vis. . Terry Dyson seems to be a big fan of Redline oil based on his exeperience in analysis testing of the oils, which got me thinking that it might be worthwhile trying out.