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Originally posted by Primus:
Robbie Alexander,
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As for "too quick to judge", 1). Ant's post does not contain the word "bad", 2). unfortunately not everybody can fully follow your fundamental approach to UAO. We are here to get answers to interesting questions and share our knowledges, so it would be grate if we could abstain from sticking labels and playing profs.
I understand. I lack the skills necessary to be tactful sometimes and also I lack the skills to express in words what everyone in general can understand.
For everyone to understand, please read about 10 times MolaKules post in this thread. He hit's it SQUARE as far as my understanding. When You can begin to grasp this you can also begin to see how additives fight for their place on the metal surfaces, and may also begin to see how or why, a problem can be resolved and there still tracks wear for some time to come. IMO, I don't think ALL wear is at par with all other wear. In other words, I think some wear is PRE-wear and some is POST-wear... If you can understand what I'm saying and see what MolaKule is saying, I think a lot of eyes including mine will begin to open wider and grasp a glimmer of light of understanding.
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"Too many people are TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO quick to judge an oil or a group of oils and make blanket statements"...I'm not defending per se RL or am I per se against RL, what I'm saying if first you have to have some ground to call a foundation. Hint READ MolaKules post again!
I'm not picking on you, it's more the board a little.
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And AGAIN, anyone:
What IYO is a GOOD UOA?
Please feel free to post MOCK numbers.
Also, what set of standards are you using to judge an UOA as good or bad?
Also, please list IYO the advantages or reason for extended drains; WHY, are you seeking them?
Does anyone KNOW why they do what they do with their oil?
Good or poor, is there a method to the madness>?
Again, have you SEEN a UOA that has an properly running engine fed a steady diet of this oil over 20, 30 or 60K miles? Or ANY oil for that period of time.. In fact it would be ideal for anyone to watch about 120K's worth of miles maybe 200K's worth of miles and see problems as they develop to compare how UOA's can change &/or maintain a constant.
have you SEEN a UOA that has an properly running engine fed a steady diet of this oil over 20, 30 or 60K miles?
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