"Shady Oil Testing Sucks" - LS JR

[buster]

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In all seriousness, how do these “tests” actually relate to real world results? While these “tests” often seem to produce quite dramatic results, why is it that these same products don’t as often deliver as dramatic results in real world use?


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As you can see, designing an oil for a “test” versus designing and oil for an engine are two completely different things. A PhD chemist that headed Research & Development for ExxonMobil Chemical once said that, “the only test for an engine oil is an engine.” That is a very true yet costly and time consuming reality. When Joe Gibbs Racing sought out Lubrizol, the world’s largest additive supplier, it cost over $1 million in engines and nearly 1 year to develop the specialized formulations for their NASCAR racing engines. Imagine how much time and money is involved in developing a fuel efficient motor oil for commercial diesel trucks, yet the technology for the commercial diesel trucks does not apply to the formulations for a NASCAR racing oil.


Then you have folks that think they can mix their own special blends and create something better!

 

[Brian Barnhart]

Some might also consider it a bit shady when not driven to publish a data sheet for your oils.

 

[buster]

They should provide more PDS data, but I agree with his point.

 

[buster]

I may have posted this before.

 

[d00df00d]

Originally Posted By: Brian Barnhart
Some might also consider it a bit shady when not driven to publish a data sheet for your oils.

Don't see how this is relevant to the thread...

 

[Brian Barnhart]

JGR’s Driven brand is being critical of competitor’s tests, but they don’t seem to provide anything resembling a PDS for their own products. Nor can I find any listing of manufacturer/API/ILSAC/ACEA approvals for their street oils. I was basically saying that I consider their marketing approach just as shady as those they are criticizing, perhaps even more so.

 

[d00df00d]

Fair enough.

I thought you were trying to discredit the article by suggesting that the source is hypocritical.