I understood what you meant. I agree.No I am not. I am speaking of the people that penny-pinch and scoff at boutique oils as a waste of money.
I understood what you meant. I agree.No I am not. I am speaking of the people that penny-pinch and scoff at boutique oils as a waste of money.
I agree as well.100% agree. I wish people would stop saying off the shelf oils are not good. It's complete BS.
They are operating in two different markets - mass produced approved lubricants often using the latest base oil/additive technology vs specialized boutique brands that can offer more performance in key areas due to operating outside the chemical limitations box.
Nothing wrong with either depending on your situation and what you're looking for.
People change their tune very quickly. I think this time around it’s due to how open HPL is. They’re a no nonsense type company. Gives people more confidence using their products.I agree as well.
Do you remember the constant attack here on boutique oils being rubbish because of the lack of funds and resources available to them to actually produce a quality oil. That was the BITOG
gospel not so long ago.
I want the oil that Mobil 1 is making for the Red Bull F1 team.
Probably take an act of God to get that.
It's probably something crazy like $200/QT
I do not recall that at all. At least not from someone who knew what they were talking about.I agree as well.
Do you remember the constant attack here on boutique oils being rubbish because of the lack of funds and resources available to them to actually produce a quality oil. That was the BITOG
gospel not so long ago.
To be fair, some of them are in fact rubbish if we are casting the net wide enough. But AMSOIL, Redline, Driven...etc, nobody of repute has said these products are rubbish. Could they be construed as a poor value? Sure, but the same argument could be made for an oil like M1 EP if it's not being adequately utilized.I agree as well.
Do you remember the constant attack here on boutique oils being rubbish because of the lack of funds and resources available to them to actually produce a quality oil. That was the BITOG
gospel not so long ago.
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Usually with money, preferably dollars. Maybe you could pay them in gum?
Or you could just scoot over here and place order right now: https://www.advlubrication.com/collections/automotive-lubricants
I have no issue with anything you have said and you have explained it prior in great detail.To be fair, some of them are in fact rubbish if we are casting the net wide enough. But AMSOIL, Redline, Driven...etc, nobody of repute has said these products are rubbish. Could they be construed as a poor value? Sure, but the same argument could be made for an oil like M1 EP if it's not being adequately utilized.
In other instances, you are paying a premium for a commodity approved additive package in a bottle that says "Redline" on it or similar, which is just re-bottled Kendall/P66. So, not rubbish, just horrifically bad value.
So, it really just comes down to: do you know what you are getting? With @High Performance Lubricants we know what we are getting because Dave has been insanely forthcoming with sharing that information. AMSOIL didn't come out and start telling us when they started using Group III or GTL, but Dave has always been totally upfront about what base oils they use, and yeah, that piqued an interest from folks like myself who have typically been on the "use a premium approved product like Mobil 1". When Dave actually RECOMMENDED M1 0W-40, and talked about how good it was? When have we ever seen a person from an oil company talking up somebody else's product?
Furthermore, Dr. Rudnick is a world-renowned formulator with numerous patents and publications to his name, which appears on plenty of material from the likes of ExxonMobil, so it's not like you've got Miro shopping the clearance isle at Walmart and the drain tank at Jiffy Lube for components and then brewing up some unknown bucket of "magic" in an unmarked warehouse in some sketchy abandoned industrial district.
very interesting article
Same experience with our 1500, M1 EP 0W-20 since new.I ran all SN/SN+/SP/ GF5/GF6 rated oils to 58K.
HPL cleaner run 1/5 on a fresh OCI pulled this from somewhere???
I did this to prove to myself there was " nothing here to see". There was.
I cut filters 100% of the time, never seen anything like this from this rig.
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For as long as I have known you here I can't ever imagine you using a boutique oil without approvals.I do not recall that at all. At least not from someone who knew what they were talking about.
Unnecessary? Sure. Overpriced? Sure. But rubbish?? As in inferior?
In addition to this, I would add that @High Performance Lubricants has also been very open, when asking about certain “storied” base oils and/or additives, on sharing info about the downsides of a given component that a competitor may use, and why HPL chose what they use.I have no issue with anything you have said and you have explained it prior in great detail.
I simply noted typical BITOG behavior over the years. I've seen it and so have many others. You are not a fact twister and that I can respect.
I would have a conversation with you but I respect that you do not do DMs.
It does not void the warranty unless it is the cause of engine damage. Warranty is tied to damage. This misconception is repeated often on here.Are you suggesting that because the majority of people do not want to spend a premium on oil especially one that voids their factory warranty they are cheap?
QS, Mobil 1, Valvoline, Supetech, etc are all good oils, cars have been running for decades and well over 200,000 miles and on many cases into the 500,000-1 million mile range on "cheap" oils.
In reality it is not being cheap, it is buying what does the job. HPL has it's place and I personally am going to consider it for my future plans with my S10.
Just because HPL exists doesn't mean everything else is all of a sudden trash.
Didn’t your chart show Amsoil and HPL both having 500kg Four Ball Weld results?In addition to this, I would add that @High Performance Lubricants has also been very open, when asking about certain “storied” base oils and/or additives, on sharing info about the downsides of a given component that a competitor may use, and why HPL chose what they use.
Yes, HPL very high on the cleaning side. Yes, HPL is very high on TBN. Yes, HPL is very high on the additive levels. No, HPL is not the absolute 100% best on every lab test or metric, but HPL is 100% transparent on why they may be “slightly” less impressive in a single given test, because they’ve still delivered a better overall product.
Case in point the Amsoil 75w90 4-ball wear tests vs HPL Differential Life- light load wear is almost cut in half by picking Amsoil, but that would also get you a much worse PDSC result (faster oxidation) and a lower 4-ball weld point… which means the Amsoil “may” return better results in my lightly-loaded Subie diffs but yet turn in a much worse result if used in my F-150 pulling 10k trailers through the mountains. We simply have a much more honest way to evaluate (gear) oils and their proper application thanks to Mr. David Ward and his fabulous team.
You got to the dealership, ask them does using unlicensed oil void the warranty.It does not void the warranty unless it is the cause of engine damage. Warranty is tied to damage. This misconception is repeated often on here.
No owner’s manual nor warranty book says that grade nor license voids the warranty. We had a long thread on this a while back and no one posted language that shows it does. Using an oil that damages the engine will void the warranty however.You got to the dealership, ask them does using unlicensed oil void the warranty.
Tell me the answer. It absolutely does void the warranty.