Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Do you disagree that mixing oils introduces unknown variables?
No, I would agree with that statement. Whether the unknowns a cause for concern? Well that depends on who you ask. PCMO mixing wouldn't concern me too much. Blending Redline (API unapproved) and, say GC wouldn't concern me in the least.
Originally Posted By: JAG
Originally Posted By: jrustles
I appreciate the excerpts sir.
But honestly, I would LOVE to hear a technical explanation of exactly which common additives will compete, how surface competition is bad, and how they "cancel" each other out, as well as details on exactly how this happens! Because without any further elaboration, it's only FUD. If branding is what differentiates incompatible oils, then let' drop some names and get to the bottom of who is formulating a non-standard product with the potential to damage an engine upon contact with a competitors product. It all lies in the details, my friends
You seem to be up to no good...taking a position against an extreme one that you've made up.
The people who ask questions, to some types of people, will always "be up to no good". I can't help you there. Appreciate the comment, though.
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Not only that, but you say it's FUD unless someone spoon feeds you details.
Look, I share what I know with others who ask with the hopes of helping them, and I ask questions of others who may know, when I don't. Is that unreasonable? If you don't have the answer, why reply? To call me a seedy troll? Let someone who actually knows the details, share if they feel so inclined.
If someone says "don't blend oils because they're precision mixtures", suddenly, I need to know what happens. Do boron and moly compete for surface area causing both to perform worse? Does Ca reduce the efficacy of ZDP? Does more ZDP deplete TBN faster?
Am I just asking too many questions and annoying everyone? I can stop.