What's the consensus on here about oil additive demonstrations, where a company demonstrates their product's engine protection using a Timken Machine? Some of the posts I've read on here support this test as being applicable to an internal combustion engine, whereas others stated it's an old snake oil salesman's trick.
For instance, a BG MOA demonstration (one additive I had some interest in) was filmed by the company and includes the Timken Machine test, as well as an engine running without oil (one that ran without oil over 90% of it's life). It looks pretty amazing, but I'd like some more information on whether or not people here believe in what the videos show. If this product is so great, wouldn't the oil companies be offering the same type of protection with their motor oils (which in the videos do poor in the Timken test)?
For instance, a BG MOA demonstration (one additive I had some interest in) was filmed by the company and includes the Timken Machine test, as well as an engine running without oil (one that ran without oil over 90% of it's life). It looks pretty amazing, but I'd like some more information on whether or not people here believe in what the videos show. If this product is so great, wouldn't the oil companies be offering the same type of protection with their motor oils (which in the videos do poor in the Timken test)?
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