5 gallon boxes of what?
This is very true. I’ve watched my employer sacrifice tens of millions of dollars in revenue over the last few years because the margins weren’t there. They’d rather lease certain parts of the railroad to shortlines than do the work themselves and assume the liability to boot. It’s “cheaper” profit.
That's like the dynamic EZ-PASS HOV toll pricing in Virginia by Washington DC. The price goes higher as traffic builds in HOV. They want HOV travelling so you need to pay. My son paid a crazy amount, didn't realize it, followed Waze. He said it did save probably hours based on traffic conditions.
I'd rather buy some oil now for a few future oil changes in a situation like this then be surprised if it gets worse instead of better. The way things are going don't expect it to get better anytime soon.
Valvoline restore & protect
That’s not the sale price. That’s its regular price. It’s not on sale this week. No oil is on sale this week (just like the past few weeks)Somewhat relevant for Canadians - Canadian Tire sale price on Edge EP this upcoming week is $69.99 per jug
I think the Susquehanna always looks so beautiful because of what you just left behind.
There conditioning you to it. So when it drops to $50 you think its a deal.
Because they don’t have oil sales anymore and they need to fill that space up with something
Good call, I just bought a baybox of Valvoline 0w30 Euro, going to grab one of these for my Toyota.
Can you explain what it is about the chemistry that makes it suboptimal?I ran M1 0W-40 F/S last change with a FRAM XG8A, ran whisper quiet and drained out clean.
Just seems to rev a little more free and equally quiet on it's new fill of M1 5W-30 EP HM and same XG8A.
I know the ESP line is the top tier of M1, just not sure it's chemistry is best utilized in use cases like my 302
M1 5W-30 EP HM is simply a better match for the Windsor architecture than ESP. It responds better to higher phosphorus anti-wear, more robust detergency, higher ZDDP, and additive chemistry aimed at older metallurgy and seals. EP HM provides all of that, ESP by design, does not.
Gah, my ole Mark V’s 351 Windsor loved certain oils and hated others. Wear analysis actually showed better protection from fossil oil back in the day versus the early synthetics.M1 5W-30 EP HM is simply a better match for the Windsor architecture than ESP. It responds better to higher phosphorus anti-wear, more robust detergency, higher ZDDP, and additive chemistry aimed at older metallurgy and seals. EP HM provides all of that, ESP by design, does not.
ESP is a great oil for the engines it was designed for. ESP's chemistry is optimized for emissions hardware and modern Euro engine design. EP HM's chemistry is optimized for older engines with looser clearances, higher wear demands, and no emissions constraints.
I just think the use case of an old school 5.0L Windsor is better served by an oil more geared to it's requirements rather than approvals for engines that are nothing like it
ESP 0W-30 is much closer in chemistry to FS 0W-40 (both are Euro oils GTL/PAO/ester) than 5W-30 EP HM. The main difference is that ESP 0W-30 has less ash than FS 0W-40 because the first one is mid-SAPS and the second is full-SAPS (FS). The emission protection is mostly because of the less ash, not necessarily less ZDDP.I ran M1 0W-40 F/S last change with a FRAM XG8A, ran whisper quiet and drained out clean.
Just seems to rev a little more free and equally quiet on it's new fill of M1 5W-30 EP HM and same XG8A.
I know the ESP line is the top tier of M1, just not sure it's chemistry is best utilized in use cases like my 302
