Discredit this oil test?
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Honestly this is a weird test. Tons of different oils at different weights, etc. Mineral, syn blend, full syn, etc. 5w30, 0w40, 5w50, etc.
Anyways, this is just a single test and not very representative of all the things happening in a motor. I would take it with a grain of salt.
And, for all we know, Royal Purple could be some big advertiser in their magazine...
Anyways, this is just a single test and not very representative of all the things happening in a motor. I would take it with a grain of salt.
And, for all we know, Royal Purple could be some big advertiser in their magazine...
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I feel it actually has plenty of validity. If you look really closely at all of ths oils tested (bearing wear scar,lbs psi to break the oil film,etc),you`ll see the ones that performed the best (Pennzoil,Valvoline) also have the least amount of wear metals in uoa`s. RP of course shows the smallest wear scar and takes the most psi to break the oil film,but there`s not masses of uoa`s with this oil to really come to a concrete conclusion.
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OLD, OLD subject. This is a test for GEAR Oils, NOT engine oils.
It is NOT relevant to an engine!
I believe that vinegar does best in this test.
It is NOT relevant to an engine!
I believe that vinegar does best in this test.
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What about camshaft wear,bearing wear,and/or piston scuffing?
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Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
What about camshaft wear,bearing wear,and/or piston scuffing?
Watch the video, repeatability is extremely poor. An oil that performed poorly can perform great a couple minutes later as the bearing heats up and begins to activate anti-wear additives.
What about camshaft wear,bearing wear,and/or piston scuffing?
Watch the video, repeatability is extremely poor. An oil that performed poorly can perform great a couple minutes later as the bearing heats up and begins to activate anti-wear additives.
Read the retraction....
Not to mention the many times that has been posted here:
Use the stinkin' Google search feature built into BITOG.
Not to mention the many times that has been posted here:
Use the stinkin' Google search feature built into BITOG.
Head and shoulders did very well in that test, do I smell the next darling on BITOG
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Originally Posted By: Capa
The most relevant (and possibly the only relevant) oil test is tearing the engine down to inspect for wear
Speaking of that,people I know who are into hot rods and building up engines always report the least amount of wear using dino.
The most relevant (and possibly the only relevant) oil test is tearing the engine down to inspect for wear
Speaking of that,people I know who are into hot rods and building up engines always report the least amount of wear using dino.
Well thanks for your answers, people, the retraction info was interesting, looks like they learned enough to see it wasn't a good test but were still working on anything more meaningful.
I liked the AMSoil vid too, despite looking hard, it really did seem quite neutral, if only for this particular test type.
I'm sick of people shoving RP down my neck, right now, short of people creaming over it, i've no tests or anything to say otherwise.
I liked the AMSoil vid too, despite looking hard, it really did seem quite neutral, if only for this particular test type.
I'm sick of people shoving RP down my neck, right now, short of people creaming over it, i've no tests or anything to say otherwise.
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I'm sick of people shoving RP down my neck, right now, short of people creaming over it, i've no tests or anything to say otherwise.
Well that certainly isn't happening on this site. The exact opposite happens. People jump all over you if you post favorably about RP.
RP is good oil just as most any oil out there is. Ignore all of that ridiculous stuff and those infomercial like testing procedures. Use RP or don't. IF you do your engine will be fine. If you don't and use another quality oil it will also be fine.
I'm sick of people shoving RP down my neck, right now, short of people creaming over it, i've no tests or anything to say otherwise.
Well that certainly isn't happening on this site. The exact opposite happens. People jump all over you if you post favorably about RP.
RP is good oil just as most any oil out there is. Ignore all of that ridiculous stuff and those infomercial like testing procedures. Use RP or don't. IF you do your engine will be fine. If you don't and use another quality oil it will also be fine.
If i'm sticking to fully synth oils, which oils are comparable, RP seems very expensive compared to Mobil1.
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Originally Posted By: MaDMaXX
If i'm sticking to fully synth oils, which oils are comparable, RP seems very expensive compared to Mobil1.
RP is actually probably the cheapest synthetic you can get. Retail price for RP is around $8.50 a quart,Amsoil is around $10 a quart,Motul is also around $10,and Redline is $10.
If i'm sticking to fully synth oils, which oils are comparable, RP seems very expensive compared to Mobil1.
RP is actually probably the cheapest synthetic you can get. Retail price for RP is around $8.50 a quart,Amsoil is around $10 a quart,Motul is also around $10,and Redline is $10.
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