Originally Posted By: Marco620
Read a very interesting piece of info on Mos2 that is quite precise and proven.
www.theparsecgroup.com/experts.htm After reading this I was sold; ten times over. This is one product in its own class.
Right, its 'own class'. As the most popular industrial lubricant in use today, it deserves its own class. As a motor oil additive that has been in public use for at least 60 years, it deserves its own class. There is no serious debate about the usefulness of MoS2. The only place where its usefulness is debated at all is... BITOG, invariably by people who have never used it. Seriously.
There are several SAE studies cited in your link, as well as university studies of MoS2 - mostly flattering. If you go the the Society of Automobile Engineers
website and use their search engine, you will discover that molybdenum in various forms has been very widely studied for a very long time. Studies of other additives like PEA or ZDDP are also studied, but not necessarily in the same numbers.
Don't expect to change many BITOG minds with your posting. Independent studies and research on MoS2 usually have to do with the underlying chemical compound. Brand-name applications of MoS2 (e.g. Molykote or Liqui Moly MoS2) are not independently studied. But brand-name applications of
any additive product are never independently studied, for a variety of practical and legal reasons. End products may be studied by the product manufacturer, but manufacturers don't release detailed results of their internal studies. Does anyone think Volkswagen would market or distribute MoS2
under their own name without studying the product? But don't hold you breath waiting for VW to release the results of their research.
BITOG discussion of MoS2 (maybe other additives as well) frequently devolves into two camps: respondents who have used a product, or are considering using it, and are seeking or sharing information. Then there are those who have never used a product but are able to form an opinion that they don't like the product. Take your pick.
In the information sharing department, Parsec Group seems to market several MoS2 related products (Spica Blue, Spica Gold, etc). Spica Blue, a gasoline additive, seems to be registered with the EPA. Has anyone ever seen or used any of their products?