What brand of oil should I use

What brand of oil should I use

03-01-2003, 05:45 AM

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What brand of oil should I use

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/newsletter.html

"Many people have very strong loyalties to certain brands of oil. They'll swear by their favorite brand and assure you that anything else is bound to ruin your engine. But we're here to dispel that myth. After nearly 20 years of testing oils from thousands of different engines and industrial machines, we have discovered an interesting fact: it doesn't really matter what brand of oil you use."

If a one brand REALLY WORKED BETTER THAN THE OTHER than there would be evidence in the form of lower wear metal in the oil analysis.
There are two things not considered so far, extended drain intervals, some brands may do this better, and, detergency. Synthetics keep the insides cleaner.

Last edited by Tejas Deezul; 03-01-2003 at 09:56 AM..

Re: What brand of oil should I use

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