Tom this is great. according to the research here all the Mobil oils (not
just Mobil 1) are every bit as good as the Valvoline Racing oil. Catstol GTX
EC was good too.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Neimeyer" <tneimeyer@houston.rr.com>
To: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; "Land Speed List"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 8:20 PM
Subject: Thoughts on Oils ( and some motorcycle specific info)
> JB,
> I think the difference in oils is the addative package that is put into
> the oils. I work for ExxonMobil and we make the "Next Generation" of oils
> to be used to meet the 2006 EPA guidelines, but I won't claim to know a
lot
> about oils, but I have done some looking around.
>
> As somebody said a few posts back, " most oils are made by adding a
additive
> package to a "base" stock". This base stock can be the same for Shell,
> Exxon, Quacker State or whoever, it just has to meet or exceed a set of
> parameters. The specific oil company will then add their special
"additive"
> package which includes detergents, friction fighters, zinc (ZDP) or
> whatever. There are a million different formulas made up of thousands of
> additives. Because of this, some might actually be better than others.
Or
> some can be better for specific applications than others, due to the
> specific level of additive.
>
> The problem is in getting the manufacturers to tell you what is in the
> addative packages. Last year I contacted several oil companys inquiring
the
> levels of zinc or ZDP in their oils. Some would tell me the amount,
others
> would not.
>
> Here is a link to a oil comparasion, it was for motorcycles but some good
> info included.....
> http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/oilreport.html
>
> Here is another, sorry it is more geared toward motorcycle oils.....
> http://www.xs11.com/stories/mcnoil94.htm
>
> Hope this was helpful,
> Regards, Tom
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