This is not about oil, and I am not taking side in an argument here: I am someone who has made a tidy living testing by all conceivable means just about all possible things, in a scientific environment. It is the standard practice to submit your test results with an impossibly detailed record of every single testing methodology, all observed criteria, all control conditions, and a whole host of every imaginable condition that may or may not have influenced the test, along with a full set of do***entation of the test equipment, and all of the service record ***ociated with it, and a whole lot more. If you don't do that, you WILL be immediately asked why, and demanded to provide it. If you are unwilling or unable to provide all of the required standard information, your results will be considered conjecture, and will be thrown in the trash. The Scientific Method requires that your exact experiment be do***ented such that it can be re-created independently by your peers, to see if it produces the same results. I don't make claims about oil. I observe my results with oil and report those. Beyond that, I am neither qualified, nor do I have access to a laboratory to perform the requisite tests.
ekimneirbo, I mean no disrespect to you sir, but you really need to just drop this. It's really getting old.
Ekimnierbo , If you read through the whole thread with an objective mind , ask yourself if you would enjoy any part of your comments ....and believe them .....without question . Presentation is as important as information .
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Well, at the risk of starting another thread war, which I really don't want, so please if you disagree don't get angry at me, you believe what you want to and I'll do the same. But the comment about oil not wear out. Really, what does that mean? Oil does oxidize, oxygen from the atmosphere does combine with the hydrocarbon molecules, just like it does with about everything else in the world. The process is accelerated due to temperature and the presence of catalyzing metals, like copper. This changes the chemistry of the base oil; causing it to darken in appearance, increase in viscosity, and become acidic/corrosive. Is that wearing out? I don't know, but it's a bad situation, and you can't filter it out (especially thru a cheesecloth ). Also, additives in the oil deplete during use; so when the additives are all depleted is that the oil wearing out? Again, I don't know, but I know it's not good, and all you can do is drain the oil and replace it with new oil that contains fresh additives. So, does oil "wear out"? I guess it depends on how you define wearing out. But for damn sure oil does oxidize and additives deplete, I call it wearing out, maybe someone else doesn't. Here's something to read on the topic: https://www.machinerylubrication.co...ar out,reducing friction and dissipating heat.
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