Miricle oil additive?

[Brett Dikeman]

On Jun 1, 2005, at 8:15 PM, Kent McLean wrote:

> Brett Dikeman wrote:
>
>> Then don't put in anything except a good quality synthetic- ie,  
>> not  Syntec, which is hydrocracked dino oil; same for Shell's  
>> Rotella.
>>
>
> Rotella's not synthetic?

Nope.

Castrol claimed many years ago that hydrocracked oil was "synthetic",  
and Mobil took it into arbitration with some sort of advertising  
group, which sided with Castrol in that the "processing" made it  
"synthetic".  Wow, big surprise- an advertising group sided with the  
party making slimy claims...

Use the Googles, Luke! :-)
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22shell+rotella+t 
%22+hydrocracked&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Hydrocracked oils are improved over non, but there's no sense in  
rewarding Shell/Castrol for outright lying to consumers.

For most listers, given the durability of the I-5 and how many people  
change their oil the second they get over 3,000 miles, I don't think  
it's an issue- but I don't think it is right for people to go buying  
something they think they're getting, when they're not.  Personally,  
I'll keep putting in M1, since I can be slightly absent-minded about  
oil changes, and admittedly, with only 2-3 oil changes a year, an  
extra $20-30/year isn't going to break the bank...that's less than  
one tank of gas these days...

By the way, Mobil a couple years ago introduced some blends that are  
a combination of PAO and hydrocracked group 2(or 3, I forget) oils,  
in part because Castrol was getting a lot of market share in the high  
end of the market.  If you're intending to get the full synthetic,  
watch you don't grab the wrong bottle/box.

Brett
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