| DaleB |
I recently downloaded the Motor Oil Bible.
I have been reading it with some interest.
I think it's worth the $10 for just the technical information as well as any recommendations.
Especially interesting are the reports on K&N, which are very detailed. It is referred to as Brand X in the report.
He supports the good airflow characteristics, and says while brand X maintains that it's filtering capabilities are improved with more contamination, this phenomena is also found with paper filters, but paper filters also begin restricting air flow, K&N does not (brand X).
But on the downside, he is still concerned about the amount of particulates that get through and even though K&N has recently passed a new standard for 99% efficiency, that standard is new and is not clearly applied to real world conditions.
I am giving you a quick run down here, the actual reports are quite detailed but easy to understand.
The oil charts are very interesting, and support every brand imaginable. His recommendations strongly support full synthetics.
The best air filter? Amsoil, it provides a mass of air cells for good air flow, but a very complex path for trapping contamination. It's an oil wetted foam filter. Not available yet for the MDX or Odyssey 3.5L engine.
The oil filter studies are just as interesting.
Here's the link.......
http://www.motor-oil-bible.com/oil-bible.html
It's a lot of good reading for techie types. I would be interested in others comments after reading it. I know it has been recommended on here before. |
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| TheWorm |
Dale,
Funny, I just read the free 1st chapter yesterday. Too cheap to buy the whole thing.
Since I'm on a 3750 oil change schedule, I think a full syn is probably overkill for me.
If you're willing to share, I'm wondering what he had to say about the dino-syn blends (Castrol and Mobil in particular) vs. a 100% dino.
It'd be interesting to know a couple of datapoints for the "better" oil he tested vs. the "worst", and whether there's a correlation between quality and price. For example, I notice Chevron is going super-cheap around here -- 49cents/qt after rebate (usually 99cents/qt) while most other dino oils are $1.50 or higher. |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by TheWorm
Dale,
Funny, I just read the free 1st chapter yesterday. Too cheap to buy the whole thing.
Since I'm on a 3750 oil change schedule, I think a full syn is probably overkill for me.
If you're willing to share, I'm wondering what he had to say about the dino-syn blends (Castrol and Mobil in particular) vs. a 100% dino.
It'd be interesting to know a couple of datapoints for the "better" oil he tested vs. the "worst", and whether there's a correlation between quality and price. For example, I notice Chevron is going super-cheap around here -- 49cents/qt after rebate (usually 99cents/qt) while most other dino oils are $1.50 or higher.
No problem sharing some of the info once I get a chance to read it more thoroughly to give you a good answer.
I know he talks about those very topics. I plan to highlight the key topics with some descriptions.
I did see one statement that suggested that the advantages of blends over conventional were not great enough not to go to a full synthetic. |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by DaleB
No problem sharing some of the info once I get a chance to read it more thoroughly to give you a good answer.
I know he talks about those very topics. I plan to highlight the key topics with some descriptions.
I did see one statement that suggested that the advantages of blends over conventional were not great enough not to go to a full synthetic.
Any updates, DaleB? |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by mdxxxx
Any updates, DaleB?
Not really anything new. Most the info is quite common sense..I did not read anything earth-shattering. There is still strong support for synthetics over conventional, but those conditions favoring using it or rarely approached if ever reached.
Nothing new on the air filters. While the author has some reservations about K&N and favors Amsoil filters, it does not seem to backed by any empirical testing.
I still think the Oil Bible is worth the 10 bucks for a good read, especially if you want to bone up on the subject. |
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