Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted September 21, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Bent said: Otherwise, I think you have a lot of good things to offer the forum Thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFROZ Posted September 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 22, 2018 Oil threads, aren't they fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer FJ12Ryder Posted September 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 22, 2018 Better'n a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, or maybe that's "Like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted September 23, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 4:56 AM, Bent said: I use a motorcycle specific Amsoil oil and I'd like to see YOUR valid test data proving it isn't motorcycle specific. Amsoil MCT is motorcycle specific and Blackstone Labs valid test of Virgin oil samples show the exact base viscosity and additive package of $5 a quart Mobil 1 5w30 auto oil and motorcycle specific $12 a quart 10w30 Amsoil... at operating temp of 212ºF both oils viscosity test are identical 10.54 centistokes which supports the Amsoil rep in the video that Mobil 1 is their base... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Bent Posted September 23, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2018 8 hours ago, BusyLittleShop said: Amsoil MCT is motorcycle specific and Blackstone Labs valid test of Virgin oil samples show the exact base viscosity and additive package of $5 a quart Mobil 1 5w30 auto oil and motorcycle specific $12 a quart 10w30 Amsoil... at operating temp of 212ºF both oils viscosity test are identical 10.54 centistokes which supports the Amsoil rep in the video that Mobil 1 is their base... Thank you for the information. I don't use 10W-30 oil in anything I own. I use what functions and works best in my motorcycle and other equipment with gasoline burning engines. I have to doubt that Amsoil uses Mobil 1 as it's base since Amsoil has been manufactured longer than Mobil 1 has been. It really doesn't matter. As I've stated many times, I have yet to ever see an engine fail due to oil failure when the manufacturer's recommended oil was used and changed on time. THAT's what counts. Maybe that's why I own three cages with over 500K miles on them combined (one with 253K miles that is currently on a 1500 mile round trip) and none of them consume oil and all of them run as good as the day they were new. None of them have Mobil 1 in them either. Cost is not a factor I care about either so that might be meaningful to other people. I'm glad you're happy with your oil. I'm happy with mine. Onward for a beautiful Sunday in paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted September 23, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Bent said: Thank you for the information. You're welcome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer zupatun Posted September 27, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 9:00 AM, JZH said: You haven't seen anyone post contradictory test reports, either, for which there would be a much greater reason than to simply corroborate someone else's findings. In fact, that guy is so obnoxious there's an even greater incentive to show he's full of it, but nobody's done it. Maybe there's a reason? Ciao, JZH Absence of contradictory data is neither a positive nor a negative. As a researcher (though I don't publish nearly as much as I'm doing more managing R&D and Business Development) or former researcher, I think his hypothesis has some merit. HOWEVER, single data points are anecdotal at best. That said, if we had an idea of the precision and accuracy of several batches of oil, over multiple tests we could put some value on the confidence on a single measurement. Basically, I think a single measurement can be somewhat accurate (has error bars) but batch testing and batch to batch tesing is also important to understand consitency/quality of a single formulation over multiple production runs. Also, while a test can be self consistent, it is not necessarily consistent or proportional with real-world use. "real world" use is also not well defined. One of us here posted that they follow Honda's recommendations and never had an oil related engine issue...well to that I say, probability has been kind to you, but it is not always kind to those more than a few sigma from how you maintain and use vehicles or the vehicles you purchased. Rat blog guy however, is at least attempting to put some methodology out there though to my eye, he doesn't do research...othewise there would be many more caveats on his data instead of "truth" or "facts" touted so heartily. Just a couple cents of mine. Matt Roth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rectaltronics Posted October 1, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted October 1, 2018 I rub one out before every ride and I've never had a lubrication -related engine failure. Clearly that's the way to prevent mechanical problems and the oil brand is entirely secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem317 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I use an OEM (15410-MFJ-D01) filter and Honda Pro HP4S in 10W-30. I think when it was delivered it was using the regular GN4 conventional oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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