I want to add oil need help
10-12-09, 09:29 PM
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Synthetic oil is composed of molecules both smaller and of uniform size and weigh, where-as regular oil is composed of different sized molecules which are larger and of different weights. Following the basic laws of physics, an unhomogenized blend of synthetic and regular oil will see the synthetic seperating from the regular and sitting on top. If you do not comprehend this then you are a lost cause.
You can mix conventional and synthetic. You can mix different weights. You can mix different brands. None of these things will result in disaster. It's not the ideal thing to do, but it won't hurt anything.
10-13-09, 09:22 AM
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It will not result in disaster, no, but it is utterly pointless and a waste of money to do so. As stated in the links posted, the correct ratio of synthetic and regular, in order to allow constant homogenous use of both oils and get the best of both worlds, is 'proprietary' information.
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10-13-09, 09:38 AM
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It will not result in disaster, no, but it is utterly pointless and a waste of money to do so. As stated in the links posted, the correct ratio of synthetic and regular, in order to allow constant homogenous use of both oils and get the best of both worlds, is 'proprietary' information.
They stated two salient things:
1) You're completely wrong when you stated you shouldn't mix the two, and the links clarified they're completely intermixable.
2) One of the links mentioned that the particular blend that company used was proprietary, as are the blends of every company; A fact having no relevance at all to the topic at hand...and at no point did they claim theirs was the only mixture that was "correct" it's just the blend they use. Your continued misuse of the phrase "homogenous" continues to be nonsensical in this context as well.
10-13-09, 09:47 AM
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It will not result in disaster, no, but it is utterly pointless and a waste of money to do so. As stated in the links posted, the correct ratio of synthetic and regular, in order to allow constant homogenous use of both oils and get the best of both worlds, is 'proprietary' information.
In this case, I take the word "proprietary" to mean, "We'd rather not disclose that our blend only contains 20-30% synthetic and you are wasting your money buying this oil." Similar to how dietary supplement companies have 5000mg of a strategically named "proprietary blend" containing 10mg of some active ingredient and 4990mg of inert filler. It allows them to list the ingredients but not the actual amounts of each.
Off-topic: I'm jealous of your IS-F. Congratulations on owning that fantastic ride.
10-13-09, 08:02 PM
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Because the people who make oil say you're wrong too.
Mobil-
https://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English...entionals.aspx
Shell-
http://www.imakenews.com/rotella/e_a....cfm?x=b11,0,w
And so on...
Yup, he sure should change his oil. But if topping off there's no reason he can't mix.
Because the people who make oil say you're wrong too.
Mobil-
https://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English...entionals.aspx
Shell-
http://www.imakenews.com/rotella/e_a....cfm?x=b11,0,w
And so on...
Yup, he sure should change his oil. But if topping off there's no reason he can't mix.
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