From: Andy on 2 Apr 2007 10:35 On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:06:53 -0400, JimV <jv9999(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >This whole oil thing is pretty funny. When is the last time anyone here >saw an oil related failure? Not in the last 10-20 years I'll bet. It's >all about MARKETING. The only ones where from lack of any oil.
From: Andy on 2 Apr 2007 10:36 On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:16:29 -0500, "Steve Barker" <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote: >$ynthetics are a rip off. Extended change intervals are just plain >stupidity. Testing proves you wrong
From: C. E. White on 2 Apr 2007 11:08 "Andy" <wisynoil(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:n55213tg2up71fstjpqacngge63doqfjhg(a)4ax.com... > > On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:16:29 -0500, "Steve Barker" > <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote: > >>$ynthetics are a rip off. Extended change intervals are just plain >>stupidity. > > Testing proves you wrong Any web sites that include facts? Ed
From: SMS on 2 Apr 2007 11:18 Andy wrote: > On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:20:39 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> > wrote: > >> Andy wrote: >> >>> And where on the Mobil 1 site does it say that? I looked and didn't >>> see it. They say its a blend of synthetic basestocks. >> Right, it's the base stocks that are synthetic, but the additives are >> petroleum based. >> >> From the Mobil 1 web site: >> >> "Each Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance viscosity grade uses a >> unique combination of synthetic fluids _and selected additives_ in order >> to tailor the viscosity grade to its specific application" (underlining >> mine). > > Does it say it uses non synthetic addatives? LOL, you have a lot to learn about advertising and implicature. Here's what they said in their printed promotional materials: Q: Is Mobil 1 a fully synthetic oil? Yes, it�s 100% synthetic. The base stocks used in blending Mobil 1 are all "chemically constructed" instead of being simply segregated out of crude oil like conventional mineral oils. Q: Then why does it say it contains a petroleum carrier for additives? All motor oils contain additives that provide extra protection against wear, corrosion and engine deposits. These additives are usually high molecular weight materials � sometimes even solids. Conventional carrier oil is used to make these additives soluble. All motor oils will contain some of this carrier oil, usually only amounting to a small percentage of the finished product.
From: RCE on 2 Apr 2007 12:13
"C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)removemindspring.com> wrote in message news:46111cfd$1(a)kcnews01... > > "Andy" <wisynoil(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:n55213tg2up71fstjpqacngge63doqfjhg(a)4ax.com... >> >> On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:16:29 -0500, "Steve Barker" >> <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>>$ynthetics are a rip off. Extended change intervals are just plain >>>stupidity. >> >> Testing proves you wrong > > Any web sites that include facts? > > Ed > http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/mobil1.html RCE |