Other than mfg specs, seriously.
I looked at a bunch of new oils, and am not impressed.
Psychical specifications, UOAs, VOAs, chemistry etc what is RTS missing that other high HT/HS mfg spec oils deliver?
Pretend you already had plenty of Rotella in abundance. What and why would you seek...
I only know about this because it was covered on Engineering Explained.
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https://www.aaa.com/AAA/common/AAR/files/Tire-Study-Report.pdf
Interesting results with Michelin and some Asian brands.
https://newsroom.aaa.com/tag/tire-study/
Is BITOG now the Alltrack / Sportswagen Club?
The wife's 6-speed is about 2 weeks old. Came with 16"s, now on 225/45-17 on 7.5" wide. I have some 235/45-17 for winter, again on 7.5" wide.
Planning on 0w-40 Pennzoil every 6 months.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20190926/sc...plosion-at-french-toxic-chemical-factory
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Thick black smoke billowed over the northern French town of Rouen on Thursday after a spectacular fire broke out at a chemical factory, forcing authorities to close schools and warn of potential pollution risks...
Kind of confusing since both seem current. The numbers speak for themselves, the Dexos 2 version is a downgrade.
https://msdspds.castrol.com/bpglis/FusionPDS.nsf/Files/D335A470AC003D9780258412006CDC96/$File/BPXE-BCXRBQ.pdf...
Looking at some oils for the wife's new VW Sportwagen 1.8T 6M. We usually do 6 month changes, about 4500 miles, so reduced SAPS additives are plenty strong.
The 2019 manual now calls for either 502 or 504 anyway. So the dilemma is to use lower SAPS to avert intake valve deposits, something we...