Originally Posted By: Bruce T
When the solvent evaporates at normal operating temperatures, can you guarantee enough oil and/or additives will remain behind to prevent scuffing at every lubrication point in the engine? I can't. Also, the oil that remains will have serious viscosity loss, so it will shear easily. Gasoline is definitely a solvent.
You seem to have a Solvent Phobia! You say it will take Many, Many OCI's to totally remove all the solvent from your engine. This is simply not true.
My reference to Two cycle engines is to illustrate the extremes that and engine can operate with diluted oil.
Now, the typical additive containing a solvent would not have anywhere near that dilution effect.
True, diluted oil is not a 'Good Thing' on a long term basis, But we only add an Additive when thinks go wrong don't we.
When the solvent evaporates at normal operating temperatures, can you guarantee enough oil and/or additives will remain behind to prevent scuffing at every lubrication point in the engine? I can't. Also, the oil that remains will have serious viscosity loss, so it will shear easily. Gasoline is definitely a solvent.
You seem to have a Solvent Phobia! You say it will take Many, Many OCI's to totally remove all the solvent from your engine. This is simply not true.
My reference to Two cycle engines is to illustrate the extremes that and engine can operate with diluted oil.
Now, the typical additive containing a solvent would not have anywhere near that dilution effect.
True, diluted oil is not a 'Good Thing' on a long term basis, But we only add an Additive when thinks go wrong don't we.