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Is Red Line the primo oil?
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I have a 2003 Mustang GT and I only use Red Line 5W30 in the engine...did this since new.
Before than I had a 2001 F-150 with the same 4.6L SOHC, and I ran Red Line 10W30.
IMO, it is the best protection you can buy for your engine.
If 4 ball wear tests mean anything, Amsoil did better than Redline in this 2002 comparison:
http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/redline.htm
http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/redline.htm
THANKS! That is good info gathering. After hearing this, I HOPE that RL is at most 50% POE, since their 5W-40 is in my crankcase now.
The Elf stuff sounds great, but their product line is soooo close in spec to itself in sometimes 3 of the exact same rated weights that it is real confusing as to what to choose.
I have some UOAs posted on this site for a 3.5L V6 Isuzu engine running in an 99 Acura SLX. For this vehicle RL is ideal. It has a reputation for coking up piston rings and developing a thirst for oil. Red Line has the lowest NOACK Volatility on the market. It holds up well even four wheeling on the high slick rock of Moab and the deep fine sand of Canyon De Chelly, AZ at 6000 ft.
It has enough advantages in my application to offset it's price. It burns only 1/2 QT of RL every 3500 miles. I usually change between 7500 and 10,000. A lesser oil often burns at the rate of 1 QT every 1000 to 1500 miles.
I wouldn't say that RL is imperative for everyone, but it is a very fine motor oil for some applications.
It has enough advantages in my application to offset it's price. It burns only 1/2 QT of RL every 3500 miles. I usually change between 7500 and 10,000. A lesser oil often burns at the rate of 1 QT every 1000 to 1500 miles.
I wouldn't say that RL is imperative for everyone, but it is a very fine motor oil for some applications.
I used redline 10w30 for 135k before timing chain rattled so bad I had to take head off.Engine was very clean,but mileagewise every toyota 22re starts getting noisy around 120k.Plastic guides are the problem.Would have done just as well with m1.I can say redline kept the ring pack and bearings in great shape,but just cant justify cost versus benifits.
I don't know about it being primo, but after putting it in my Corolla!
I'm hooked. The more I drive it the better it seems to get. The engine is so quiet now I can barely hear it. It runs so smoooooooth!
Mailed to Motul Germany, this is the reply:
" Many thanks for your interest in our products and website.
Sorry no details concerning percentage of base stocks.
For the new 300V range we are using "Double Ester Technology". It's a technology exclusively used by MOTUL. We are not interested to publish such information on a forum.
Hope you will understand our position."
Well, I'm not so interested in the precise percentages. I know that they've got to protect their competitive position. On the other hand, fancy marketing doublespeak like, "double ester technology" doesn't tell me anything, really. No way to tell what this stuff really is.
Hmmmm, I'm not interested to use such oil in my engine. Hope they will understand my position. . .
Hmmmm, I'm not interested to use such oil in my engine. Hope they will understand my position. . .
dave at redline emailed me said that redline oil is all ester but use SOME pao
If these oils were 100% ester, wouldn't they cause the seals to swell up like pretzels?
If it has PAO in it, then it's not all ester. . .
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