MolaKule
Staff member
As promised here is the analysis for Rislone.
Oil Brand/Weight : Rislone additive
Type Equipment : clean oil
Miles/Hours on oil : clean
Total Miles/Hours : clean
Results ppm/% Comments (blank=normal)
Wear
Copper 0
Iron 0
Chromium 0
Lead 0
Aluminum 0
Silicon 1
Tin 0
Additives
Molybdenum 0
Sodium 0
Magnesium 0
Zinc 380
Potassium 0
Phosphorus 352
Calcium 768
Physical Properties
Water negative
Sulfur na
TBN 5
Vis@100 C (cSt) 9.2 SAE 20w
TAN 0.5
This is the Rislone "Add at Oil Change" additive found in the Yellow bottle, and cost's approx. $2.29 at Walmart. The oil is dyed blue/green. As you can see it is nothing more than a 20 weight mineral oil with very low levels of calcium detergent, some anti-foam, and very low levels of ZDDP, about 1/4 to 1/5 of the level you would find in an SL formulated motor oil. The level of detergent is too low to really affect cleaning. Any "run-of-the-mill" OTC motor oil will contain much more detergent than this brew.
Advantages to using this OTC additive? None whatsoever.
Disadvantages: 1.) Cost. In my view it should cost less than Walmart's Oil Additive in the blue bottle ($.78), since Rislone contains less ZDDP. 2.) Thinning of the crankcase oil. If I had an engine spected to run 30 weight oil this additive would thin it down. Testing revealed no viscosity index improvers (VII's) to keep the oil from thinning down.
Oil Brand/Weight : Rislone additive
Type Equipment : clean oil
Miles/Hours on oil : clean
Total Miles/Hours : clean
Results ppm/% Comments (blank=normal)
Wear
Copper 0
Iron 0
Chromium 0
Lead 0
Aluminum 0
Silicon 1
Tin 0
Additives
Molybdenum 0
Sodium 0
Magnesium 0
Zinc 380
Potassium 0
Phosphorus 352
Calcium 768
Physical Properties
Water negative
Sulfur na
TBN 5
Vis@100 C (cSt) 9.2 SAE 20w
TAN 0.5
This is the Rislone "Add at Oil Change" additive found in the Yellow bottle, and cost's approx. $2.29 at Walmart. The oil is dyed blue/green. As you can see it is nothing more than a 20 weight mineral oil with very low levels of calcium detergent, some anti-foam, and very low levels of ZDDP, about 1/4 to 1/5 of the level you would find in an SL formulated motor oil. The level of detergent is too low to really affect cleaning. Any "run-of-the-mill" OTC motor oil will contain much more detergent than this brew.
Advantages to using this OTC additive? None whatsoever.
Disadvantages: 1.) Cost. In my view it should cost less than Walmart's Oil Additive in the blue bottle ($.78), since Rislone contains less ZDDP. 2.) Thinning of the crankcase oil. If I had an engine spected to run 30 weight oil this additive would thin it down. Testing revealed no viscosity index improvers (VII's) to keep the oil from thinning down.