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Originally Posted By: d00df00d It's a bad test because: 1. It only shows one attribute of an oil: How it behaves with point loading, without the oil being actively pumped. 2. That single attribute is virtually irrelevant in an engine, where there's almost no point loading and oil is pumped...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: superior_power but in other respects, its pressure with one spinning and the other stationary similar to the rod and most main bearings, right? It's not an extreme pressure like the 'one-arm-bandit' applies though. There are additional...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: superior_power Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: superior_power Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf Yes. Proven invalid and retracted. Proven invalid because of method of...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: superior_power Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf Yes. Proven invalid and retracted. Proven invalid because of method of testing?

Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

Originally Posted By: HerrStig Originally Posted By: Danh Probably time for you to "duck and cover". You may get a number of responses, but let me condense what most will say: 1) Pennzoil is regarded here as the best or arguably the best conventional oil available in the U.S. None of its...

Originally Posted By: The_Eric Originally Posted By: superior_power Originally Posted By: Danh Probably time for you to "duck and cover". You may get a number of responses, but let me condense what most will say: 1) Pennzoil is regarded here as the best or arguably the best conventional oil...

Originally Posted By: MotoTribologist Pretty much the only video of a "friction test" is going to be of the one armed bandit falex tester and it will likely neither be independent nor valid. Most friction tests are just not photogenic and make for terrible videos. My company has tried a few...

To clarify, I am not speaking of their higher grades of oil but rather the Pennzoil conventional oil.

Originally Posted By: Danh Probably time for you to "duck and cover". You may get a number of responses, but let me condense what most will say: 1) Pennzoil is regarded here as the best or arguably the best conventional oil available in the U.S. None of its products are "...bottom of the...

Here you go: http://www.briggsandstratton.com/eu/en/s...s-for-my-engine

I would run it at least 5-10 hours. I believe most manufacturers of small gas engines consider that a decent initial oil change interval.

I am having a discussion with some folks about oil quality. I was hoping to search the forum for answers but couldn't find a search field. I may be missing it but... Here is my question: I know some oil companies use different "friction tests" to demonstrate the effectiveness of the lubricating...

I agree, check your engine manual and follow that.

Thanks guys.