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@UrS4 - That article was great. Possibly more interesting was the blurb at the end: "The next issue of the Lubrisense White Papers will focus on lubricating greases for the mining industry. There are many different and special applications in both underground and surface mining which require...

That Ultratak grease has excellent specs (at least on paper) - out of curiosity in which specific aspects do you think a higher base oil viscosity will provide an advantage - particularly aspects that may not show up in these basic tests? I noticed I had some mistakes in my spreadsheet (mostly...

Thanks for the replies. I collated some data for these high-load greases so I could have it all in one place, and am attaching a screenshot in case it is useful to others: I went with the SBX2, mostly because it's the best one that I could actually get my hands on - but it scores quite well...

Thanks guys, this stuff is gold. Checking if I can get the BelRay now. The greengrease has amazing numbers, do you know if the values are a) reliable and, b) if they ship internationally? The specs are just substantially better than everything I've seen, in fact I don't think I've seen a...

Looking for some very specific EP greases. Ideally I want a >750kg weld load and 25kg timken OK load would be desirable too. It needs to be NLGI 2 or greater. Found a few options that look great on paper but I can't actually find for sale easily, namely the "CAT desert gold" and "Timken...

Just wondering if anyone knows the viscosity of the Koni Sport stock oil, preferably in cSt@40*C, or otherwise just the brand and weight would do. I've heard the stock oil is from Shell and an internal part number has a 15 in it which would suggest a 15wt but this is very vague and would...

Thanks for posting this thread virginoil, there are a lot of rude and poorly justified comments here unfortunately. I for one am quite interested in this oil. Penrite do tend to run a bit high in their viscosity values for a given SAE weight, but personally I think this new oil is actually...

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm RP HPS (as well as their XPR) is a grp IV with a dash of grp V. Any proof / documentation of the base oil claim? I thought HPS was pretty similar to the original RP w/Synerlec, which I don't think used IV/V base oils.

There seems to be a lot of interest in 0wXX oils on BITOG, but I've been aware for a while (and hopefully many of you are too) that a 0w30 and 0w40 oil can have a vastly different cold viscosities. In fact, 5w30 oils will commonly have a lower startup viscosity (at most people's ambient temps)...

The line between synthetic and non-synthetic is forever getting blurrier. You distinguish them like they are mutually exclusive but that's not the case, most "Synthetic" oil these days use Group III (modified mineral) base oils and even the technology used to create these oils is changing and...

Didn't bother replying because I was going by subjective measures - how fast the fuel gauge dropped (noticeably faster than usual) and how the car felt under acceleration. Non-quantifiable I know, but I've owned and driven the car long enough to notice when things change significantly. No reason...

Interesting post jrustles. It's not that I go up a hill in 5th gear and hold full throttle, I'll always back off and let the car slow down if it 'wants to' but I have let it shudder a bit now and then (not heavily, or at least I try to avoid that although it has happened now and then...

All interesting posts, thanks for sharing, I was mostly looking to debunk the posts I'd read from people claiming lower temps with thicker oils (often questionable - large drops). Most of you seem to agree that the scenario would be unrealistic, but there are a couple of opinions claiming the...

Thanks, I do always downshift when if I feel the revs are getting too low / it makes more noise, but I could definitely make a more conscious effort to make sure it never happens, and it seems that's what I need to do. While we're at it, do you guys think that turning engine off and back on...

I've always wondered if driving at very low rpms under some load is bad for an engine to the point of causing crank/bearing surface contact. I'm talking about when the car shudders. Obviously not doing that kind of thing on purpose, but sometimes when it happens I 'drive it through' if the...