You guys are something else.
The car was in the exact same spot on the oil change ramps in my driveway with measurements taken within 30 minutes of each other. Phone was laid on the intake and it did make a difference if I moved it by an inch so I marked the 4 sides with a magic marker.
I would assume the viscosity of the 5K used oil was slightly different from what it was new in the bottle based on my knowledge gained from bitog. And from what I read concerning the specs of the oils in their new state, their viscosities were slightly different from "go start". Therefore I'm assuming viscosity was a variable as well.
However, I wasn't conducting an experiment for NASA. I ain't planning on publishing my data in a white paper for scientific review. I had just heard lots of people say this oil or that oil made my engine quieter. I decided to actually measure it and see if it is something that is more than imagination.
Whether I thought my engine was quieter at idle or not, I can read a decibel meter. I thought it was quieter when I changed the oil and the decibel meter says so.
Why the all the criticism ? Isn't this bitog where all us weird oil nuts share information that 99% of the general population thinks is stupid, is a waste of time and has no real bearing on the future of our civilization ?
Like two weeks ago when I went in and bought 3 different OEM Toyota oil filters from the dealership. The Parts guy said that one of the ones he sold me wouldn't fit my Highlander. I said, "Oh, I'm not gonna use it on my Highlander. I'm gonna cut all of them open and see what's different in them." He looked at me like I was from Mars. I said I'll bring them back if you like and show you what's on the inside. He smirked at me like I had 3 heads but the mechanic at the window said he'd like to see the insides. I came home cut all 3 open with a hacksaw while my son and wife looked at me like "how wasteful can you get" and wondering if I had taken my meds that day. I, on the other hand, am so excited I can barely twist the filters quickly enough in the table vice to get them cut open. Took them back to the dealership and the mechanic comes over. Parts guy's eyes open up. Technically, you can use all three so I asked them which one would they use in their car. The mechanic, who was most excited, said he would obviously use filter #3. Even the low energy parts guy said that from looking at the filters, he would also use #3. I'm not sure what they think of me but I know they liked what I did. You know, I should have cut all the media out and measured it in square inches and then used it as a coffee filter and timed how long it took 4 cups of 190 degree water to pass through it water and then take it to VA Tech for microscopic analysis, etc.
Yeah, this is bitog and we're all bunch of nuts. What nut would think to use a decibel meter on his phone to see if 2 different oils would make an engine sound differently at idle? What nuts would then tell that nut that his scientific method was not valid? Really? Earth to Gebo, earth to gebo, if you really want to do this right, find a recording studio with...
Just so you get the flavor of what I'm doing right now as I am typing, I'm laughing so hard tears are running down my checks. Some of us need to get a grip. Well, I should say "some of you" but I don't want to hurt your feelings. LOL
Yeah, I know that in order to be a grammatically correct you need a 'Noun" and a "Verb" but sometimes it's just too much trouble. And I just don't got no subject or a predicate.
