Huh! Well, that's good argument for switching to synthetic oil. I
wonder what the difference is between Mobil 1 and Castrol Syntec full
synthetic. Castrol is a bit cheaper but it may not mean anything.
Cheers,
CR
David Councill wrote:
> Well I am an expert beings that I was once a chemist, although my
> specialty was more with coal than oil. You are essentially correct in a
> general sense about east versus west sulfur content although not all
> western oils are low in sulfur, the stuff refined here in Montana is a
> higher sulfur oil but I think a lot of it comes in from Canadian oil
> fields. There has been legislation but that has always been geared more
> towards combustion processes as in power plants with the sulfur dioxide
> combining with water to form sulfuric acid. With the emphasis on
> changing oil every 3,000 miles or six months, that will eliminate any
> problems with acidity in the oil. That is more of a problem with old oil
> and very long stagnant periods I would think.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
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