What oil is best? and what ratio?

[bwalker]

Maybe it's naive, but I like to take a more optimistic view of the car makers in this case. They have a vested interest in that they don't want to have a reputation of cars that don't run very well.

I don't know how to find out if the car makers get any money back from what I presume the fuel producers need to pay to become part of the program. I have not looked into what it takes to be listed on their site.

Im certain a fee is involved...

 

[drumbum]

Collusion?

SOP in the 21st and a quarter century

 

[MtnHaul]

SOP in the 21st and a quarter century

SOP ever since the dawn of "Haves" and "Have Nots".

 

[Nutball]

i have friends that live in california by all of the refiners and the trucks go to which ever plant is make whichever gas that they need for their delivery. maybe one plant is just making 87 and the next one is makeing 93. the plants are all different. shell, chevron and the like. all of the trucks from all of the name brands and generic go to which place is making the gas they need that day. they put the brand specific addatives in at the station when they fill the tanks or it put in a seperate tank that adds it when its pumped like at costco

That explains why costco gas smells weird. Not as bad as kroger gas, but it stinks in a different way.

 

[jakethesnake]

Yes, I have been inspecting engines for years.
Have even inspected auto engines run long term on 50:1 marine oil.

How’d they look? I’ve ran a tank or few through my 22 re. That engine was burning motor oil though so when the heads came off they had a lot of ash buildup. Assuming from the motor oil passing rings. Motor ran fine until timing chain broke.

 

[bwalker]

How’d they look? I’ve ran a tank or few through my 22 re. That engine was burning motor oil though so when the heads came off they had a lot of ash buildup. Assuming from the motor oil passing rings. Motor ran fine until timing chain broke.

To be honest I was expecting worse.

 

[bwalker]

That explains why costco gas smells weird. Not as bad as kroger gas, but it stinks in a different way.

I have never noticed a differance in smell between brands. Its all made from the same components and to the same specs thanks to the EPA.