what do you guys think about this type of oil??? Is it worth the money? Whats so great about it? thanks..

 

it resists breaking down a lot better then dino while offering superior protection for the engine. To off-set the higher cost of the Redline you can run a longer oil change interval and still get the benifits of better oil.

 

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Redline uses a high dosage of MoS2, espicially when compared to other oils, although I have recently learned of Royal Purple's synerlec propritary compound that I am trying to learn more about, supposedly it stands up real well to the timken machine.

 

I wouldn't change the oil less often because it's a better performing oil. I'm sure it doesn't break down as quickly, but the purpose of an oil change is not only to replace old oil but also to flush out the contaminants.

 

designer oils have a better detergent package that can compensate for that as well, but the main reason for an oil change is that the anti-wear additives in most oils (e.g. the ones that reccommend 3K mile drain intervals) start their break down at about that milage, sooner for the harder you drive. Being that most shelf oils dont have as strong of an anti wear package as they claim in their commercials, and that most of them use little or no molybednum, this is the main reason for the 3K mile drain intervals. As far as detergent packages go, designer oils will have more than a sufficent amount to outlast normal drain intervals.

Also, being as the chlorines in group three and five oils can become chloridic acid (which eats at metal) is another reason for the sooner than average drain intervals, but the ability for the chloridic acid to eat at the metal falls back on the structure of the detergent and anti-wear packages.

 

Note that Redline has some oils marketed as racing oils, and some that are not. The actual racing oils are probably not formulated for extended drains, and should be changed often. Most companies' racing oils are formulated without much detergency or ability to neutralize acid, to give better short-term performance. I don't know about Redline's in particular.

Redline's non-racing oils, on the other hand, appear to be highly detergent and well formulated for longer intervals.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mph6563 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Note that Redline has some oils marketed as racing oils, and some that are not. The actual racing oils are probably not formulated for extended drains, and should be changed often. Most companies' racing oils are formulated without much detergency or ability to neutralize acid, to give better short-term performance. I don't know about Redline's in particular.

Redline's non-racing oils, on the other hand, appear to be highly detergent and well formulated for longer intervals.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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