switch from full-synthetic to semi-synthetic oil?

[Janx101]

bawls ... zima.... chick drinks!!!!! ... got no taurine in them?!?! ... guarana and caffiene are the 'pink fuzzy' parts of energy drinks.... TAURINE .. now thats the MAN STUFF ... liver extract... from a bull.... in high doses can create a 'roid surge of energy!! ...

now... engine oils ... while i say that i've mixed a lot of them into a sump on various engines.... if they bring out a brand that Vin Diesel approves of and recommends.. i might buy it... or possibly even better .. if it contains the tears of joy from Chip Foose .. cos he was so excited that finally an oil had all bases covered protection wise... then i'd try that too.... lol 

[mister]

if they could capture chuck norris, tie him up and extract oil from the hair on his head, yeah would be the schnitz.

[ojstinson]

According to these scientist and the latest info available the so called dino oils are not from dinos at all but were formed in large part long before  dinos were invented.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090910084259.htm

[Suzuki Stevo]

According to these scientist and the latest info available the so called dino oils are not from dinos at all but were formed in large part long before  dinos were invented.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090910084259.htm

I've never really bought the whole dinosaur to oil hypothesis myself, even though it has been widely accepted as the source for dyno juice as long as I can remember. I figured crude oil was some form of insulating fluid that keep the heat of the earth's hot molten core away from us on the surface? I came up with this hair brain idea back in Jr High in the mid 60's. So far it has just been something to kick around while drinking. I was just hoping that I would survive long enough to cash in on my 401K & SS benefits before we all overheated and went the way of the dinosaur ourselves. I'm just glad that oil....for whatever reason it exists, regardless of how it was formed, allows the internal combustion engine that we all enjoy so much 

This was my reasoning, they brought it up also... "He adds that there is no way that fossil oil, with the help of gravity or other forces, could have seeped down to a depth of 10.5 kilometers in the state of Texas, for example, which is rich in oil deposits."

And apparently I wasn't a visionary either.... "This has long been a matter of lively discussion among scientists" 

[jestercinti]

So if corn oil is made from corn,
Olive oil is made from olives,

Does that mean that Baby oil is not made from babies, and
Dinosaur oil is not made from dinosaurs?

I'm confused now.   

[Suzuki Stevo]

And Soylent Green is made out of PEOPLE!!!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sp-VFBbjpE

[mister]

And coal is really solidified oil.

Got to keep telling people it's rotted trees and stuff though to keep up the scarcity line.

[rharding91]

Let's look at some hard numbers and ignore personal opinions. Here's the MSDS for Mobil1 Racing 4T 10W-40 and V-Twin 20W-50. 
http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/NAUSENPVLMOMobil1_Motorcycle_Oils.aspx

Mobil1 Racing 4T 10W-40's Flash Point is 212°C/413.6° Fahrenheit
Mobil1 Racing 4T 10W-40's Pour Point is -45°C/-49° Fahrenheit

10w-40 Castrol GTX (last stuff I bought that was on sale)
Flash point Closed cup: >200°C (>392°F) [Pensky-Martens.]

[Suzuki Stevo]

10w-40 Castrol GTX (last stuff I bought that was on sale)
Flash point Closed cup: >200°C (>392°F) [Pensky-Martens.]

Castrol has always had a reputation for being stable at higher temperatures. If I remember correctly VW use to recommended Castrol in their owners manuals as the oil to use in the Beetle because it held up well when hot. It's good stuff anyway you look at it 

EDIT: A good Pour Point is clearly a good attribute for a motor oil to have, the Flash Point (The flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air) Probably tells you nothing about an oils stability while hot? I was hoping that looking at the numbers might be another way of looking at an oils quality's that wasn't driven by peoples opinion's. 

[rharding91]

10w-40 Castrol GTX (last stuff I bought that was on sale)
Flash point Closed cup: >200°C (>392°F) [Pensky-Martens.]

Castrol has always had a reputation for being stable at higher temperatures. If I remember correctly VW use to recommended Castrol in their owners manuals as the oil to use in the Beetle because it held up well when hot. It's good stuff anyway you look at it 

EDIT: A good Pour Point is clearly a good attribute for a motor oil to have, the Flash Point (The flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air) Probably tells you nothing about an oils stability while hot? I was hoping that looking at the numbers might be another way of looking at an oils quality's that wasn't driven by peoples opinion's. 

They didnt have the pour point on the msds and I couldnt find the msds on valvoline which is what i used before that. Still cant beat 20$ for 5 quarts which included a oil filter (for my car, they didnt carry my oil filter but manager said hed start special ordering them for me so I could use in the deal) some rags a oil pan and funnel. The autozone deal.

[mister]

Don't ever use synthetic milk in your handlebars.

[jestercinti]

Mister....it's evaporated milk.  Everyone knows that 

[Suzuki Stevo]

Don't ever use synthetic milk in your handlebars.

Exactly....this is why I drove to work, rather than wash the cat 

[slipperymongoose]

If you have 7 pencils and 4 apples, how many pancakes will fit on the roof? Purple because aliens don't wear hats!

[mister]

Mister....it's evaporated milk.  Everyone knows that 

NO! Powdered milk is 100% NOT On, ever. The only exception Might be if you mix it with dehydrated water. But this can only be done on a full moon during a solstice in a year ending in a 3 under the tail of a comet while drinking a can of redbull and reciting the secret incantation. So it's usually better to wash the cat instead of giving it a pill.

[slipperymongoose]

Frape monolithic banana tricycle

[jestercinti]

Now you really have me confused.  If it's a penny for your thoughts, why is Slips always giving his 2 cents?

[mister]

Inflation is the answer, why did the monkey climb the telegraph pole is the question. See, it all beginning to make sense now

[Suzuki Stevo]

Monkey fruitcake tampon string!

This is turning out to be a good oil thread 

[mister]

Ah, fruitcake tampon string. Of course, I hadn't thought of that. Good point you make there.

Of course, the rotating wire connector toggle must be considered, if you're a purest. Otherwise the dust bunnies won't matter and good luck with the cotton splinters.

Michael