Posted by Glen D Anderson on January 04, 2009 at 17:09:39 from (69.36.98.178):
In Reply to: Re: Motor Oil posted by John B. on January 04, 2009 at 16:16:41:
"I was taught in school that oil does not break down it becomes contaminated"
No offence John,
Oil CAN and DOES break down. That can be confirmed quite easily by sending an oil sample away to a lab to be analyzed. The viscosity(Kinematic) is measured to determine if increases or decreases from the original(new oil) viscosity exist. Decreases indicate a thinning of the oil which can be a result of "shearing". Periods of extended high load, high speed engine operation can cause "shearing" and CAN render an oil "wore out" therefore no amount of filtering can return that oil back to it's former viscosity..................
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