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Old 04-04-08, 05:27   #76 (permalink)
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Re: What oil do you use and why?

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Originally Posted by kpounds View Post
Here's a quote I read on BITOG and was echoed by another. I've been reading that site so long my head's spinning!

"Buy the best priced oil you can get that has API SM on it, game over."
Yeah, that place makes my head hurt, too.

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Maybe I'm misunderstanding something over at BITOG, but I thought the SM standard requires lower levels of anti-wear additives to protect catalytic converters compared to SL?
I haven't been at BITOG much lately (see above), but last I read, the issue is that SM required lower levels of traditional anti-wear additives, the jury was still out as to whether the alternative anti-wear additives work as well.
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