Gerry,
You would probably do far better to contact one of the oil additive
manufacturers, tell them what you wanted to do, supply them with a samples/s
of your base vegetable oil, and ask them for the information and the
appropriate additive package to make a specific engine oil. Throwing in an
"oil treatment" such as STP, Wynns, or whatever, would certainly give you a
superior oil to one without any additives but it certainly wouldnt be that
much superior. As Ed has just said hiring a tribology specialist would be a
vast improvement. The problem then is knowing when to stop. Over the years
there are not that many of these additive manufacturers like Super Slick 50,
Motor Up, etc who have not been pulled over the coals for false advertising
because under properly conducted tests by various governing bodies their
claims do not stack up. You are generally better to go to one of the
specialist oil additive manufacturers and get them to formulate the
necessary additive package which is specifically designed for the base oil
and to do a particular job than just throw in a can of oil treatment where
sometimes some of the additive ingredients may not be too compatible with
the base stock you are adding it too.
At last count there were something like 49 major specialist companies in
this field.
B.r., David
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Subject: Re: [biofuel] What about making engine oil?
>
> Mix in a can of "oil treatment" on every filter roll change with the
> Mil-Mac.
> The additives will take cares of wear on the engine.
> Gerry
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