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Originally Posted by Logic
I'll get to your wall of text, sans a single link to any contravening evidence,
but have a question:
Lets imagine we are back before ZDDP was added to engine oils.
Somebody says you should try this stuff (ZDDP) in your engine/oil.
How do you do it?
Remember that, by your rules; you cant use lab test equipment like this:
As none of the results can be trusted.
(That looks like a reciprocating ring on liner and piston skirt on liner etc testing machine,
which I am even more enamored with than the pin on disk machine used by these same labs for initial testing)
You also, by your rules, CAN NOT test it in an engine.
Not even an old smokey one that about to be rebuilt anyway.
So; how do you test this new 'mouse milk'? |
I wouldn't !
I've never, ever, suffered a camshaft / tappet valvetrain failure in over 57-years of driving, so 'I' would have no 'need', necessary to 'motivate' me to do anything.
Camshaft / tappet valvetrain failure in race cars was the motivating factor in the search for anti-wear / extreme-pressure additives.
Specifically in 'drafting' situations of NASCAR and FORMULA-I, where the trailing vehicle's radiator was occulted from the airstream, the engines overheated, and the oil thinned below it's critical viscosity, causing actual contact between moving parts.
If you want to add some additional context to your hypothetical rabbit hole I'll be happy to participate, 'AFTER' you've addressed my 'wall of text'.
And consider a one-hour minimum, at $270/hour, a fair compensation for my time.
You need to learn something about 'costs' and 'prices' for specialized information.
Tribologists are currently paid an average $ 171,428- year salary, up to $ 237,765 / year, and they're 'provided a laboratory and equipment free of charge.
Please be mindful of this when you contact Dr. Erdemir.