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• Re: GL4/GL5?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:02:58 -0500
  ...Additive package is created by Lubrizol, who also provides other additive packages to amsoil. IMHO this is the best oil you can get hands...
• Re: GL4/GL5?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:29:45 -0500
  ...In this case you must examine the additive package closely. Most products use sulfur based EP additives. Sulfur is a great EP additive, but...
• Re: Octane Rating for Waterboxers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 20:16:52 -0400
  ...We've had to create quite elaborate additive injection systems to make sure that all the different fuel brands get their own additive package...
• Re: Gas, Stuck and 1.9 - 2.1 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:00:34 -0700
  ...Additive package is added to tanker at tank farm for each brand. ie, Chevron gets Chevron's additives, Texaco gets Texaco's etc. (Authority...
• Re: Propylene Glycol as Food Additive??? NO VANAGON CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 23:43:27 EDT
  Well,it IS IN there,in some pre-packaged foods!! Just another reason to shop carefully,and read the labels! OH-and another good...
• Re: While Talking About Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:48:34 -0800
  ...what name is on the sign and that it is the additive package that makes it different. Mark in AK On Thu, Jun 17...
• Blending water and diesel on purpose :-)
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:53:38 -0500
  http://www.lubrizol.com/performance/purinox/ http://dieselnet.com/news/9908lubrizol2.html Lubrizol, a large chemical company that makes additive packages for zillions of...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:29:35 CDT
  ...REMOVAL Moderate to heavy deposits can also be removed with Autobahn Gasoline Additive, P/N: ZVW 239 003. When used as follows this additive...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:53:04 -0700
  ...2011, at 3:58 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote: > >> 20W50 is okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior >> additive >> package.
• Re: Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:05:17 -0500
  ...additive package. But since you top up the system with half a litre every 3000 miles when you change the TP, the additive levels...
• Re: Kendall Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:33:25 +0000
  ...For any oil to mix > with any oil with no ill effects means that their additive packages must be > very similar! > > Jim > >
• Mid-grade fuel, was: RE octane rating
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:20:08 -0400
  ...regular gas, which is then branded and additive packages added by various oil companies; high octane, which is then branded and additive packages added...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:01:12 -0700
  ...In some brands the premium may have a better additive package, but you can just buy a can now and then and save a...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 21:20:24 -0500
  ...Instead of testing thier transaxles with the improved additive package or redesigning them, they just decided to keep GL-4 as the standard. In...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:30:50 -0700
  ...okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior > additive > package. It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil... > > On...
• Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK???
  Historical mailing list - Karl F Bloss
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 23:58:36 -0400
  ...However, I don't agree that you can have an oil without this type of additive package that can achieve the cold/hot properties...
• Re: While Talking About Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:07:18 -0700
  ...what name is on the sign and that it is the additive package that makes it > different. > > Mark in AK > > On Thu, Jun 17...
• Re: Gasoline Grade?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:05:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...Most independent sellers of gas and some majors too use Chevron's "generic" additive package, which is different than the recipe used for Chevron...
• Gulf Coast Sub-Micronic Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:34:46 -0700
  ...filter has absorbed and also the additive package of the new oil reinforces the existing oil's additives. But with the thin base of...
• Re: Kendall Oil
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:21:50 -0500
  ...For any oil to mix > > with any oil with no ill effects means that their additive packages must > be > > very similar! > > > > Jim > > > > >
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:13:19 -0800
  ...a packaged concentrate, for use with lower quality gasoline ("under-additized"). Chevron makes a variety of claims about the Techron fuel additive product. In...
• Re: Was Techron, now MMO
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:50:13 -0500
  ...That is >assuming you change your oil before the additive packages wear out, >which most still don't do. > >Tom >www.stir-plate.com...
• Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:35:26 -0800
  ...The difference between "regular" and "premium" unleaded fuels is only in the additive package. In the typical 20k gallon tank truck load the additive...
• Re: Another naive question - fuel octane
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 20:24:02 -0700
  ...I suppose the additive packages in the higher octane gas _might_ be different, but I am not sure you would see the difference. Unless...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 07:30:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...Instead of testing thier transaxles with the improved > additive package or redesigning them, they just decided to keep GL-4 as the > standard. In...
• Re: Techron Saved My Tush (Was:Bus Bummed By Bad Gas)
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 12:02:54 -0500
  ...brand gas thru it. (The octane won't help - but the additive package in the premium stuff is rumoured to be better) The question...
• Re: ATF mixed with Power St. fluid
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:36:22 -0700
  ...Tranny fluid is a highly stable hydraulic oil with a heavy detergent additive, while power steering fluid is manufactured with a friction modifier, and...
• How to determine when coolent additives need to be replenished
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:18:51 -0800
  ...it still retains the original color, is close to a neutral ph, and still has a sufficient amount of the additives package. No apparent...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil = Redex
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 21:41:13 EDT
  ...Somehow I feel sure that atf has an additive package that probably the MMO does not have. Steve Columbia SC
• Re: Fuel Injector Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 08 Mar 1997 06:03:54 -0500
  For many years Techron was the only additive of any kind that BMW, Porsche, and Mercedes would reccommend... One "Cleaner" that I personally like...
• Re: OIL API Service Levels...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 06:45:13 +0000
  ...I had heard that CC/CD ratings also indicated an extra additive package in the oil designed to combat the corrosive conditions which build...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:21:18 -0400
  ...okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior > additive > package. It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil... > > On...
• Campertop restore/ Rhino liner
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Balson
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:05:02 EST
  ...I am a residential painter and on occasion use an oil based paint additive/conditioner called Penetrol. I was reading the label today and...
• Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:24:21 -0800
  ...In the typical 20k gallon tank truck load the > additive package is typically less than 6 fluid ounces. > > Arco fuel is it's own...
• Re: How not to change your oil
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 00:48:26 -0400
  ...My only real question, why use cheap stuff at all? Different Oil companies use different additive packages. When a decision is made as to...
• Re: What Octane Fuel?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 2 May 2002 11:36:51 -0400
  ...The only difference in what you put in your tank today is the ADDITIVE PACKAGE each company/brand adds to the product just prior...
• Re: Was Techron, now MMO
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:00:24 -0400
  ...That >is assuming you change your oil before the additive packages wear >out, which most still don't do. > >Tom >www.stir-plate.com...
• Coolant chemistry
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:27:48 -0700
  ...the 2 coolants, although they are 94% the same (ethylene glycol base) they different significantly in the formulation of the additive packages. Each additive...
• Re: How not to change your oil
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 19 May 1996 07:07:50 -0700 (PDT)
  ...My only real question, why use cheap stuff at > all? Different Oil companies use different additive packages. When a > decision is made as to...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:51:36 -0600
  ...Contains 75% higher zinc than SM motor oil with a balanced additive package designed to work in both racing and street-legal applications. This...
• Re: Herguth Oil Analysis
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 15:50:04 -0500
  ...says "decreases in TBN may indicate reduced acid neutralizing capacity, or a depeleted additive package.". doesn't say what a 'good' number would be...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:05:34 -0700
  ...okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior additive >> package. It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil... >> >> On...
• Re: Mixing green and pink coolant
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:25:15 -0800
  ...It is best to stick with one brand since the corrosion inhibitor additive packages are all a bit different, and there is no guarantee...
• Re: Mixing green and pink coolant
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 03:30:55 EST
  ...It is best to stick with one brand since the corrosion inhibitor additive packages are all a bit different, and there is no guarantee...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:48:45 -0400
  ...It is the additive package (added literally as they fill the tanker that is headed to your station), that makes a difference, if any...
• Max Engine Oil Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:57:41 EDT
  ...The additive package to control oxidation and maintain film strength for conventional oils can be consumed in less than 1000 miles. Synthetics are naturally...
• Re: Mixing green and pink coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:13:27 -0800
  ...It is best to stick with one brand since the corrosion inhibitor additive packages are all a bit different, and there is no guarantee...
• Re: ATF mixed with Power St. fluid
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:49:50 -0600
  ...Tranny fluid is a highly stable hydraulic oil with a heavy detergent additive, while power steering fluid is manufactured with a friction modifier, and...
• Re: oil other than Castrol
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 May 2010 18:16:52 -0400
  ...oil other than Castrol Hey Dave, 15W40 is truck oil and as such has a much better additive package that the 20W50 car oil...
• [Fwd: [Syncro] GAS Additives: DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?) Welcome, dixoncj DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?)]
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:12:20 -0500
  ...Bohannon said, ''the pump injects the Shell additive package with a measured squirt into every 40 gallons of gas.'' ALL gasoline has additives. For...
• Re: While Talking About Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:51:21 -0700
  ...same load, but with something like Chevron they would put the additive package in the tank, fill it with the base gas and go...
• Re: ???-Antifreeze: Is Orange OK-???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:46:34 -0800
  ...It is still ethylene glycol based, but has an entirely different additive package (and chemistry) that prevents acid formation for at least five years...
• Oil for AAZ engines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:37:57 -0700
  ...okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior >> additive >>> package. It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil... >>> >>> On...
• FWIW: coolant article (v.long)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:55:48 -0800
  ...Let�s start with a look at the basic ingredients in antifreeze before we get to the various additive packages that make them different...
• Re: What Octane Fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Thu, 2 May 2002 09:56:32 -0600
  ...The only difference in what you put in your tank today is the ADDITIVE PACKAGE each company/brand adds to the product just prior...
• Re: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:44:37 -0400
  ...evans is propylene glycol with a special additive package. running pure pg will cause the engine to run much hotter, maybe 250 deg F...
• Re: Kendall Oil
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 18:34:54 -0500
  ...For any oil to mix with any oil with no ill effects means that their additive packages must be very similar! So, once you...
• Re: oil other than Castrol
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 22 May 2010 14:41:43 -0700
  Hey Dave, 15W40 is truck oil and as such has a much better additive package that the 20W50 car oil you've been using...
• Re: Mid-grade fuel, was: RE octane rating
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:29:05 -0500
  ...regular gas, which is then branded and additive packages added by various oil companies; high octane, which is then branded and additive packages added...
• Re: Campertop restore/ Rhino liner
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:30:17 -0700
  ...I am a residential painter and on occasion use an oil based paint > additive/conditioner called Penetrol. I was reading the label today and...