REFLECTOR: Engine Oils?

[Jim Agnew]

I believe that Aviation Consumer also did a test.  One of the Exxon people told me that as far as Aeroshell or Exxon Elite oil they were basically the same.  The big difference was in Corrosion & Rusting (read that as engines run infrequently).  I have see a lot of aircraft valve lifters pitted and one camshaft with a perfectly round exhaust lobe!  
 
Jim
 


Tom Martino <tmartino at troubleshooter.com> wrote:


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Getting right down to our actual use 
 will a change from one top-brand oil to another actually make a difference in longevity of the engine?  Performance?  Speed?  Safety?  I think not.

 

We can split hairs on minor differences but the truth is 
 modern lubricants are all pretty darn good.  I think it is the maintenance interval that is key.

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Brainard, Jerry
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:22 AM
To: Jim_Agnew_2 at yahoo.com; Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Engine Oils? [heur]

 

Well, at Oshkosh, Shell had a display that discussed Exxon Elite and the tests they used to document their superior performance.  I thought that Shell actually did a very good job of sticking to factual information.  Of course they had an axe to grind, but they did it with data.  Was it more valid than Exxon?  Not an expert so I can't say.  Did it convince me that you have to understand what the oil is supposed to do in real operation before you can understand whether a test provides valid data?  Yes.

 

I don't have the experience in the industry to say whether Exxon Elite is better than anything else.  Here's a lab that has done analysis of data on this subject

 

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/about_aircraft_oils.html

 

 

-jerry

 


 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Jim Agnew
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 8:00 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Engine Oils?

Kevin,


 


What about Exxon Elite?  It looks like it wins the rust and corrosion tests hands down and in the oil analysis area seems to be giving better numbers.


 


Jim




Kevin Baker <flykb at verizon.net> wrote:


Hey All,
I wanted to send out a note and see who and what experience folks are 
having with AeroShell and/or Phillips engine oils.

Thanks,
Kevin Baker
Std RG


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