Companies are moving to the greener side of things. Anyone researched the newer recycled oils? Pros and Cons? Trying to remember who on this site was a chemical engineer, NCSU maybe? I am curios as to wear factors and detergents being used. Still googling it btw.

 

Yes, I saw that by Valvoline... I am not to set on it yet, not until I see some reports on it.

 

Labnerd is the oil engineer.

 

Ashland uses Chevrons ISO/SYN processing to recycle the used oils into a Gp III synthetic base oil. It's as good as any Gp III out there. In the 5w-20 oil, the Viscosity Index is 152 which pretty much means that when Valvoline says it's half recycled oil, it's pretty close to being 50% synthetic based. The add package is nothing remarkable as is the complete package. There's no reason to pay a premium for it but there's no reason not to buy it either. Here's the data sheet on it:
http://www.valvoline.com/pdf/NextGen_Conventional.pdf

 

Thanks Labnerd!

 

yea still seems crappy you have to beg people to take used oil, then pay more to get half of it back

 

I don't know...Its kinda like recycled tires. I don't know how much I will be able to trust it.

 

Some of the car makers run it as the initial break in oil...like dadge ....they've been using it in new motors/new cars for years......ain't really anything new per say, just that now the public might be able to support its market cause everyone is becoming more GREEN friendly....

 

Nope, I've got my degree in mechanical, but do civil and structural work.

A field I kinda wish I had gotten into.

- NCSU

 

I will continue to buy new oil until they don't sell it any more.

 

Where i'm from it is the same price as new valvoline.