If you read the back of a quart container of oil, you might recognize a few of the terms and specs, but there is certainly going to be some gibberish as well. I mean, we’re car guys so we won’t admit it, but the reality is that most folks don’t understand the science and chemistry that is really going on in lubricants. They might know the buzzwords, but not the actually chemistry. Luckily for us, we’ve got Lake Speed Jr., the Motor Oil Geek, and he’s going to explain it all Breaking Bad style.
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Have you ever wondered what if Walter White had made motor oil instead? Probably not, but millions of people enjoyed the show Breaking Bad, especially the chemistry. Since application always dictates chemistry, let’s formulate an oil Walter White style!
As we covered in our video on Making Motor Oil, when you deviate from the recipe provided by the additive company, the formula can’t be API licensed (at least without nearly a million dollars in testing). As such, your formula is an un-licensed “outlaw”. Remember, most brands of oil don’t formulate the oils they make. That’s right, the big 4 additive companies (Afton, Infineum, Lubrizol and Oronite) actually do the formulating and testing. Most oil marketers are buying an additive package and following the “recipe” provided by the additive company to make the oil, so it is just like making a cake from a box of Betty Crocker cake mix.
Let’s take that “Cake Mix” – Afton’s HiTEC 11183 additive package – and go outlaw with it!
