Hi, Can you tell me the base source of your POA oils, vegetables or animal? An experiment with liquidise various vegetables oils versus animal fats in a 4 stroke combustion engine gave us surprising results in compression, heat and cylinder wear. The animals fats were superior in ever function and we are at a loss to explain the chemical properties of animals fats over vegetables ones except the PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids are highest in animal sources. Can you comment on the pure esters oils chemistry in detail or link a source that elaborates on the chemistry of the ester oils. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for watching and great question, the short answer is no. We have been very focused on the performance market for our products and have not focused on OEM specifications until now. Hopefully we will have something in your market very soon.
Thanks for watching! Being semi-synthetic means it is not a true PAO, the Ester is added in this case to make it compatible with motorcycle wet clutches.
Thanks for watching and thanks for taking the time to ask such a great question. We do a lot of product testing, analysis and load testing of many of the oils on the market, however we have not allocated the resources to testing the Kirkland Cosco oil product you have mentioned in your question. Not having done any specific testing on the mentioned oil makes it impossible for us to compare the two synthetic oil products in your question but I'm sure you could sample both of the products and send them to a quality testing lab to get your own test results or use both the products in your vehicle to see if you notice any difference during the oils life span. This may not apply to the Kirkland Cosco synthetic oil but, what we have found consistent in our testing to date is that the price is a pretty good indicator of the value of the product.
Group III is far more superior to group II conventional oils, I've used it in every car since my first turbo car in the 80s. Group III are as low as $17 for 5 qt. jugs, you can't beat them with group II.
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k Great question. Broadly explained, Semi-Synthetic implies the mixture of both synthetic and non-synthetic/conventional components/oils.
@@KCKLubricants I'm living in Malaysia, 34-38°c average per day. Daily travelling mileage 90-100km. Current I'm using Wurth Hc Synthetic 5w-40(4 litres)
Great question! Ok, here is the short answer. NO. The oil itself doesn't cause the seal to shrink as such. Heat and age will cause the seal to shrink BUT we use an additive in all of our oil products to prevent the seal from becoming damaged by constant heat, etc. Some of the cheaper oils on the market do not contain this additive, causing seals to leak shortly after switching oil brands.
Hello! Is it a problem if a hydrocracked oil(mobil 1 0w40) is mixed with a Pao oil (meguin 0w40)in a petrol turbocharged engine? Do the engine need a flush if someone wants do change from HC to Pao and opposite? I will be very thankfull if you can answer my question. Greetings
The problem of PAO is that the apolarity of the molecules does not allow a good dissolution of the additives, for this reason it is mixed with ESTER. On the other hand, ESTER has the problem of hydrolyzing when it is subjected to heat and humidity.
Thanks for watching! You are correct and the solution is in the chemistry and engineering to ensure these problems are minimized or delayed until they are well outside the operating range of the product.
@@edogsx there is different percentages depending on which product you are referring to but this is protected information that we cannot make public. I'm sure you understand that companies like KCK Lubricants spend huge amount of money on research and development of each and every product we produce and we cannot let our blending chemistry become known.
@@KCKLubricants I understand... I was asking you because I have tried many products with a high ESTER content noting a strong acid reactive on copper and some (such as Amsoil Dominator) polymerize at high temperatures, i.e. they leave a semi-solid coating layer on the metal parts. Have you a dealer in Europe?
@@edogsx Understand the problem and it is something we have worked very hard to overcome in our products. Currently we do not have a distributor in Europe.
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Hi, Can you tell me the base source of your POA oils, vegetables or animal? An experiment with liquidise various vegetables oils versus animal fats in a 4 stroke combustion engine gave us surprising results in compression, heat and cylinder wear. The animals fats were superior in ever function and we are at a loss to explain the chemical properties of animals fats over vegetables ones except the PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids are highest in animal sources. Can you comment on the pure esters oils chemistry in detail or link a source that elaborates on the chemistry of the ester oils. Thanks for your time.
Do you make an oil for the US market that meets the Mercedes 229.52 spec?
Thanks for watching and great question, the short answer is no. We have been very focused on the performance market for our products and have not focused on OEM specifications until now. Hopefully we will have something in your market very soon.
i have a motul 5100 that semi synthetic and ester and a ester be with pao or not ?
Thanks for watching! Being semi-synthetic means it is not a true PAO, the Ester is added in this case to make it compatible with motorcycle wet clutches.
is ester oil good for flat tappet engines or vtwin? or stay with higher zinc oil?
Thanks for watching! the higher zinc content is critical to flat tappets
Is Mobil 1 synthetic oil better than Kirkland Costo synthetic oil?????
Thanks for watching and thanks for taking the time to ask such a great question. We do a lot of product testing, analysis and load testing of many of the oils on the market, however we have not allocated the resources to testing the Kirkland Cosco oil product you have mentioned in your question. Not having done any specific testing on the mentioned oil makes it impossible for us to compare the two synthetic oil products in your question but I'm sure you could sample both of the products and send them to a quality testing lab to get your own test results or use both the products in your vehicle to see if you notice any difference during the oils life span. This may not apply to the Kirkland Cosco synthetic oil but, what we have found consistent in our testing to date is that the price is a pretty good indicator of the value of the product.
@@KCKLubricants Great to know! I'll keep using Mobil 1!! :-)
So group 3 is OK?
Yes, Group 3 has a definite place in performance oils.
Group III is far more superior to group II conventional oils, I've used it in every car since my first turbo car in the 80s. Group III are as low as $17 for 5 qt. jugs, you can't beat them with group II.
Absolutely!
So are group 2 semi synthetics?
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k Great question. Broadly explained, Semi-Synthetic implies the mixture of both synthetic and non-synthetic/conventional components/oils.
Do PAO oils are more runny in room temp? I just bought original PAO Meguin(producer of Liqui Moly) and it's water like.
thanks for watching, that is directly related to the viscosity of the particular oil, not the 'make up' of it.
I'm using this car(myvi) like about 10 years. So which one you would recommend me to use, either hc synthetic or fully synthetic? Thank you
Great question, some more information would be helpful
@@KCKLubricants I'm living in Malaysia, 34-38°c average per day. Daily travelling mileage 90-100km. Current I'm using Wurth Hc Synthetic 5w-40(4 litres)
@@vickneswaran198 in that sort of application we would recommend the KCK RE16 10w40 Full Synthetic engine oil
Hi Matt can you tell me and for those do not is POA t hank youfor your time
thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
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Do pao oils shrink seals?
Great question! Ok, here is the short answer. NO. The oil itself doesn't cause the seal to shrink as such. Heat and age will cause the seal to shrink BUT we use an additive in all of our oil products to prevent the seal from becoming damaged by constant heat, etc. Some of the cheaper oils on the market do not contain this additive, causing seals to leak shortly after switching oil brands.
That's why I only use Redline oil! It's all PAO and Ester base oils, no hydrocracked petroleum base oils. A TRUE synthetic.
Thanks for watching!
Hello!
Is it a problem if a hydrocracked oil(mobil 1 0w40) is mixed with a Pao oil (meguin 0w40)in a petrol turbocharged engine?
Do the engine need a flush if someone wants do change from HC to Pao and opposite?
I will be very thankfull if you can answer my question. Greetings
Thanks for watching! No need to flush the engine, a small amount of mixing as you explained will not cause any problems.
@@KCKLubricants Thank you very much for your answer!
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very useful - thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful!
Who sells pao oil?
KCK Lubricants sells a great PAO product! Many oil manufactures also sell various quality PAO blends
What about amsoil?
@@KCKLubricants do you have 5w-20 can you send me a link
kcklubricants.com/lubricants/product/11-re36-extreme-10w40
Yes they make PAO products
The problem of PAO is that the apolarity of the molecules does not allow a good dissolution of the additives, for this reason it is mixed with ESTER.
On the other hand, ESTER has the problem of hydrolyzing when it is subjected to heat and humidity.
Thanks for watching! You are correct and the solution is in the chemistry and engineering to ensure these problems are minimized or delayed until they are well outside the operating range of the product.
@@KCKLubricants Thanks for the answer, can you tell me what is the percentage of ESTER in your products?
@@edogsx there is different percentages depending on which product you are referring to but this is protected information that we cannot make public. I'm sure you understand that companies like KCK Lubricants spend huge amount of money on research and development of each and every product we produce and we cannot let our blending chemistry become known.
@@KCKLubricants I understand...
I was asking you because I have tried many products with a high ESTER content noting a strong acid reactive on copper and some (such as Amsoil Dominator) polymerize at high temperatures, i.e. they leave a semi-solid coating layer on the metal parts.
Have you a dealer in Europe?
@@edogsx Understand the problem and it is something we have worked very hard to overcome in our products. Currently we do not have a distributor in Europe.
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