Bob is the oil guy

Bobistheoilguys Main Page

This is an interesting page for car folks. I found the section on gear oil additives especially interesting. I not a big fan of additives, we found lots of problems with them back in the 80′s. The tests shown on bobtheoilguys page are pretty convincing.

There is also a forum, and although one must be skeptical of some of the dicussions. Overall, the content is pretty decent.

Lastly, one of the sponsors sells the toilet paper filter. Years ago, my boss had one of those on his 60′s bug. It was amazing as to how well it worked. I think he had upwards of 200,000 miles on that motor. He forgot to take it off when he sold the car, and then he couldn’t find another one. I’m glad to hear they are still in business. (although I must admit I’m skeptical).

The other thing of interest was some oil filter flow tests. Although Fram has a bad name, due to a change in construction techniques. It was interesting to note that it showed much higher flow than most. Of course they ran the testing at room temperature, and of course things change as temp increases.

There is a lot of info there. It’s not up to par with the SAE oil documents, but its a very informative read non-the-less. The oil standards, and lubrication data from the SAE are really comprehensive. They can also be a little bit tough to read at times due to the depth.