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Reply #15 - 10/08/11 at 12:34:39

bill67 wrote on 10/07/11 at 13:40:39:

Mixing oil doesn't hurt,If you use 1/2 $12 oil and 1/2 $2 oil you will have in there $6 oil.But the $12 oil will overpower the cheap oil some what.

1/2 $12 oil and 1/2 $2 oil makes $7 oil, not $6,... unless it mixes badly, then you have $1,200 oil (or whatever it takes to rebuild/replace an engine)

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29288 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #16 - 10/08/11 at 13:09:13 'Cept fer',... there's no such thing as $7 dollar oil... oil's always an even number price... ... unless it's on sale... then, god only knows what happens when you mix them... All bets are off... ... ...
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #17 - 10/08/11 at 17:30:01 Oh my!!,... I never thought of that. I can't imagine what would happen if you mixed "on-sale" oil with "full-retail" oil!
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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #18 - 10/08/11 at 20:54:30 I put some used oil in my old Olds once--it looked fairly clean as I drained it from a customers car--it burned just the same as top shelf new stuff.
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Reply #19 - 10/09/11 at 05:00:35

Not to change the subject......or is it hijack the thread, but I notice Rotella T has been the oil of the month around here, @ 11.99,....but try to find some,......shelves are MT at all the "Mart Stores"

I think many/most are like me,....buy whats on sale,.....and plenty of it. And (back on track) do you really think that any major brand oil co is going to produce/sell any blend of oil that would not thoroughly mix w/ any other brand w/o causing any problem whatsoever ? How long do you think that co would last if they did ? Roll Eyes

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #20 - 10/09/11 at 05:37:41 When I started stocking up on oil, Rotella T was $9.00/ gallon. I bought 15.. I still have a few of those & have had to restock with the 11 & 12 dollar stuff.. But T is what I run in the back hoe, pickup, lawnmower, & Savage..so I use a fair bit
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Reply #21 - 10/09/11 at 06:52:40

A fellow student back in the 1960's had setup that filtered used oil. He made up a box that would squeeze a standard roll of toilet paper flat. Oil went in one side and out the other. It was all gravity fed, so the "processing" went very slowly (days per quart).

He would heat up the oil in a pot first to boil off any acids/moisture/liquid impurities, according to him. After it cooled, he'd put it in a bottle that drained into the toilet paper container, that drained into empty glass bottles (they didn't use plastic bottles back then).

His "reclaimed" oil did look clear and clean. We discussed things like additive packages not there anymore, other clear but undesirable liquid stuff that might still be in there, viscosity index change, etc., but we were all poverty stricken at the time. All that mattered to him was that he could save a few bucks a month (maybe) on oil.

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Reply #22 - 10/09/11 at 07:16:09

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/09/11 at 05:37:41:

When I started stocking up on oil, Rotella T was $9.00/ gallon. I bought 15.. I still have a few of those & have had to restock with the 11 & 12 dollar stuff.. But T is what I run in the back hoe, pickup, lawnmower, & Savage..so I use a fair bit

Regular price for Rotella T6 up here is...
$39.95 Shocked

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Reply #23 - 10/09/11 at 08:53:53

arteacher wrote on 10/09/11 at 07:16:09:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/09/11 at 05:37:41:

When I started stocking up on oil, Rotella T was $9.00/ gallon. I bought 15.. I still have a few of those & have had to restock with the 11 & 12 dollar stuff.. But T is what I run in the back hoe, pickup, lawnmower, & Savage..so I use a fair bit

Regular price for Rotella T6 up here is...
$39.95 Shocked

Im talkin Dino oil, T6 is the good stuff, innitt?

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Re: Mixing oil?
Reply #24 - 10/09/11 at 09:03:42

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/09/11 at 08:53:53:

arteacher wrote on 10/09/11 at 07:16:09:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/09/11 at 05:37:41:

When I started stocking up on oil, Rotella T was $9.00/ gallon. I bought 15.. I still have a few of those & have had to restock with the 11 & 12 dollar stuff.. But T is what I run in the back hoe, pickup, lawnmower, & Savage..so I use a fair bit

Regular price for Rotella T6 up here is...
$39.95 Shocked

Im talkin Dino oil, T6 is the good stuff, innitt?

Yes, t6 is about $23 down here, and the regular t is $12 now.

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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #25 - 10/09/11 at 09:09:10 Man, who cares, as long as it's klotz...
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #26 - 10/09/11 at 14:46:12 dasch wrote on 10/09/11 at 09:09:10: Man, who cares, as long as it's klotz... +1
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #27 - 10/09/11 at 14:59:52 dasch wrote on 10/09/11 at 09:09:10: Man, who cares, as long as it's klotz... tee hee
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MERKURMAN YaBB Newbies Offline FNG Posts: 18 Fort Hood TX Gender:	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #28 - 10/12/11 at 05:10:29 I would see if you can find an ad or circular that has T on sale and try to take it to your local auto parts store. Most reputable auto parts stores will do price matching just to keep your business. They usually have a pretty good margin of mark up that they can work with. So they can give you a break on the price.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Mixing oil? Reply #29 - 10/12/11 at 05:14:38 As far as the Savage goes, we're not dealing with a highly stressed, high performance machine here, so oil choice isn't that critical. Now, having enough oil is another matter.
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