Mixing oil?

[ol'George]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Same weight..... no problem.

I disagree, you never mix brands of oil!!
It will ruin the muffler rear bearing and cause cross interference of the sinusoidal annular sphincter valve.

[bocephus1991]

Lol George! Not to mention what it does to the flux capacitors!

[darryljs]

Originally Posted by bocephus1991

Lol George! Not to mention what it does to the flux capacitors!

Yeah. It ruins the thing-a-ma-jigs that hold them on.

[Berwil]

I foresee two possibilities. One, mixing different brands of oils of the same weight causes your engine to be lubricated and you are happy. Or two, the encounter could create a oil paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum, and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that's a worse case scenario. The destruction might in fact be very localized, limited to merely our own galaxy.

Don't say you weren't warned!

Bill

[darryljs]

Originally Posted by Berwil

I foresee two possibilities. One, mixing different brands of oils of the same weight causes your engine to be lubricated and you are happy. Or two, the encounter could create a oil paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum, and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that's a worse case scenario. The destruction might in fact be very localized, limited to merely our own galaxy.

Don't say you weren't warned!

Bill

Or three, it can derail a thread in less than an hour.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

J-mech, care to comment?

Not really. There is a debate waiting to happen here, mainly with people who read a lot. I've found the best kind of oil to use is oil that is present and changed regularly.

I will say, that I've mixed brands more than once in mine and customers stuff, but I try not to make a habit of it. Mainly because it bothers my OCD. I've never had any failures resulting from it.

Originally Posted by ol'George

I disagree, you never mix brands of oil!!
It will ruin the muffler rear bearing and cause cross interference of the sinusoidal annular sphincter valve.

George, as always, you are a riot!

[Ash_129]

From everything I've read, mixing oil brands should pose no problems. This is mainly due to the fact that most major brands of motor oil get their additives from the same few additive companies. Now I did run across some information about mixed brands/additives having some negative effects on cold oil pumping properties, but since most of us run a Cub Cadet/Kohler with a splash lube engine, I personally wouldn't see this as a concern.

Have I mixed brands before? Yes, and I have no worries. (I've mixed viscosities also.)
Have I mixed them for my Cub Cadet 129? No, the required capacity is so little, I always have enough on hand for an oil change.


Oh, and flux capacitors are only used in time travel.

[ol'George]

Originally Posted by Ash_129

From everything I've read, mixing oil brands should pose no problems. This is mainly due to the fact that most major brands of motor oil get their additives from the same few additive companies. Now I did run across some information about mixed brands/additives having some negative effects on cold oil pumping properties, but since most of us run a Cub Cadet/Kohler with a splash lube engine, I personally wouldn't see this as a concern.

Have I mixed brands before? Yes, and I have no worries. (I've mixed viscosities also.)
Have I mixed them for my Cub Cadet 129? No, the required capacity is so little, I always have enough on hand for an oil change.


Oh, and flux capacitors are only used in time travel.

ya and they usually have that sweet tastin' Pcb's in them,
good on toast in the morning, but a little light in visco- lossity, better on pancakes