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    Eco green oil...your thoughts?

    We just started selling re-refined used oil. I was kind of sketchy at first, we had a 2 hour long meeting yesterday on the whole process and technology on how they take used oil they pump from dealerships, train yards, etc... and run it through a re-refinery station, which takes out all the detergents, dirt and additives, which leaves just the base oil (which apparently doesnt break down). Then they add in all that other stuff again to make new ''eco-green'' oil. They said on average it take 2 barrels of crude oil to make oil for 1 oil change (given the average oil change being 4-5 quarts) because they only get about half a gallon of useable crude oil per barrel to make motor oil, the rest of that barrel is turnned into fuel. And with the the eco-green oil if they were to use a whole barrel of used oil, they could make 25 gallons or re-refined oil.

    So on one had you have USA saving money from not having to buy as much crude oil from overseas...

    And on the other you have the little voice in your head saying ''Hey im putting used oil back in my motor''
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    Sounds like a very good sales pitch, that apparently worked. I always though synthetic oil doesn't break down, and that regular oil does. I suppose adding more crap to the oil will recondition its ability to work again. Over by me, we just switched to a universal trans. fluid that covers all kinds of trans. fluid, which to me is way more sketchy than re-reconditioned engine oil.
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    Why don't you support Al Gore while your at it with your green oil. It's connected with him


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    synthetic oil breaks down just the same as regular oil....its not so much adding more crap its stripping the dirty additives from the base oil and just replacing it with clean additives..

    i guess the way i see it if we can keep our money here in the states....ill give this stuff a shot!
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    That reminds me of Team America World Police...America, f yea!
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    Global warming....Check, been the coldest winter ever

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    They need to make that stuff mandatory in hybrids and leave the virgin oils for us that abuse engines.
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    I said "virgin"
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    lol

    they make this stuff in 0w20 5w30 10w30 15w40 so far...he said in texas, mostly austin, its a huge success
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