Thread: Poor Amsoil Report - TDI
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Old 02-20-2007, 09:12 AM
tarbe tarbe is offline
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Originally Posted by sixto View Post
How high is TBN in fresh oil? Does synthetic have a higher TBN or does synthetic make TBN last longer, so to speak?

Sixto
93 300SD 3.0
Generally, HDEO starts out around 12.

The synthetic basestock does not influence TBN, the additives do.


Tim
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