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Originally Posted by Craig
It appears to me that soot "in suspension" will circulate through out the engine, including bearings, cylinder walls, etc. The "in suspension" soot is not "dissolved" within the oil, we are still talking about solid particles (although very small) in the oil. IMHO, minimizing the amount of "grit" in the oil has to be a good thing.
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yeah, but in an engine that has over 100,000k on it, the oil is probably over 4% concentrated after the first day or two of driving anyway so I think the 2% limit might only apply to engines were new when that was published..
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