Possible Shortage of “good oil” Coming

[Maximus Gladius]

Oils each have their own proprietary additives. It would be extremely unusual for all top oils to have this same problem. Additives are trade secrets. There's not a one fits all for oil.
Synthetic is also different, the base is different so if the base for non-synthetic is hard to come by, the base for synthetic won't necessarily be,
then there's bio-syn like I use in my classic cars.
To say they all use the same additive or even the same base stock is a bit - well, I'm very suspect to say the least.

Until or unless it's heard from a major REFINER, from a top oil company (like Mobil, Penzoil, Amsoil, etc.) - is it real?
The link is aimed at the European market............ makes me wonder.

Then there's the fact that there are dozens of top oils, all rated very highly at wear prevention.
All of them at once?

Yes, all of them at once. Here’s another article a little closer to home.
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.co...-critically-tight-relentless-price-increases/

I can understand my conversation with my local KAL Tire manager after reading both recent articles. He simply received an internal memo from “upstairs” to stock up on their oil supply because word got around of the “additive shortage”. (Loose phrase for the most part, limited understanding of the whole scope BUT trusting the suits upstairs and following operational instructions, as a good manager of a store would do and should). Does his ordering 1000L from the normal 350L cause global shortage?? Not his action but take his action and mirror it by everyone and all automotive suppliers and yes, it would be devastating.

In my opinion, the manager’s action to pump up supply is what we all expect from our suppliers. Who here reading this likes going into a store only to realize the manager doesn’t like to have stock sitting on the self. If a memo comes across his screen to say there is a high likelihood of a drop in supply that is coming and in order to meet customer demand, should bump up supply’s, then that’s what they have to do. WE ALL THINK OF #1 and that’s how we all roll. We don’t think that our actions will affect our neighbour. Who are we kidding? We like what we like and want what we want. We are consumers and we get pissed off if we can’t get service.

Those of us who look at this manager with distain for making sure he has supply would be the same people pissed with him if he said ‘his action to not buy necessary stock is because he wants his competitors to have what they need’ which results in your ability to not get what you want.

Has anyone ever considered what “0” or half cut in Green House Gas emissions looks like? “We’re all in this together”. A phrase I’ve come to hate.

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[ShadowsPapa]

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Since this oil I use in my classics is bio-based, it doesn't use the same base as even synthetics like Mobil 1 or the standard non-synthetics use, I wonder - is it possible this will not be impacted?
I can't say if the additives are even similar to what others use (and it varies so bloody much even among conventional oils, many have replaced the "standard additives" with more modern and better substituted, anyway, I'd have to bet that the formulations in this are a whole lot different being it's biodegradable, eco-friendly (which of course means not cheap)
It's the sort of thing you'll be seeing as the new norm in parts of Europe and Asia.

Anywho - since it's a totally different base and likely very different additives, I wonder if it might be not impacted by any shortages of the normal refined crude stock. (because the base doesn't come from those refineries - boy, have we painted ourselves into a corner with refineries - 1 goes down and we are in deep doo-doo, 2 go down and we're screwed. A pipeline was taken down by hackers - could it happen to our refineries?)

https://renewablelube.com/products/bio-synxtra-shp-0w20-pcmo

https://renewablelube.com/assets/files/tds/Bio-SynXtra-SHP-SAE-5W30-PCMO.pdf

 

[Maximus Gladius]

Since this oil I use in my classics is bio-based, it doesn't use the same base as even synthetics like Mobil 1 or the standard non-synthetics use, I wonder - is it possible this will not be impacted?
I can't say if the additives are even similar to what others use (and it varies so bloody much even among conventional oils, many have replaced the "standard additives" with more modern and better substituted, anyway, I'd have to bet that the formulations in this are a whole lot different being it's biodegradable, eco-friendly (which of course means not cheap)
It's the sort of thing you'll be seeing as the new norm in parts of Europe and Asia.

Anywho - since it's a totally different base and likely very different additives, I wonder if it might be not impacted by any shortages of the normal refined crude stock. (because the base doesn't come from those refineries - boy, have we painted ourselves into a corner with refineries - 1 goes down and we are in deep doo-doo, 2 go down and we're screwed. A pipeline was taken down by hackers - could it happen to our refineries?)

https://renewablelube.com/products/bio-synxtra-shp-0w20-pcmo

https://renewablelube.com/assets/files/tds/Bio-SynXtra-SHP-SAE-5W30-PCMO.pdf

So true. You can bet all the #1’s (including me) will be lined up at the gas stations if another hack like this, or worse happens. I’d probably stop off and get toilet paper first!?

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