Re: Geek group salt water bucket cap woes.

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Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Rich,
Paul asked me to respond to this. As many of you are aware, Paul spent a 
lot of years building engines and racing cars. He knows just a little bit 
about motor oil and wants to pass this along. Although fresh motor oils 
don't contain all of the contaminants that used oil picks up from engine 
operation, they are NOT pristine, like mineral oil. Motor oils contain 
numerous additives, such as the worst one, detergent. Most of them are even 
labeled "high detergent." These detergents used in motor oils are 
definitely an environmental hazard and no motor oil, whether new or used, 
should ever be dumped into the environment and should be disposed of at a 
facility designed for this purpose.
Paul by way of Debbie
Think Positive

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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: Geek group salt water bucket cap woes.

> Original poster: Rich Simpson <richcreations@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
> I have been reading this thread, and needed to point out that the
> main problem with motor oil, is not the oil, but all the crap that
> comes out of the engine in the used oil, fresh new oil is not toxic
> (or at least about the same as mineral oil), and is legal to put in
> the garbage, used oil is nasty toxic waste that must be properly
> dealt with. As I assume that you would not use "used motor oil" in a
> saltwater cap, the oil should not be a problem.
> -Rich
>
> On May 31, 2005, at 8:09 AM, Tesla list wrote:
>
>>Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau@xxxxxx>
>>
>>Adam -
>>
>>Thank you for pointing out the environmental impact to motor oil in SW
>>caps.  I wish sites that advocate SW caps would point this out.  Folks
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