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Re: Approved Oil?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/13/2005

I agree with Kevin. It appears that phosphorous evaporates from the oil before the oil is consumed. The phos "plates out" on the front face of the catalyst, causing delayed catalyst light off. The move to GF-4 oil was originally an effort to cut the phos in ha... Login to read more.