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      01-23-2018, 10:00 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by gmx View Post
"Star" sounds like a meaningless accreditation similar to oils meeting standards but not manufacturer approvals.
You are correct that star rating is almost insignificant but not completely. Oil ratings are not insignificant if you understand them. If you don't understand them then they seem so. Ignorance is bliss until the foreman tells you you have engine sludge, a bad bearing or some other issue exacerbated by using k mart 30 w because you think those engineers are all idiots and you know more than they do.
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