Oils well if wears well

Oil research rant & rave on what matters most- if time enough to suffer though below long winded braggart. Tiny snipet that's annoying to read as rest of it. Can't skip this task w/o missing vital data for future bickering.
https://540ratblog.wordpress.com/2013/0 ... t-ranking/

I’ve also “wear tested” a handful of used oils, both synthetic and conventional, that had 5,000 miles on them. And in every case, there was NO REDUCTION what so ever, in wear protection capability, even though the zinc levels had dropped by around 25% on average. So, this is even further proof that the zinc level is not tied to a motor oil’s wear protection capability.

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Hi hobot.
A blog by a mr/ms '540 RAT' is not the most trustworthy document to base decisions on.
Equally interesting reading but still consume with a grain of salt at:
http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html
Ta.

Another oil thread!
What? ZDDP is a myth?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHk_-YLQAhU

"Of course I’ve always known my carefully generated data is completely accurate."

So was Mary Poppins, as she was "Practically Perfect in Every Way". Just ask her.

"...Prolong Engine Treatment added..." I started to count how many times he/she added this to oil, and lost count. Do you think they're marketing this, by chance?

My early models of the way to approach life was from Larry, Mo and Otis on b/w TV with rabbit ears just right. Now I'm older to know what Prolong can mean to men - looked up this wonder additive to see its another snake in the grass among many others of similar scales on this revealing site. Yet this fella lists oils and figures I've not seen so much of in one place so eventually with digest it and likely continue my oil choice by best ads and seasonal whim or what's available away from home in time of need. One time Peel sprang leak an hour from anywhere so only oil defunct craft store owner had to offer was drained out of a few other engines in 5 gal container. I know a real he man Nortoneer would had towed home or special oil delivery.

http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html
The manufacturers of the ProLong engine additive were dealt a smack in the face by a Consumer Reports Magazine report into their product. CR attempted to reproduce the "no oil" test where all the oil was drained out of an engine which had been treated with ProLong, and then the engine was run. CR managed a maximum of 13 seconds running out of each of two engine before they seized up, welding the pistons to the barrels. The case was brought to a Federal Commision for prosecution for false advertising claims. You can subscribe to the online version of Consumer Reports here for a minimal fee, and read all about it in their October 1998 features.
Source: Consumer Reports, October 1998.
The FTC ultimately settled its investigation with Prolong, without fines of any kind. After 18 months of testing the FTC indicated that Prolong is exactly what they say it is. Further, the FTC approved Prolong's new advertising statement, currently in print in Car and Driver, as "The World's Most Powerful Oil".
FTC reports pertaining to ProLong.