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Start UP has esters (how much nobody knows) which are polar in nature and cling to metal. This is supposed to maintain a better coating of lube on the engine insides so that start up wear is reduced. I believe there is merit to it. I don't think much ester would be needed for this effect though. But Start Up is a bit pricy. I do wonder why nobody has developed an ester additive for start up protection. Seems like a good idea. Rislone has an additive called Winter Start which is synthetic oil of some sort, but does not appear to be ester as the MSDS says it is 75% "Mixture of Synthetic Refined Petroleum Base." They also have Rislone Upgrade which is 15-25% "Trimethylolpropane Ester." So a 15 oz bottle woudl give you about 3 oz of ester--not much.

9/14/045:08 AM

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