We often say a lubricant has “broken down,” but that phrase hides the molecular violence happening inside your sump. Additives are the sacrificial guardians of your machinery. They exist to die so your equipment can live.
But how they die matters.
I’ve just published the most comprehensive guide on the planet regarding Lubricant Additive Degradation. We didn’t just list them; we mapped the 19 distinct chemical and physical pathways of destruction all for free on learnoilanalysis.