RE: Engine effects of bad oil?
Truckracer, you hit it on the head. Lots of folks get too anal retentive over this oil topic. If the engine is fit correctly, it will last a long time even if the owner burns straight 30 weight non detergent automotive oil (not two-stroke oil) at a decent mix ratio. If the engine is fit poorly, or assembled defectively, no oil in the world will be able to increase its lifespan.
Ed Cregger