G-Oil: Bio-Oil Passes API Tests, Soon to be in Retail Stores
by Eric Leech, New York, NY 
on 11. 5.08
Photo by Mad Paul
If you haven't heard about the innovative idea of G-oil, developed by Green Earth Technologies (GET), it is basically a non-petroleum based motor oil, that uses, well, no petroleum. It is actually derived from animal fats which are processed into an effective oil for lawn mowers, scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, hybrids, and regular gasoline/diesel vehicles.
We have talked about G-oil before, especially for use in 2-cycle engines, but up until now it has not been offered as an approved substitute for regular oil/synthetic. Yesterday, GET released an announcement that there brand of motor oil has now passed the rigorous tests done by The American Petroleum Institute (API) and has been approved for use in automotive applications:
It was announced today that their G-OIL ultimate biodegradable green motor oils met and passed all the engine test criteria for The American Petroleum Institute (API) SM Certification. API'S SM rating is the highest rating for gasoline engine oil certification. Tests were conducted by a nationally recognized independent third party testing facility.
This new blend of oil has been compared to the effectiveness of any crude oil/petroleum blend, which have long been praised for their protection of our vehicles vital internals. The one big difference of this bio-blend is not just its unique production process, but also its complete friendliness to the environment.
This stuff is so friendly you could actually pour it over your pancakes for breakfast, and still make it to work to tell the tale... now we won't talk about what would happen to you about an hour or two into your day after chugging down a few tablespoons of solid animal fat, but needless to say you would survive.
This unique bio-blend not only offers safe human contact, but when it is burned in your vehicle (every vehicle burns at least a little oil), what comes out the exhaust is also just a little more gentle to the environment, not to mention that we are moving away from our dependence on crude oil.
But as all good things must succumb to eventually, this is not a perfect product many would say, and why is that? Well, obviously because it uses animal fat. Folks of the Hindu religion and Vegan capacity look at this stuff and cry, “Holy cow... is that stuff really made from a cow?”
Well, yes it is, but we asked the GET PR team about this fly in their ointment (oil) and they reminded us that “(this) animal fat is a byproduct of the meat processing industry. We are not actively farming animals to make G-Oil, thus the process is not against the Hindu religion.”
So we leave you with the plain and simple facts... Yes, G-oil is made from a cow, but it is also biodegradable, non-toxic, effective and approved for the use in automotive applications, and has been proven to reduce the amount of toxic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrous oxide from your tailpipe... Good or bad, you be the judge!
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This promotes mass factory farming. And animal cruelty. And global warming.
How much fat is available as a by-product? What are the current uses for this by-product?
I appreciate using a by product for some useful purpose.
NO Offense, but being Hindu and Vegetarian I cannot even imagine using the cow fat for running my car engine. Cow is really HOLY for us.
I can never use this oil.
Worst case, I would compaign not to butcher the cows, so that the very case of by product itself would not arise.
great product, gets us away from petro-oils and also cuts down on a lot of pollution. I would totally use this product if it was readily available. Think of the difference...No drips of oil on the parking lots, roads, in the storm drains, rivers, ocean. Great great, great!!! I'm going to invest in this company!!
This is a great product. We are a power equipment retailer, and have been using the 2 cycle oil products in our shops for the last 7 months or so. Our mechanics love it, and so do our customers. Another great feature is there is no smoke or no smell like other 2-cycle products. Let's face it, we all could do a little more to save the environment, so just think while you're running your string trimmer, blower, chainsaw, snowblower, or any other 2-cycle equipment, you can help too! It's the same price as similar petroleum based products, so why not use it?
I've been using the 2-Stroke oil in my moped for the past few months and it's fantastic. No smoke at all when running, and it's doesn't clog up the exhaust pipe with sooty residue like normal 2-stroke oils due.
Plus - unlike most of the awesome eco stuff treehugger mentions - Green Earth Technologies 2-Stroke oil is AVAILABLE NOW, and it's COMPETITIVELY PRICED. I get mine at a local Home Depot, and it costs the same as generic 2-stoke oil... What could be better? My moped gets 100+ mpg, and now it's running cleaner than ever before with no additional costs. Fantastic.
Also - I think there's another treehugger post on it, but this company makes cleaning products as well - I bought a bunch from amazon and they work great, and again, are competitively priced. I do indeed look forward to their 4-stroke oil hitting the shelves, and if I ever own a car or boat that requires 4-stroke oil, you can bet I'll be getting this stuff.
(Interesting side-note - all of their products are completely non-toxic. You can drink them if you like - even the 2-stroke oil. So no fears if you drip some on the driveway and your dog laps it up...)
I am absolutely astonished that treehugger would promote this totally unethical product that is way beyond just an insult to vegetarians and various religions,, it is advocating the coninued breeding and killing of cows to feed our internal and external energy desires.