{"id":1282,"date":"2005-06-15T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-15T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/06\/15\/lubing-your-engine-with-coke-bottles\/"},"modified":"2005-06-15T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-15T18:28:00","slug":"lubing-your-engine-with-coke-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/lubing-your-engine-with-coke-bottles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubing Your Engine with Coke Bottles&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May be a possibility in the future thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greencarcongress.com\/2005\/06\/new_process_for.html\">&#8220;&#8230;a new process for converting waste plastic into lubricating oil for engines.<\/a>&#8221; Mike at Green Car Congress notes that such a product would provide several environmental benefits:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>First, a more stable synthetic oil (an oil with high paraffinicity and, therefore, high Viscosity Index (VI, signifying high stability to change in viscosity over a wide temperature range) and low viscosity) will extend the interval between oil drains. 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