30,000 miles??? Dang, that's good oil!
--Rocky (race engines never get 3000 miles, not mine, anyway)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: Oil - what kind?
> Over the years that I rebuilt and used Triumph engines we tried all sorts
of
> things rather than relying on urban myth. Synthetics do not allow an
engine
> to bed in so it is essential to run in on normal stuff, when you are
> satisfied it is all bedded in (and using a "normal" amount of oil) then I
> have always used Mobil 1. For many years this was a 5W50 rating in the UK
> but it was changed to 0W40 in the mid nineties, but I still used it and
> changed the oil every 30000 miles whether it needed it or not and I never
a
> problem with any engine it was in, even rocker clearances never needed
> altering. In fact the only problem with Mobil 1 was that it was made in
> France, and was unnecessarily expensive
> John Kipping
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 11:38 AM
> Subject: Oil - what kind?
>
>
> > About twice a year folks on the lists discuss oils -- and like belly
> > buttons and opinions, everybody has one. Today I found myself standing
in
> > the oil department trying to decide which magic elixir to use when I
take
> > the break-in oil out of my engine. After all these years, I don't REALLY
> > know which is best.
> >
> > Should I go with all synthetic, synthetic blend, or just dino juice? And
> > should I go with really light stuff, like Mobil 1 0-30 weight to
hopefully
> > make more hp, or with 40-50 wt to make sure everything is protected?
> > Furthermore, on what basis could I make a halfway intelligent decision?
> > Everybody seems to have success stories.
> >
> > Sooo....here's a survey of a different sort: Has anybody had a BAD
> > experience with an engine that they could directly attribute to the kind
> of
> > oil they were using?
> >
> > uncle jack
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