Dawg says "Look at that big filter!"
Is that my sad old 2F, Jim? Looks kind of familiar.
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Is that my sad old 2F, Jim? Looks kind of familiar.
vszUnclear
Glutton for Punishment
This [STRIKE]2012[/STRIKE] 2007 PDF has a nice comparison of many of the oils mentioned in this thread, along with zinc, phos, and detergent qualities.
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/TDR57_Oil.pdf
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/TDR57_Oil.pdf
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gregnash
Anal Retentive Analyst
Problem is that many of the oils that are mentioned in the article have actually changed since 2007 which makes the readings moot.
vszUnclear
Glutton for Punishment
Yes sorry. I thought it was a 2012 article but later realized I was mistaken. I just heard back from Valvoline and for instance the premium blue 15w40 is currently 1270 ppm zinc, 1140 ppm phosphorus....
gregnash
Anal Retentive Analyst
Good to know.. that is the oil that I am currently using!
Anyone ever used this? Supposed to be made for cars made before 1988
gregnash
Anal Retentive Analyst
Interesting never heard of the stuff. Where are you finding it?
Little research and BLAM! http://www.pqiamerica.com/Janaury 2012 test results/DGauto.htm
Little research and BLAM! http://www.pqiamerica.com/Janaury 2012 test results/DGauto.htm
the distributor in your link is different then the one on the bottle.
This test is of the same brand, just not the same stuff.
http://www.pqiamerica.com/AccelNov2010.htm
hj 60
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after 10w40 and 15w40 now 20w50 is my favourite.
fast and good oil pressure with new oil, engine sounds nice, good additives.
I bought a 60 liter oildrum for best price and share with others 12 liter every change.
If the oil ages it becomes thicker so oil pressure rises, but the oil level lowers.
fast and good oil pressure with new oil, engine sounds nice, good additives.
I bought a 60 liter oildrum for best price and share with others 12 liter every change.
If the oil ages it becomes thicker so oil pressure rises, but the oil level lowers.
I have an 83 FJ60 with 171,000 miles. After reading and studying the Motor Oil University on Bobtheoilguy.com, I swtiched to 5wx30w. I also installed an oil temp gauge. Most of my driving is short, 15-20 minutes in town. My oil pressure has remained the same and the oil temp stays between 150 and 180 deg F. The temp got up to 195 once this summer running the ac in town after an hour of stop and start driving. I want to monitor this on a long highway trip and longer periods of low speed driving. For my in town (boring) on pavement,short trips, multiple start ups, this seemed to make sense to have a less thick oil on start up.
Rotella T either 10-30, 15-40 or both...
and a bit of seafoam in the crankcase too...
and a bit of seafoam in the crankcase too...
I installed that filter on my 3FE. The pic above is a 2F I believe. IIRC, the 3FE is "destroked". Is the actual block shorter? The reason I ask is because the filter almost interferes with the spark plug wire to plug connection. In other words, the filter is almost too tall for my 3FE.
Anyone else running a Napa Gold 1773 on their 3FE engine?
I use the Napa Fleet diesel oil. Change it often with a big filter.
This is a tractor motor that spins @ 2.5k RPM. Keep it clean.
Zhenya
This is a tractor motor that spins @ 2.5k RPM. Keep it clean.
Zhenya
My take is that it is just as easy to get oil that is more like the oil that was in use when these vehicles were made and to use filters that are purported to be "better".
It is really no more trouble or expense... just a little bit of attention needs to be given to the process. I think this is a low price to pay for what MIGHT extend the life of your engine...
In reality we will never know if this really helps but if it is that easy to make the effort then why not?
It is really no more trouble or expense... just a little bit of attention needs to be given to the process. I think this is a low price to pay for what MIGHT extend the life of your engine...
In reality we will never know if this really helps but if it is that easy to make the effort then why not?
I am using Chevron Delo 400LE. I bought 10 gallons of the stuff for $113 at Wal Mart on sale. I change my oil every 4 months regardless of mileage.
No reason at all to do this...
land crusher
Morgen, morgen nur nicht heute...
People do weird stuff to make themselves feel better about machines. I had a boss some years ago who fancied himself a computer geek (but really had little idea of what he was doing). He would periodically decide that a computer in the office (usually one that was running just fine) needed to be "massaged" and he would spend half a day running a bunch of diagnostic and "maintenance" software on it. These were Macs and this was in the late 90s before the explosion of malware. Gave him something to do, I guess.
I think the time-interval oil change comes from the old adage that you should change your oil every 3000 miles or three months, whichever comes first. Probably came form old Penzoil commercials or something.
