Oil Nerds Info

Jordo! · 08-30-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Methodical4u

I know Bob, he used to be on the Evo site... there was not ONE question ever asked that he couldn't answer. The guy really knows his stuff. It's like the science debate.. you can go over and over numbers, but they will indeed change. I do believe some oils are better, a good synthetic however has always been my choice and I won't name a brand and get into a debate, but I can tell you my oil temps have been cooler and i'm happy with that

I won't debate it -- tell me

I'm wondering if maybe a 0 wt oil is too thin for the FL climate, especially in the summer. Could be that on start up it just isn't viscous enough.

Anyway, whether it's the oil or my driving habits, comparing the results with another oil should be informative.

If no change, then I guess I could either try a third oil, or just assume that those wear levels are not all that uncommon for city driving.

Anyway, I'm happy to see limited evidence of piston wear and my motor consumes zero oil, so if I can keep all that stable and protect the bearings a little better, I'll be happy.

Another possiblity is that it's not bearing wear -- supposedly lead particles can also come from the valvetrain... maybe the head really does need some sort of Ester oil to run optimally.

Beats me.

Anyway, I'll know better what's going on within the 10K or so.

Anbody else on here running the 0w30 German Castrol? If so, any UOA's?

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