<VV> Synthetic Oil
kcvair at netscape.com
kcvair at netscape.com
Mon Oct 2 18:13:55 EDT 2006
--- corvair at fnader.com wrote:
From: Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com>
To: TimogensTurbo at aol.com
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Synthetic Oil
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:12:56 -0400
Just a note... only the top number is really important... a 0W-50,
5W-50, 15W-50, and 20W-50 are all the same weight when hot... only the
cold characteristics are different. Of course, synthetics resist
viscosity breakdown due to age and/or heat better than dino oils (in
general), but the real news are the modern viscosity modifiers which
keep the 20W-50 at 50 instead of degrading to a straight 35 or 40 after
a while...
Bill
TimogensTurbo at aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 10/2/2006 11:27:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>kcvair at netscape.com writes:
>
>
>
>>After a couple hundred miles I checked the oil level and it was at the add
>>mark, so I added another quart thinking maybe I hadn't put enough in when I
>>changed oil. I had to add a total of 6 quarts before I got home, the last
>>quart was a regular grade oil because I didn't have anymore Mobil I. After
>>going through all this oil I decided to go back to a regular 10-w-30 grade and
>>have not had add any oftener than every 500 miles. I have no idea why it used
>>so much synthetic, but one other person in our club had the same problem with
>>his Corvair.
>>
>>
>=============================================================================
>KC!!! you're talking about DIFFERENT viscosities of oil! What was the
>Mobil 1 0-50??? They do make several viscosities!
>
>500 miles......time to change to a 20-40 or 20 -50......how often do you
>drive the car in SUB-ZERO temps?
>
>Ask Joe Curran...M.I.T. prof. 15 qts of 10-30 on the way [ 15000 miles]
>to Daytona 2000......talked him into buying 6 qts of 20-50......only used four
>to make it home!
>
>
>Matt Nall
>'69 stocker, '66 vert, '65 v8, '66turbo, Vairboat, Sandcar, 64 cp
>ALLVAIR!
>Timogen was a softy!
>
>
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