<VV> OIL DISCUSSION DRAGGED OUT

[N2VZD at aol.com]

I always went the route of "change your oil , not your motor" , but my  
present car  (SRX V6 awd) has 117,000 on it with oil changes at @4-7500  miles 
on Mobil one as demanded by the manufacturer.  transmission oil and  power 
steering fluid were changed at 100,000 miles as indicated by the computer  
readout, and still looked new. I cant believe the size of the oil filter on 
this  thing , not much bigger than a fuel filter. I don't care , it runs great.
I am taking a 64 WB motor apart right now that must have had "high paraffin 
 " oil in it. it has the worst build up of black waxy  slime in the valve  
cover area I ever saw , but center is not that bad. I have not removed the 
pan ,  or ends of the block yet..
 MOST newer oils hold up well in corvairs for 4-5,000 miles or more  as i 
see it? Todays oils do not let the crud settle out like the old  stuff did. 
If you put fresh drained oil in a glass jug , old fashion oils would  settle 
out all the crud , new oils will not do that. That supposedly shows that  
the oil is doing it's job , and stays slippery also.
Regards, Tim Colson