William Eastman wrote:
>
> I read the Consumer reports article and agree that, for steady state
> driving, there is no real difference between any of the modern oils.
> However, as others have stated, our LBC's are not driven like taxi's
> although I am not sure about Barney's A.
>
> Because my car spends six months a year sitting still, I am most concerned
> about the long term stability of the oil. Here is one area where synthetic
> oils have a real advantage. If, upon resurrection next year, I find that
> my car has an acceptable appetite for oil, I will probably change to Mobil
> 1 15 W 50 next fall. Synthetics also keep the inside of the engine very
> clean and I like that. This is especially important if a car gets a lot of
> short mileage usage since this is a main cause for sludge build up.
>
> It is interesting that other areas of the country seem to have a prejudice
> against Pennzoil because I grew up with that too. The common wisdom was
> that if you used Pennzoil all the time you were OK but if you changed back
> and forth your car would start to burn oil. I don't know if it was true
> but I have never used Pennzoil.
>
> In the last 25 years I have only had one bottom end failure and that was
> from street racing a very tired 440 Dodge 2 1/2 quarts low. I have had a
> couple Chevies wipe a cam lobe too but I think that is a common problem.
> Both of my MG's have had low oil pressure when I bought them but neither
> broke. I blame the B's pressure on the upside down oil filter. The car
> rattled like crazy for a couple of seconds every time it started (I was
> sixteen, what did I know about check valves in filters?) The A is just old
> and, with its three bearing crank, over stressed.
>
> For the Record, I now use Mobil 1 in my other two cars for a variety of
> reasons. I like clean engines. I change oil every 5k miles and I feel
> more comfortable with the stability of the synthetics. I live in Minnesota
> and the pour point is much lower on synthetics so cold weather starting is
> improved and the car gets oil faster. ( I remember pouring oil into my Jeep
> truck at 30 below and the oil had actually changed color because some of
> the waxes had solidified. The truck was running and it started blowing big
> oil bubbles out of the filler tube because of the blowby.) Also, changing
> oil less often means less oil is used and that is a good thing.
>
> I presently use Castrol 20 W 50 in the A. Why? Because it seemed like the
> right thing to do.
>
> Regards
> Bill Eastman
Bill-
5,000 mile oil changes seem excessive on a newer engine using Mobil 1.
Given the expense of the stuff, seems like you would want to get a
little more out of it. What's your reasoning on the short duration?
Regards,
Chris Delling
|