I think he is mostly correct. As I understand it, they don't have much
detergent in them and thus don't "clean" the engine. I would look at the
can of whatever oils you use to determine if trhere are detergents in it.
Then---the question is--how much do you need?
> [Original Message]
> From: TERRY COLL <coll44@msn.com>
> To: John Snyder <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Cc: Gary TR4A Fitzgerald <gmfitz1@msn.com>
> Date: 5/19/2007 9:11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: OIL - beware
>
> John et al,
>
> I was advised at a recent British car show that diesel oil should not be
used
> in gasoline engines. The gent who I spoke with is a machinist and said
> something to the effect that it doesn't have the cleaning properties of
the
> oils formulated for gasoline engines. I've cc'd him in the event I
mistook
> his advice.
>
> Terry Coll '64 BJ8
>
> The confusion continues
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Snyder
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:14 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: OIL - beware
>
> I have been following the thread on oils, and have an observation. The
> specifications are changing rapidly. Chevron Delo 400 (for diesel
engines)
> was frequently mentioned on the List as a good one. I bought a case of 6
one
> gallon jugs of this (have 4 3000s). This oil was shown to have lots of
the
> good stuff in the extensive report by LN Engineering dated 5/17/07. The
> report
> shows this oil to have the API rating of CI-4, tested 06/06. The oil I
> bought
> has the API rating of CJ-4/SM which has much less of the good stuff based
on
> the chart on page 6 of the report.
>
> Please understand that I have no complaint towards the posting of this
> report.
> My point is that b/4 buying anything, study the report and look at the API
> rating of what you think you want to buy. It looks to me that the good
> ratings are oils w/ SE, SJ, and CI-4. Look at the changes of Shell
Rotella
> between the 2005 tests and the 2007 tests.
>
> I just bought 3 pints of GM EOS which has lots of the good stuff, per
page 6
> of the report. Got it at the local Chevy dealer, $10/pint. Put one in an
> engine that we started for the first time today (friend's car) and will
put
> one in the 1959 BN7 engine that I'm rebuilding now. Also, I talked to
Delta
> Cam in Tacoma, WA a couple of days ago, and they said that once the
> cam/lifters are properly broken in (2000 rpm for 20 minutes w/ the proper
> pre-lube), wear is not a serious problem.
>
> I don't claim to know much about oil, just trying to summarize some
> obversations.
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