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| Allan |
 Apr 1 2005, 03:46 PM
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Teenerless Weenie  Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California  |
I want to fill my motor but seem to remember that someone said to use only non-detergent oil for break-in. I've looked around and only found some .99 cent Coastal recycled oil that fits that description. It seems all oils have some detergent content.
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| ArtechnikA |
Apr 1 2005, 04:26 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
lotsa stuff used to be true...
the most plausible explanation of this i heard was that non-detergent was a little cheaper, and for the first two oil changes (at 30 minutes and 100 mi) it didn't make sense to spend an extra buck on oil. just avoid synthetics or anything that claims to be 'energy-conserving' (i.e. - extra-slippery). a nice ordinary single-grade suitable for the conditions (it's not going to be in there very long...) will be fine. there's a big song-and-dance breaking in an aircraft engine, but - you don't have an aircraft engine, most of those regulations are unchanged from WW-II whether it makes sense or not, and you're not burning leaded avgas. |
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| Allan |
Apr 1 2005, 04:56 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks, I'm off to get some oil.
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