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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Since posting my question regarding oil I have changed from a valvoline mineral oil to penrite hpr5 full synthetic and fuel economy has go e from 11.7/100km to 10.3/100km and smoother idle so I'll stick with synthetic
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Synthetic oils are a scam and a fantastic cash cow for the OilCo's They are of only use to very highly loaded stressed engines, so of no use for daily driven vehicles If they where superior for daily use, car companies would insist you use it, they dont as they have no benefit. Dawson told me the BEST thing for your engine is to change the oil often, its the only thing that can slow wear |
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AGIP...Sint2000 Gods own oil! |
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Other than making oil companies even more rich and profitable. Spend the $60 on a good bottle of plonk for yourself, or some flowers for your other and better half, |
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My oil analysis is in from CAT,running ULX110 and ill post it up tonight,pretty happy tbh
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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cold starts is where you want the oil most.
synthetic is alone in this area, mineral does well but not in the morning.. it's a late sleeper...so tired.
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Do I use it, well yes, but only when the price goes South of $30 , $60 - 80 no way, put the extra $ per year towards that rebuild you are going to need in 2050. Quote:
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Last mine i was on were we're putting sinopec oils some Chinese oil brand in all the fleet mostly CAT and Cummins engines running 250hr interval's we just about never got back a bad oil sample even with the somtimes "lazy" oil handling we used on rushed services, even Turbo's in the time i was there we only did 2 turbo's both on a C11 first was a blown comp wheel from oporators doing Hot shutdowns the other from a damaged intake pipe.
so who knows how much smoke a BS is blowing around about the Top Brand oils.
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As promised,this drop had 5000kms on her with 20-30 WOT dyno pulls and low speed tuning.I run a slightly rich tune on E10 100 octane and only see an average speed of 26kmh/r every fill,she sits in traffic idleing alot.
The test came back with some fuel dilution as expected but the other results were good.The tune will be tidied up soon so the next drop should be better.This test was 10w40,my current fill has 10w50. IRON 9 CHROMIUM <1 COPPER 4 LEAD 3TIN <1 NICKEL <1 ALUMINIUM 2 SILICON 22 MOLYBDENUM 895 SODIUM 10 POTASSIUM <1 BORON 3 CALCIUM 2121 ZINC 980 PHOSPHORUS 1505 MAGNESIUM 13 WATER <0.1 OXIDATION 11 NITRATION 6 SULPHER PRODUCT 16 VSC@100*14.9 VSC@40*83.4 VSC INDEX 188 PARTICLE Q'FYING <1 |
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If i had a turbo i would use synthetic or if racing or if is a 2 stroke. |
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having oil around the motor doesent work "unless" it's under pressure from the oil pump. hydrodynamic, look it up.
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But the oil pressure is another thing. There is always oil on the bearings etc before you start it up as they do not run dry at all. |
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The mains will never knock unless they are flagged out. The lifters still have oil and if it they clack it is because it has been siting with a valve open on that lifter and has just bleed out a bit. |
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wow.. just wow....
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I use full synthetic in my Focus and my Fiesta, new cars so I'll run good oil in them and hopefully we'll see a long life out of them when they're both serviced on time, every time.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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I came across an interest write up on the 80 series TUBRO DESIEL land crusier engine. The tubro engines between 1990 and 1994 were suffering bigend bearing failure, yeah they were totally destroid. But when checking the big ends on many of the engines that ran synthenic from new, they were fine and good wear. I can find the link if anyone wants it.
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I'm assuming the synthetic oils in Penrite's HPR range are only group 3 judging by the price. It makes you wonder what the more expensive group 4 (PAO) synthetics would be like to run. |
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SY TS AWD LPG TEZZA
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wollongong
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Is it too late using a semi/synthetic grade oil with a BA XR6 04 with 166k's.
Its not as tight as it use to be and would like more protection as its a long term for me. From new I try to change every 6mths regardless of k's unless it more than 15k.Now with travel to the big smoke I want extra protection so its a good grade mineral oil or semi/synthetic oil cheers |
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