What Do We Know About Oil ? ? ? - 03/22/05 08:35 AM
I grew up watching my Dad use Royal Triton 30 weight motor oil in everything that moved. I think he even put some in the dog a time or two. Later, for reasons unknown to me, he switched to havoline 10w40. When I started building engines on my own it seems like me and all my freinds preferred Pennzoil 10w40. Lately I have encountered a few debates on the subject. Multi-viscosity verses good old 30 weight: 10w40 verses 10w30; et, et.
Now the reason I'm bringing this up is that I am in the process of spending a bundle on the 250 L6 engine in my 1970 truck. It's just a mild street engine, but I'm one of those guys who tends to think of the throttle as a switch; either it's on or it's off! I live in northwestern oregon where it rarely gets very hot or very cold, mostly very moderate. I spend a lot of my cruising time out on the county roads where there are lots of hills and sharp turns so you're on and off the throttle a lot. Soooo, I would like some feed back on what some of you think about motor oil. Considering that this engine will not live an easy life, what brand, multi-viscosity, 30 weight, synthetic, whats your opinion? And, can you back your opinion up?
Thanks in advance,
Boo Radley
Now the reason I'm bringing this up is that I am in the process of spending a bundle on the 250 L6 engine in my 1970 truck. It's just a mild street engine, but I'm one of those guys who tends to think of the throttle as a switch; either it's on or it's off! I live in northwestern oregon where it rarely gets very hot or very cold, mostly very moderate. I spend a lot of my cruising time out on the county roads where there are lots of hills and sharp turns so you're on and off the throttle a lot. Soooo, I would like some feed back on what some of you think about motor oil. Considering that this engine will not live an easy life, what brand, multi-viscosity, 30 weight, synthetic, whats your opinion? And, can you back your opinion up?
Thanks in advance,
Boo Radley