[FC] Oil additive??

[Tom St.Amand]

Regarding the oil issue, I was in Wal-Mart today and they have a 15W-40 fleet and farm oil where the newest rating is CI-4/SL, is that going back further than necessary? 
 
Tom St. Amand



> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:49:30 -0400> To: corvanatics at corvair.org> From: dkdewald at pasty.net> Subject: Re: [FC] Oil additive??> > At 23:50 9/28/2008 -0400, Ken Hand wrote:> > >????? OK, For all here, there was a very good oil article by Bob Helt. I > >have also kept up on the oil issue for our Corvairs and it boils down to > >this, you can run any oil that does not have the "energy conserving" seal > >on the label. That equates out to any 10W-40 and heavier oil. 5W-30 is > >"energy conserving" and therefore does not have the "Zinc" added to that > >oil. The other oils, 10W-40 and heavier, have reduced zinc from what it > >used to be but still enough for our FC's and cars with flat tappet engines.> > What about Amsoil type ACD 10W30/SAE30 Diesel oil? Unless they recently > changed it, I cannot find the "energy conserving" starburst on the label. I > suppose it does not qualify since it is technically a straight-weight SAE > 30 oil but, being fully synthetic, has it low temperature properties that > meet 10W-30 specifications.> > >??? The next time you are in a store go look at the oil bottles. On any > >5W-30 and thinner oil you will see the "energy conserving" seal. Compare > >that to a 10W-40 oil bottle and you will see what I mean.> > I suppose if one were to desire a wider viscosity range they could use > Amsoil type DEO> 5W-40 [diesel oil], but I do not know how much ZDDP is in the formula for > this oil.> > Dale Dewald - preferring thinner oils UP North> Hancock, MI> > _______________________________________________> Corvanatics mailing list> Corvanatics at corvair.org> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/
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