<VV> Fwd: Water in oil/milk shake

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/18/2008 6:59:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
jciampi at embarqmail.com writes:

I am  using a 30W oil and i had just changed it about 2 days before I drove  
it.


Jay


Jay, I was replying to both you (in Florida) and Judge Houston in  
Maine--definitely two different climates in December.  You say you are  using a 30W oil, 
but I have a hunch it is a 30 weight oil and not a 30W oil (I  have seen 20W 
oil, but never 30W oil--back in the "good old days" before good  quality 
multigrade oil manufacturers recommended a 20W in winter and a 30 weight  in 
summer).  If you are using a 30 weight oil then it won't have the extra  winter 
additives.  Note that a 10W-30 or 15W-40 multigrade is both a winter  oil as well 
as a summer oil.  I believe you also said you were looking for  lower shrouds 
to add to the engine which would mean it would take your engine  longer to 
warm up without the shrouds and you would be more likely to see the  milking 
emulsion around the oil filler pipe.
 
Bottom line from where I stand is if you don't have the milky stuff on the  
dipstick (which indicates all the oil is contaminated), but only on the inside  
of the oil filler tube after short trips then things are normal.
 
Bob Hall
Group Corvair
 
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