KR> Lubricating Oil Expected Life

2009-03-29 Thread Larry H.
Just for informational purposes ! There are huge auto ferries that travel from Galveston TX to Bolivar Peninsula. When I am in Galveston I usually walk on to one of these ferries and ride across and back just to smell the salt air and see the ships etc. On one trip across a couple years back I w

KR> Lubricating Oil Expected Life

2009-03-26 Thread Mark Langford
> 3 months @ 212 degrees F (100 degrees C) > For every 10 degrees F (10 degrees C) oil temperature increases, the > lubricants expected life is halved This is great news! Now I don't have to change my oil but every 1080 hours! That's assuming my average oil temp is about 222F during the summer.

KR> Lubricating Oil Expected Life

2009-03-26 Thread sidney.w...@l-3com.com
I found this tip on the Reliabilityweb.com site. Lubrication Tip, Rule of Thumb: The service life of petroleum based oil is specified as 30 years @ 85 degrees F (30 degrees C) 15 Years @ 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) 3 months @ 212 degrees F (100 degrees C) For every 10 degrees F (10 degrees C) oil