Kaleb the Engineer tells me in re: M1 0W-40:
Its too thin to provide good engine protection but does increase fuel
economy.
Lessee now, when it's cold and thin and thus provides startup lubrication
sooner, that's no good. But when it's hot and acting like 40 weight it's
providing better fuel
I'm leary of using 0 weight oil in a diesel as I don't think it
provides enough film strength to protect the crankpin bearings on cold
running. I stick with 5W-40 M1 truck and SUV oil in the winter and M1
15W-50 in the summer. Delvac 1, if you can find it, is better than the
15W50 as it is
numerically to the 5W-40 the two are WAY different.
-dm
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:43:03 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] More M1
Kaleb the Engineer tells me in re: M1 0W-40:
Its too thin to provide good engine protection but does increase fuel
economy
and E500 (and the Ford cargo van
too).
=)
-dm
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:45:33 -0500
From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] More M1
I'm leary of using 0 weight oil in a diesel as I don't think it
provides enough film strength to protect
On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:16:44 -0600 Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you buy D-1 in gallon jugs at the distrbutor, it's
usually $24/qt or so. You do the math... but I'm buying mine in 5qt
jugs!!
I think you mean $24/gal ($6.00/qt) versus the $3.98/qt in the 5 qt jugs.
Craig
A Porsche, or any gas pot, under turbo boost does not come close to the
compression ratio of a oil burner. Bearing material and loads are two
different worlds. Oil viscosity of 0 would make me nervous with a 22:!
ratio.
Adios Don
On 8/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
