What do you use?
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What do you use?
What weight oil and brand do you guys run in your yotas? seems when i run 10-30 i have oil pressure drop at idle. when I change to 15-30 problems go away. put 10-30 in tonight to see if i was right and the oil pressure does drop when idling.
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low oil pressure at idle is usually one or more of the following:
low idle speed, worn oil pump/leaking pressure relief valve or worn crankshaft/cam bearings or rocker arms/shafts....
... generally speaking.
otoh... you only need 7-10 psi pressure at idle
low idle speed, worn oil pump/leaking pressure relief valve or worn crankshaft/cam bearings or rocker arms/shafts....
... generally speaking.
otoh... you only need 7-10 psi pressure at idle
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the oiling system is designed to have a certain amount leakage around bearings and other places, so more pressure means the oil can go to the other places it's needed. there is a point where too much pressure can cause damage like spun bearings, but when that happens there's something else broken
not enough pressure means the oil doesn't go very far in the engine.
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This is a good article to read.It will help anybody understand oil better,its alittle long but really good::::
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/faq...=haas_articles
Happy reading
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/faq...=haas_articles
Happy reading
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you have to have pressure. less is not better. pressure is caused by restriction. if you aren't getting enough pressure that means something isn't working like it should...
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i use shell 10-w30 only cause i get cases of 12 bottles from work for 20 bucks..
but the guys across the street from me are AMSOIL distributors so i might try there products.. they seem to work good in there atv and choppers
but the guys across the street from me are AMSOIL distributors so i might try there products.. they seem to work good in there atv and choppers
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4crawler, would you recommend 15w40 for a vehicle at altitude (mile high city baby)? I am in the process of installing a brand new engine and want to treat her right.
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I run Castrol 10w30 high mileage; love the stuff. No problems with it here in Fl. Also add a quart of stabilizer every change. 285k on the odometer, I think I can spare the $8 for the extra protection, lol.
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