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--> Engines-List message posted by: WRBYARS@aol.com
Hi Dan & other Listers,
Last fall I put out a request on these lists asking everyone to give me
input on all the oil's that they were, and or had used. My plane has a Lycoming
0-290 that had an "extensive" major when I bought it, and I had been running
Shell non-detergent 40 weight for the past 50 hrs. I was getting ready to
change over to Detergent soon and ask for everyone's input so I could chose the
best oil for that engine and it's use; which is flown maybe 50 hrs per year
and needed an oil with superior corrosion and rust protection that would remain
on, and in those critical areas of the engine with minimum run down.
I specifically ask for info/input on "Castrol Aviator", as I had read their
ad's in different aviation publications, and I use their "Auto" version in
all of our cars, trucks, etc.
Many of you responded with some very good input, for which I want to thank
you very much. However, no one gave any indication of using, or having
specific knowledge of "Castrol Aviator".
So with that lack of input I thought I'd contact my local distributors, In
Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and they would provide me with different users that
could give testimonials to It's virtues. However when contacted they were
surprised that anyone would want to use "Castrol Aviator", which they didn't sell
to anyone, and they didn't know very much about, except that it was $10 a
case higher than "Shell", which they sold to everyone.
So with that lack of enthusiasm, and product knowledge, I thought I'd
contact the North American distributor of the product, which Is (AIR BP), British
Petroleum, and they would cover me up with so many testimonials that I'd have
to buy a new file cabinet to hold them. Well, surprise, surprise; It took
multiple e-mails and phone calls to get anyone that would talk to me and when
I
finally did get the "manager, and person responsible for making "Castrol
Aviator" a success here in the U.S.", his reply was, "well we don't have much
on
that product yet, as it is new and we haven't had time to get everything
together"; and this is the "North American Distributor", telling me this? He
indicated that there was a flight school and an aircraft manufacture that was
using the product, however never produced any testimonials from them. I will
say though, that he was gracious enough to send me a Castrol Aviator ball cap,
which is a superb cap, (maybe ball caps are what they should be selling
instead of oil) and a copy of the same info that is in the magazines for my
consumption, and that was that, not another word.
Then in the spring of 2005 I received a call from the, owner of the Tulsa
distributorship, saying he had a note where I had called and ask for info, and
could he help me; his desk must be worse than mine if he's just then getting
down to my request, after all that time.
I recapped all that had happened and he "assured" me (you all know how that
go's) that in the next few days, when he returned from some motorcycle races
that he's involved in, in Florida, that he was going to take care of my
needs, and would be right back with, "All the answers", and would come and give
a
presentation to all of us at our airport, OKM, where there are (3) major
engine re-builders/maintenance facilities.
Well here it is May, and not another peep from him either.
I have said all of this, to let all of you that may have seen AIR BP's ad's,
and wondered if "Castro Aviator" was as good as "they" say it is, know that
"AIR BP" apparently isn't very proud of their product, and doesn't care if
us in the aviation industry use it, or not.
So at this point I'll probably use Shell or Phillips multi-grade, as that is
what many of you out there on the list have recommended for my particular
needs for this airplane.
I'm always open to any body's input, so If you care to comment on which oil
you feel is best, please do.
Bill Byars
!949 T8F
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