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1. 08:08 AM - Re: Re: OIL (Mike Larkin)
2. 11:29 AM - Posting suggestion (Gary Casey)
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--> Engines-List message posted by: "Mike Larkin" <mlas@cox.net>
I have seen and used both the Shell Semi and strait weight oils. The
only differences I have noted on airplanes that are flown (not sitting
for months at a time or rarely flown at all) is the consistently lower
valve train wear and or less to no sticking valve problems with the
semi-synthetic oils vs. the strait weight oils.
Mike Larkin
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[mailto:owner-engines-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gary Casey
Subject: Engines-List: RE: OIL
--> Engines-List message posted by: "Gary Casey" <glcasey@adelphia.net>
<<I'm always open to any body's input, so If you care to comment on
which
oil
you feel is best, please do.>>
I would also like to hear from experienced users. One thing I usually
do is
evaluate the oil consumption of the engine. If it is "good" then I
would
consider semi-synthetic oil. If the consumption is on the high side I
usually use a "straight-weight" detergent oil. Reason? Cost. The
synthetic, because of the lower viscosity, will slightly reduce fuel
consumption, maybe by 1 or 2%. If the engine burns oil, why throw the
extra
money away? Also, if the engine doesn't run very often the oil that's
thicker at ambient temp will take longer running off the cam lobes.
However, I saw an ad for some synthetic that bragged about preventing
that,
so it would be interesting to get more comments. Incidentally, I've
typically used Shell, mostly because it is easier to find, but I've
talked
to some that say that the Phillips oil has some advantages. There is
also
folklore out there that says that engine rebuilders love Shell
semi-synthetic because of all the extra business they get from cam wear.
I
don't think I buy that.
Gary Casey
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--> Engines-List message posted by: "Gary Casey" <glcasey@adelphia.net>
I subscribe to the digest version, which is getting longer and longer every
day because everyone seems to be adding the complete digest to every
message.
Suggestion: After you hit "reply" to reply to a post, select the post, or
better yet, and excerpt from the post and hit "control-C" to copy (like I
did on the post below). Then hit "control-A" to select the entire message,
followed by "delete" to erase everything. Then hit "control-V" to paste the
copied excerpt back in and start typing. A huge savings in bandwidth and
then I don't have to scroll down through endless repetitions to find the
message.
Note the number of "greater than" marks in front of the line below - that's
how many times it's been repeated. Thank you everyone.
> > >>>>>For the most part it's just
Gary Casey
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