Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:58:46 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
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I just use the word petroleum because I won't perpetrate the grade=school
myth that oil comes from dinosaurs.
Jim
On Aug 13, 2015 3:08 PM, "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> Some oils are labeled synthetic, some synthetic blend, and some with no
> label indicating anything about synthetic. If the later, then no synthetic
> is implied, and none is present would be my take. BTW, just to make a
> silly point, there are no non-petroleum based oils. Synthetic or
> otherwise, the molecules all come from petroleum. mcneely
>
> ---- Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET> wrote:
> > Most oils are synthetic blend these days right?
> >
> > On Thursday, August 13, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > You will probably be OK when you run the 20W50. I don't think I would
> run
> > > synthetic in a water boxer (covers head awaiting hail of greek fire,
> stones
> > > and arrows). Just Castrol or other good petroleum. The most mileage
> people
> > > have ever gotten out of them that I can recall have run petro. In any
> > > event, just put the correct weight in and then see if you should start
> > > saving. The money you save not buying synthetic should do it.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:25 PM Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net
> > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tyler@seraph-net.net');>> wrote:
> > >
> > >> The consensus is to run 20 50. I'll idle her up a notch and take care
> of
> > >> it when I return home next Wednesday.
> > >>
> > >> Also noted that I should start saving for an engine. Don't have to
> ask me
> > >> twice!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Thursday, August 13, 2015, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net
> > >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tyler@seraph-net.net');>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> 10-40 full synthetic. 85 1.9l.
> > >>>
> > >>> Just changed the oil 800 miles ago. Mahle oil filter.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thursday, August 13, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> What weight oil are you running, and in what engine?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Jim
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:03 PM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> > Thicker oil...faster idle speed...black tape
> > >>>> >
> > >>>> >
> > >>>> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Tyler Hardison <
> tyler@seraph-net.net
> > >>>> >
> > >>>> > wrote:
> > >>>> >
> > >>>> > > The owners manual says this is normal. But my OCD is in play
> and I
> > >>>> can't
> > >>>> > > leave it well alone. Has anyone come up with a way to alleviate
> > >>>> this?
> > >>>> > >
> > >>>> > > -- t
> > >>>> > >
> > >>>> >
> > >>>>
> > >>>
>
> --
> David McNeely
>
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