What engine oil?

[tim54889]

What engine oil do I use? I'am sure this will open a can of worms!

[Mitch//pa]

ahhhhhh

[Bob Johnson]

Use a good oil.

There are varied opinions on what grade of oil and if there should be detergent in the oil and if there should be zinc additive in the oil. Some say when it was new the oil recommended by Ford was 30 Wt non-detergent so that is what you should use. Some say do not use detergent oil because it will dissolve any sludge build up in the engine and destroy the engine. Some say use an oil with zinc because it will prevent the camshaft from wearing out real fast.

I say use a good grade multi wt detergent oil. Zinc additive is not needed, detergent will not dissolve existing sludge.

Bob

[rusted]

WE need more info! Has the car been running detergent or non-detergent in the past? Is this a new car to you and the first time you have changed the oil ? What did the previous owner Use for oil? If it has been running on non-detergent and you want to switch to detergent, have you cleaned out the dipper tray in the oil pan and the bottom of the pan? Also a good idea to clean out the valley behind the valve cover. You are going to get every kind of oil made today as THE only oil to use. It is your choice and decision as which one to use. Good luck with this one!

[George Miller]

Depends if you have white walls. Also need to know if you use anti freeze or water.

[Curt Campbell]

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I use one part detergent, one part non detergent, one part ZDDP, one part Marvel Mystery Oil, one part STP, and one part used Rotella from my truck.

Suits everyone! :-) :-) :-)

[CarlG]

Originally Posted by George Miller

Depends if you have white walls. Also need to know if you use anti freeze or water.

I always thought it depended on whether you still had a generator or have an alternator. Now I'm confused

Actually, I use Chevron 10W30, usually on sale at Costco. I'd probably use Rotella if I could find it in quarts at a descent price.

But as many have said, anything available now is better than what was available in the '30s

[Tom Wesenberg]

Rotella.
Anything else will make your engine not even start.

[700rpm]

uhhh...

[Mitch//pa]

Ray you like animals
this is my trusty shop racoon

[29er]

I just heard the sound of thousands of "Depends" starting to bunch.

[700rpm]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Ray you like animals
this is my trusty shop racoon

Ooh, Mitch. That's bad!

[700rpm]

I hope Tim (the OP) understands we're just funnin' him.

[George Miller]

Ya we are not tiring to be bad. It is one of those things that there really is no answer that fits every one.

So just use depending on where you live. 5w-30 winter and 20w- 40 summer. If you live in a cool area then maybe 10w-30 or 10w-40 summer.

[mshmodela]

Not sure but that kid that jumped in Mitch's post is going to need some kind of oil for that belly burn (assuming he jumpped in to water..)

[Big hammer]

He is jumping in a pool of oil :-)

[Willie Krash]

Hung out to dry...
BTW, re Racoons they use to get into the shop. We tried everything. They would pick the locks to get in....We switched to combination locks as we all know racoons aren't good with numbers.

[tim54889]

Don't know what previous owner used. Pulled pan, inch of sludge on bottom, pulled a couple of bearings, they look surprisingly good. Crankcase pretty clean.

[tim54889]

How do you know if they were raccoons? Weren't they wearing masks!

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by tim54889

Don't know what previous owner used. Pulled pan, inch of sludge on bottom, pulled a couple of bearings, they look surprisingly good. Crankcase pretty clean.

Hi Tim,
clean out the valve cover area also along with the main feed passages..

then youll be good to use 15w40 rotella

you helped pass a few hours on a crappy monday