Recent content by ecobalt

Quote: So..you used a thin oil when thick was recommended, had a failure, but still recommend doing so? Not quite, leakyseals, no. Two things here: 1. The VW i mentioned has its own thread in "European oils." It was an 01 Jetta, IIRC (maybe it was a 1.8T. Pretty sure it was a base 2.0. I dont...

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL Originally Posted By: ecobalt Originally Posted By: JimPghPA My 1985 Olds 88 with 5 Liter Gas engine that has 168K miles will stall if I use a XW-30 in it on a hot day, but it ran fine on Xw-30 for many years. I now run 20W-50 in it and have no problems except that...

Originally Posted By: JimPghPA My 1985 Olds 88 with 5 Liter Gas engine that has 168K miles will stall if I use a XW-30 in it on a hot day, but it ran fine on Xw-30 for many years. I now run 20W-50 in it and have no problems except that the 20W lower number limits me to not starting it if ambient...

He could have actually set a fire like this man did. (Also i believe one posted wished to see flames/fire. This video will satisfy this desire.) Watch from 1:30 on if you want to see ONLY the fire, and miss two supergreat burnouts, one in the C6 corvette (modified) and one that pops the tire on...