Recent content by txrhino

Long journey to get here...but worth it.

Racing oils definitely not geared towards long OCI, for one they usually have much lower TBN. I used VR1 for a good while in my classic car that doesnt get much mileage, I wanted to change it yearly or so, but Valvoline told me by email, 6 months as a MAX for their racing oils.

Originally Posted By: Johnny Originally Posted By: txrhino Mobil 1 is a "has been" ? You keep believing that. I don't believe that, I was quoting (questioning) someone else who had said this further up the topic.

Mobil 1 is a "has been" ?

Are you sure it's not just the oil change light, i.e. reminder to change. Might just need a reset.

Ignition timing can cause this as well

I run 13000-15000 miles between changes on 6.0L VMax, never need to add.

Link -Chevron Phillips This is from CPChem FAQ on PAO. There is supposed to be a chart in between paragraphs but it wouldn't show up. Link will show it.This site is primarily for producers has some decent info compared to most. Q: Has the quality of Group III base oils achieved equality with...

I tend to agree with above particularly in my situation, 800 ppm vs 1200 ppm wouldn't make a difference in 10 minutes, I've thought that all along. Having said that, I still have to run an oil in the motor, so for the warm fuzzy feeling, I'm sticking with VR-1. Metallurgy could definitely be a...

I think things can be overblown sometimes, HOWEVER,in this case I believe there is some merit to the ZDDP issue. When I had my 67 mustang rebuilt, I went with a few upgrades inlcuding a hotter cam. During break in several cam lobes wiped out. I'm talking about the initial break-in- 20 minute run...

Originally Posted By: Mamala Bay If Auto-RX is plating something onto the metal I don't know. What did notice when I poured the RX in a hot engine it plated itself on the shield and it wouldn't come off. Kind of like glued on. It still there after 24,000 miles, I'd say about 85% of it. Could...

I save it for pile burning when I clear land, works good on ant beds too.

The lean code for my 94 5.0 was 172. If you haven't changed it recently, a clogging fuel filter can cause this due to the reduced flow to injectors. A weak fuel pump or bad HEGO sensor can cause this code also.

Originally Posted By: sprintman Every Tom **** and Harry has tried to reverse engineer RX including the Chinese govt. this has been common knowledge here for years. Sorry but this comes across as a loony statement. I seriously doubt the government of China is plotting to get the ARX formula in...

Originally Posted By: sprintman Again rubbish. Engines get dirty quickly with even full syn and 'normal' oci. Double rubbish. So we need to run syn and cut the OCI in half?