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Originally Posted By: CruzNlife1 he said it happened 3K miles after the service in the original post (if I'm reading it right) Theres no way in [censored] you lost 3 quarts of oil in 3000 miles without seeing a puddle under the car at work or at home. And without mosquito fogging your...

Originally Posted By: Dyoel182 No amount of vibration could have undone a filter that was tightened properly in the first place. Agreed. How then do we account for the rather long periods of time that elapsed between known events? I cannot imagine a filter spinning itself off before a total...

Here's a dumb question: I don't pay much attention to the newer vehicles since I don't own any. Is this one of those hybrid thingys? Could a hybrid run on electric long enough for the filter to vibrate completely off, then when the gas engine fires up the oil blows out, causing the idiot light...

This topic comes up quite often. All of the folks that I PERSONALLY know who claim this occurs with their vehicle do NOT keep accurate, detailed records of their driving/fuel consumption so am suspect of their reports. At 50 years of age I have driven/owned a fair number of vehicles, NONE of...

I doubt you would get ANY manufacturer to say that one quart of oil consumption in 4k miles is excessive.

I own a 1941 John Deere Model "A" tractor that came from the factory as an "All Fuel" model designed to burn distillate, kerosene, etc. This type fuel has a very low octane rating, my Jonny Popper has 4.45:1 compression ratio to avoid detonation. The intake manifold is heated by the exhaust...

Reckon I've just been lucky for the past 30 years. I've always changed the oil at 2000 miles and my commutes have been 30+ miles each way in a cooler climate than southern Cal. I keep a complete logbook recording all fuel, expenses, maintenance, etc. My 68 Bug averaged just over 32 mpg total...

I "believe" that VW was using superior materials back then. But Detroit and Tokyo both caught up later. Nowadays it is still possible to drive an air-cooled VW well over 100k miles but if that's all we get out of newer cars we think we got ripped off. I do believe this points out that an air...

You won't want to sit on that tractor long enough to wear it out using the stock oil bath filter. Trust me on that one. The old air-cooled Volkswagens used an oil bath air cleaner and no oil filter. It was normal to drive those well in excess of 100k miles back in the day when 100k was...

Yup. The P-51 was the superior fighter. Eric Hartmann admitted it too; he was able to shoot down only four of them the first time he encountered Mustangs(they made the fatal mistake of trying to dogfight). He did have the advantage of experience (352 victories over Soviet and Allied aircraft)...

Not many cold starts at 40 below in Sacramento, eh?

Agreed. An 8 hp Briggs developing full power at 3600 rpm has a BMEP of just over 94 PSI. I have a copy of "The Nebraska Tractor Tests from 1920". A bit of research there shows the vast majority developing BMEP just under 100 psi at full power. Tractors are classed as "heavy duty" engines and are...

That's the way I see it. Car makers typically make things just "good enough". Those of us who want better are the ones who support the aftermarket industries. And judging from the size of the aftermarket business there are quite a few who aren't satisfied with bone stock. Joe

The old VW Beetles were notorious for having starting problems due to the starter solenoid receiving inadquate power. The wiring runs were too long and the wire was too small. Add a few years for corrosion, etc. and the solenoid wouldn't engage. The common fix was to add a small relay under the...

But...but...what about those devastating cold starts that the GENERATOR is experiencing Surely you wouldn't start it without some external warming? Maybe wrap it in a space blanket or something... Joe

Although not directed at me I will reply. I live in nothern Idaho, temps range from 100º in summer to -30º winter. I used to run Delo 400 15-40 in my diesel tractor with similar results to yours. Switched to Rotella T 5w-40 synthetic (thanks to Bitog) and found a significant improvement in cold...

I actually saw a similar "mold" of sludge once. Back in 1980, a neighbor asked me to adjust the valves on his 1975 Dodge slant six. The sludge only filled the valve cover about one-third of the way though. I have never seen anything like it before or since. He was a Pennzoil user, changed at 3k...

And how long does the compression hold in a parked engine? Joe

Yup. And if your (drum) brakes are hot you can warp them as well. I rarely use a parking brake, if I have to park on a hill that concerns me I will use chocks as you have done. Turning the front wheels into a curb can help also. Internal friction is what holds it in place. Compression bleeds...