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Thanks fellas. I smear it on my fuse blades with no ill effect. I live about 100yds from the sea, and you can watch things rusting here. Not the same, but have you seen this Canadian stuff, a contact enhancer with a difference. http://www.stabilant.com.au/stabilant_22_-_technical_notes.html...

IDMO, I am confused as well. This bit of infor is from the whatis website, and needs explaining. So the question is, does the silicon di-electric grease on the spark plugs or other electrical connections suffer "dielectric breakdown" when necessary to conduct a nearby current, but remain an...

Ken, At least when you finish with the oil, you can fry up some fritters or something, assuming it is of vegetable origin. Love to see a UOA of this stuff. cheers Dave

That seems the logical thing to do.

Why would synthetic oil need stabilizing? Is it synthetic "oil-stabilizer" or "synthetic-oil" stabilizer? I am being pedantic? Cheers Dave [ June 04, 2004, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: DavoNF ]

Bill, The product in that Castrol Oil is a vapor phase inhibitor, which protects all exposed parts of the engine, ie it doesn't need to be covered in oil. Here is some similar stuff I am talking about, it may be availabe as an additive. http://www.vapor-tek.co.uk/html/vaporol.htm It would...

Bill, Here is an oil worth investigating if corrosion prevention is of concern. Castrol Agri Power Plus 15W-40 SJ/CH-4 114.0 15.2 SA 1.2 This may be available in NA. http://www.castrolagri.com.au/product_detail.asp?id=19 Dave [ June 02, 2004, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: DavoNF ]

Jay, you have a good sense of humour. Dave

What happened to the theory of "no synthetics for xx miles, until the rings are bedded in". Doesn't this matter any more? Dave

I reckon the Caltex Techron fuel system cleaner is good as a fuel additive. I use the Caltex Vortex Gold petrol which is supposed to contain Techron. Caltex say on their web-site if you use the Vortex petrol, there is no need to use the additive as a couple of tankfuls of Gold will clean...

That's because Ford bearings contain no lead, there has been a few threads on this subject here. If there is no lead in the motor, the lead reading will naturally be low or zero. Dave

On second thoughts, I think it is a fake. Someone sprinkled iron filings on the magnets. Dave

Don't forget to oil the rubber gasket on the filter, or removing it will be a real pain. Better stuff to use is silicone grease, not affected by heat, and makes filter removal easy, or you can use plain oil with a dusting of graphite powder. Tighten filter by hand, and you can remove it by...

mojo, Let us know if you find out what it is. I am getting more convinced to run a fuel additive all the time now to combat "unknowns" in the fuel. We are still getting reports over here of some gas stations diluting the fuel with ethanol, over and above the 10% mandated limit. Ethanol can be...

mracer, Put it this way, I would not run 5W-20 in an engine in Texas in the summer, regardless of what anyone said. Maybe in a little 4 pot screamer, but even then I would have my doubts. That is my opinion, backed by HT/HS numbers, and may not reflect the opinion of the management or other...

Is that where de Camp-town ladies live?

That has to be "quote of the month". Well said JB. Dave

Wow! I knew the magnets were in there, but that's a graphic picture of why. We need a BITOG photo gallery for weird ones like that. Looks like the trans couldn't handle all that A8 power. Dave

Looks like some of these will be fitted to 2005 model Fords. No air filter change for 150,000 miles. http://www.visteon.com/about/features/2001/061901.shtml Dave

They are both a 5W, so it would not make one iota of difference. A heavier viscosity oil would be a 15W-40 or a 20W-50. If they are both 5W-xx, they are both thin oils. IMHO. Dave