Advice Appreciated...and welcome...

[Jeff in Western WA]

The SS looks "stock" on the outside, "cept for the stanless 21/2" exhaust tips" and the permaplate (never seen rain/wet) shine.. it's a "bolt-on special" about $5K of 'em..more info can be found under my sig on the Imapala forum, same name...your the first I think to lean to 10W-30 M1...

Jeff

 

[Patman]

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You have some oils and SAE viscosities you are getting good results with and you like. You sound like you know what you are doing so I am paying attention
I would like to know what oil temperatures are you running so I can figure out your in use real viscosity and decide if those are what I want for my application.

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Unfortunately I do not have an oil temp gauge on my car, so I cannot say with any degree of certainty as to what my oil temps truly are. I do know an approximate coolant temp though, based on scan tool testing, and my car runs about 195-200F on the highway and about 225-230F when stuck in traffic.

 

[XS650]

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Originally posted by Patman:
Unfortunately I do not have an oil temp gauge on my car, so I cannot say with any degree of certainty as to what my oil temps truly are. I do know an approximate coolant temp though, based on scan tool testing, and my car runs about 195-200F on the highway and about 225-230F when stuck in traffic.

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Thanks Patman, that's just what I was looking for. I'm still learning what my oil temps are, I have an oil temp gauge, but have only had the car since November so don't know what I will be seeing in the summer yet. Based on your numbers xW-40 M1 will be none to viscous for my application. I'm seeing similar temps to your's now, but considering I'm not in the GWN I may be at your summer temps now

When I am made King, everyone will have an oil temperature gauge and be required to observe it

 

[Patman]

I think an oil temperature gauge should be standard on any performance oriented car for sure! Luckily my next car has one (C5 Corvette), along with trans temp too!

 

[Jeff in Western WA]

So reading about OW oils, racing and high temp protection on the other threads, should I use Mobil One :OW-40 or OW-30 instead of 5W-30 or 5W-40...or do the additives mean 10W-30 is better all around...and for 3 years...yeowww

So whats the diff between these weights and performance in the Mobil One brand??

time for a

 

[Jeff in Western WA]

any more thoughts.....

 

[TallPaul]

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Originally posted by Patman:
I think an oil temperature gauge should be standard on any performance oriented car for sure! Luckily my next car has one (C5 Corvette), along with trans temp too!

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Great Idea. That in combo with an oil pressure gauge would yield a lot of interesting info. Presumably the oil temp gauge sender should be in the sump, right?

I am sort of relying on my oil pressure gauge to tell me when my oil is getting hotter than normal. Occasionally when I run it hard the pressure will drop 3 top 5 psi. Haven't had the gauge in the summer though, so I may be in for a rude suprise on those 90 degree days.

 

[Jeff in Western WA]

Leaning to Mobil One 0W-40 for the SS, (don't mind the qt bottles or higher price w/ still the UPF52 filter), but for "gas mileage and cost" ( I can get 5qt jugs of 5w-30/10w-30 Mobil One at savings $$)" gonna still run the Mazda and Yota on M1 5W-30 w/ Pure One filters...am I thinking correct??

, or does the lack of temps hardly ever below 25'F mean I'd be better off w/ 10w-30 (or Ow-30 cause of the overall protection/flow)...these last two cars will have 5K-7.5K intervals...