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[buster]

Mitch, what oil do you run in your Ferrari?

 

[bulwnkl]

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Originally posted by NEPA_Z:
Does anyone else think that the different liner material and fuel make any oil conclusions suspect at best? And further, that if oil analysis really means anything, then both of these are pretty much crap compared to, say, a good-running Toyota?

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Well, sort of. I certainly think that analyses such as these are useless until there are several samples for the vehicle in question. Then they are useful as trend indicators.

It's interesting, though, that on the one hand you'd say they are "suspect at best" and then on the other use them as the basis of the conclusion you drew relative to a Toyota.

Can't have your cake and eat it, too.

 

[427Z06]

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Originally posted by Doug Hillary:
Hi,
Nickasil and Alusil has been use by BMW, Porsche and Daimler Benz for decades mostly trouble free too

And yes high sulphur fuels were not a greay assitance to durability
Many engines are now well over 1m miles without any problems when using this type of metallurgy

Regards
Doug

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Yes, Nikasil and Alusil has been used by BMW, Porsche and Daimler Benz for decades, mostly trouble free too. But I bet there's some BMW owners who would say that BMW's did have some problems.

http://www.koalamotorsport.com/tech/misc/v8shortblock.htm

http://www.aggielaughs.com/index.php?ind=blog&op=home&idu=48

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Other/FAQ.htm

Apparently Porsche, Daimler Benz and Ferrari have never had a Nikasil issue, at least none that I've heard of.

 

[Mitch Alsup]

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Originally posted by buster:
Mitch, what oil do you run in your Ferrari?

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I run an xW40, but I download the data sheets and carefully scour the HTHS numbers looking for the lowest 40dF viscocity with the highest HTHS number around 4.0. I won't go to the track with an oil with an HTHS number below 3.6.

If you want to see my tribulations with oil, read:

http://www.ferrari-talk.com/discus/messages/5/5001.html

When I am not planning on taking the car to the track for an entire oil change period, I would feel quite comfortable with 0W30 (M1, RL, AMSoil) oil and even a carefully selected 0W20 oil (keeping a close eye on the oil temp guage.)

 

[Mitch Alsup]

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Apparently Porsche, Daimler Benz and Ferrari have never had a Nikasil issue, at least none that I've heard of.

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Ferrari F355 and 360 challenge cars that are constantly overreved in competition have an upper cylinder scuffing problem, probably induced by ring flutter and high operating temperatures.

There are no issues with more sanely driven street Ferraris to my knowledge.