This is pure sin.
Purolator PP +4 Years/+40K Miles Later Pictures
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Ah yes, truly a sin. What should the owner's penance be? But also a testament to the inherent durability of the Chevy small block engine. We had one at work that was driven for some time while 3 quarts low on oil. The only symptom was a fluctuating oil pressure gauge and it did not kill the engine in the van.
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Kinda puts the lie to the idea that PP doesn't darken..
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Kinda puts the lie to the idea that PP doesn't darken..
PP= Purolator Premium, not Penzzoil Platinum.
The SBC doesn't use an ADV. The filter sits vertical. However, the equivalent/same/identical filter with an ADV is the ACDelco PF1218.
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Kinda puts the lie to the idea that PP doesn't darken..
PP= Purolator Premium, not Penzzoil Platinum.
Ya got me..From the headline, I thought the Purolator was the filter, and the oil was PP. Well, it COULDA been PP oil..
So the guy ran La Brea Tar Pit 20w-50. It still runs, right?
Was this checked "hot" or "cold" ?
Yumpin Yimminee!!
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Any idea what the interior engine parts looked like?
About the same.
Yes...in fact it runs well...no smoke out the exhaust pipe either.
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Kinda puts the lie to the idea that PP doesn't darken..
PP= Purolator Premium, not Penzzoil Platinum.
Ya got me..From the headline, I thought the Purolator was the filter, and the oil was PP. Well, it COULDA been PP oil..
Yes, PP = Premium Plus, not Pennzoil Platinum. Cheap 10w30 dino was used for this 4 Year/+40K Miles OCI.
That filter looks like Moe did when he fell in the bathtub with rubber in Dizzy Pilots ("Oh I'm Floating Away!")
I don't necessarily buy into that conjecture. I've seen too many cases where a properly cleaned engine didn't smoke afterwards.
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If it's not smoking now ..the worst thing it could be is valve seals..or so I reason. Any ring wear would surely show itself now. The power level of the thing must be up to par
A few bottles of Auto-Rx and half a dozen cheap filters changed out a few times during the treatment and he could be in good shape.
The ignorant are frequently spared these things. It's the informed that suffer for violating sensible maintenance tenets.
The ignorant are frequently spared these things. It's the informed that suffer for violating sensible maintenance tenets.
One thing I should add is that the engine has/had a bad oil leak. I'm guessing a quart was added every 1,000-2,000 miles, so in a sense, it was getting pseudo oil changes over the interval.
Note above, I said "has/had a bad oil leak". The reason I'm unsure is due to the fact that this filter was easily unscrewed by hand upon attempting removal. With the gasket old and brittle, I'm not so sure that much of the oil that was leaking wasn't coming out from the oil filter gasket/mount interface.
Note above, I said "has/had a bad oil leak". The reason I'm unsure is due to the fact that this filter was easily unscrewed by hand upon attempting removal. With the gasket old and brittle, I'm not so sure that much of the oil that was leaking wasn't coming out from the oil filter gasket/mount interface.
ARX on this one, would surely be interesting to keep up with. A shovel might be of service, as well...
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ARX on this one, would surely be interesting to keep up with. A shovel might be of service, as well...
Hey, no worries...it's not my engine.
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