Synthetics not good for blown (AED, Eaton) and N/A engines???

[metroplex]

An expert on N/A and blown Ford modular motors told me this:

He said synthetics can gum up the intercooler on the AED blowers. All blowers pull oil into the intake, and even a stock N/A engine does this. The Eaton will pull large amounts of oil mist into the blower and coat the intercooler with teflon.

Then this gets heated to 170-200F and turns golden brown.

"I've spent many hours cleaning AED/SPEARCO intercoolers with different solvents and the DINO oil always cleans up faster and takes less time to coat the intercooler."

My question is this - why would synthetics not be as good as dino in this case??

[ June 05, 2003, 07:36 AM: Message edited by: metroplex ]

 

[Mike_dup1]

Well you know what the say about experts.

Each Day they learn more and more about less and less till they know everything about nothing.

 

[metroplex]

I asked him "why" and he said "don't argue with me"

he said the oil would turn golden brown at 200F - I can understand this happening with dino oils but synthetics?!?! M1 certainly wouldn't coke at this temperature.

 

[Leo]

Doesnt make sense. Especially about the teflon bit. Or the fact that dino "takes less time to coat the IC".

Sounds like those applications need an oil/air separator badly!!! I put a OAS in my turbo nissan, and it has hardly collected anything, despite some hard driving over the past 2000ks..

Dont worry about him. I bet he wouldnt even know what oil that coated the IC unless they told him.

 

[qadsan]

quote:

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Originally posted by metroplex:
...The Eaton will pull large amounts of oil mist into the blower and coat the intercooler with teflon...

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Where's the teflon coming from? Slick50, QMI, or? Since when do common synthetic oils contain teflon???

 

[Ray H]

quote:

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Originally posted by qadsan:
Where's the teflon coming from?

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A byproduct of BS?

 

[unDummy]

Oh no, excessive BS in the oil causes sludge, gum and other byproducts

Whats the allowable PPM or % of BS in oil analysis

 

[YZF150]

BS is everywhere. Watch out.

 

[metroplex]

hmmm OAS???

I'm not sure if the AED superchargers for the Ford modular motors come with one.

[ June 05, 2003, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: metroplex ]

 

[Drew99GT]

Sounds like this guy needs to learn how to make a catch can (oil/air seperator for crankcase vaccuum). They are the best things ever for forced induction engines which utilize an air to air/air to water intercooler.