Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Why not? As I already said above starting with a viscosity close to operating would be beneficial.
MMO is hilarious but mos2 is serious?
I find this board full of people with chips on their shoulders. Advise is all over the map. Very few have the technical knowledge to back up their opinion.
If you know better, why did you ask the question in the first place? I guess you expected everyone would agree with you, didn't you? And now you are angry. I wasted my time replying to the thread.
Hilarity aside, if someone wants thinner oil, why not just start with thinner oil? Mixing in MMO (or another thin motor oil) to thin an existing oil just adds to the confusion. MMO added to motor oil cleans the engine mostly because of the solvents in MMO - not the light weight mineral oil base.
For a seldom-used or classic vehicle, why not use 0w-nn synthetic oil? The owner's manual surely calls for something much heavier. 0w-nn synthetic oil has not been available for that many years and vehicle makers tend to be ultra conservative - two reasons 0w-nn might not be a recommended oil choice. If you do run the vehicle, you might get a oil pressure light warning at idle, but so what? That's a bit different than getting an oil pressure warning while cruising the interstate. The engine is lightly loaded at idle and as long as there's an adequate supply of oil you should be okay.
As for MoS2, that should be a very serious option. It's a dry film lubricant that will get into the bearings... and stay there... and not drain out. What more could you want? It should be just about ideal for the seldom-used or classic vehicle to lubricate on start-up. It might give you some other benefits as well, like reducing oil consumption past the rings.
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Why not? As I already said above starting with a viscosity close to operating would be beneficial.
MMO is hilarious but mos2 is serious?
I find this board full of people with chips on their shoulders. Advise is all over the map. Very few have the technical knowledge to back up their opinion.
If you know better, why did you ask the question in the first place? I guess you expected everyone would agree with you, didn't you? And now you are angry. I wasted my time replying to the thread.
Hilarity aside, if someone wants thinner oil, why not just start with thinner oil? Mixing in MMO (or another thin motor oil) to thin an existing oil just adds to the confusion. MMO added to motor oil cleans the engine mostly because of the solvents in MMO - not the light weight mineral oil base.
For a seldom-used or classic vehicle, why not use 0w-nn synthetic oil? The owner's manual surely calls for something much heavier. 0w-nn synthetic oil has not been available for that many years and vehicle makers tend to be ultra conservative - two reasons 0w-nn might not be a recommended oil choice. If you do run the vehicle, you might get a oil pressure light warning at idle, but so what? That's a bit different than getting an oil pressure warning while cruising the interstate. The engine is lightly loaded at idle and as long as there's an adequate supply of oil you should be okay.
As for MoS2, that should be a very serious option. It's a dry film lubricant that will get into the bearings... and stay there... and not drain out. What more could you want? It should be just about ideal for the seldom-used or classic vehicle to lubricate on start-up. It might give you some other benefits as well, like reducing oil consumption past the rings.
