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July 21, 2005
A good many new cars come with Mobil 1 as the original factory fill,
no special oil for break in. For a complete rebuild to factory or
better tolerances, I'd think 10W30, but you might prefer 15W50.
Since the price of petroleum oil has increased so much, and Mobil 1
is $4/qt at Wal-Mart, I've started running it in everything, Sprite,
Caddy, Volvo, lawn mowers, generator. Keeps things simple. An early
(500 miles?) oil change might be a good idea, sort of just in case
there's something unexpected left in the engine.
I once did an instrumented test with surface mount thermometers on
the top and bottom radiator tanks and thermocouples in the air
stream in front of and behind the radiator. The results were that
Water Wetter did nothing at all. Instead I'd recommend water plus a
corrosion inhibitor/water pump lube. I use Zerex brand because it's
available everywhere, but there are others. Add anti-freeze in
winter depending on where you live.
"joe blxfstz" < tloutrec@... > 37938
Posted on July 21, 2005 02:23 PM
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