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- From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Sunbird a la 400ci)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: slick 50
- Message-ID: <exuptr.763.0@exu.ericsson.se>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 23:23:10 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.145928.17992@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <C1F2JG.A9B@trc.amoco.com>
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- In article <C1F2JG.A9B@trc.amoco.com> zrol01@trc.amoco.com (Richard O. Lindsay) writes:
-
- >You don't need Slick-50 or STP or any of the additives. If they were
- >needed the oil companies would have incorporated them long ago.
-
- >Mr. Wade's comments are correct. Just change your oil and filter
- >every 3000 miles and cool your jets. I've heard others that
- >suggest using a synthetic oil such as Mobil 1 changed every 10,000
- >miles BUT change the filter every 3000 miles. The filter change is
- >an overlooked but VERY important step. It is a very inexpensive
- >replacement step to throw away all of the abraided metal and junk
- >that get traped. Oil stays cleaner, filter throughput is higher,
- >engine lasts longer...
-
- Hmm. I use a 'viscosity improver' on my chevy small block. It's probably
- in need of a ring job, but my compression *has* improved with consistant use
- of the additive. Maybe I could just go to higher weight oil, but somehow I
- think what I'm doing is the best move.
-
- BTW, does anyone know what a good "normal" oil pressure range should be?
-
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