Subject	I used 20w50, and changed the oil like 5 times before it had
Posted by	Eishozzzz on December 28, 2006 at 10:40 PM
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In Reply To	Best oil weight for newly rebuilt engine posted by zyoulater on December 28, 2006 at 06:05 PM
Message	1k on it. The ticker the oil the less stress on the bearing, most auto manufactors use thin oil, because most of your wear happens on start up.
Follow Ups	Best oil weight for newly rebuilt engine - zyoulater 18:05:31 12/28/06 ask an engine builder for their recommendations. - WAGGZ 18:33:14 12/28/06 Something is not right in your engine, - spddracer 18:48:23 12/28/06 but lifters are brand new. I was told this is normal for - zyoulater 19:22:02 12/28/06 Not normal.. - spddracer 21:13:22 12/28/06 New engines run 5w30 mineral oil until couple thousand miles - twinturbopoweredz 18:49:22 12/28/06 Wrong, New engine now run 5 w30, regardless - AzHeat 19:32:54 12/28/06 We dont run solid tappets, its hydraulic - twinturbopoweredz 19:48:34 12/28/06 Realy I thought we had solid tappets? (n/m) - AzHeat 20:03:21 12/28/06 No, our cars have hydraulic lifters. (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 20:05:52 12/28/06 Hydraulic lash adjusters* (n/m) - spddracer 21:50:23 12/28/06 Blah, you know what i meant ;) (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 11:22:48 12/29/06 it's hydraulic, you learned something new everyday : ) (n/m) - zyoulater 20:21:41 12/28/06 I was being sarcastic. :) (n/m) - AzHeat 20:42:10 12/28/06 Yeaaa i'm sure you were. ;) (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 13:15:55 12/29/06 Stupid ticking bastards (n/m) - ZiNnYc 20:40:34 12/28/06 are you using stock valve springs and are the - ztunerz 21:23:47 12/28/06 yup stock. (n/m) - zyoulater 21:44:40 12/28/06 then it should not tick BUT - ztunerz 23:46:27 12/28/06 I used 20w50, and changed the oil like 5 times before it had - Eishozzzz 22:40:14 12/28/06 You used 20W50 during a break in too? Or just now? (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 11:21:14 12/29/06
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