Re: Break in/synthetic oil

[wally breer <wbreer@xxxxxxx>]

Hi
      This stuff wasn't related to the oil STP was offering at the time was
it?
The STP synthetic had an incredible viscosity range and a change schedule of
15,000 miles I used it for one oil change 'cause the car I was using it in
woofed out two quarts of it in under 150 miles. I changed back to
non-synthetic and all was well.
Does anyone remember "sulfurized ester oil" ,that and 30 weight used to make
a good break in combination.

 Wally
 63 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Kinsley" <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: Break in/synthetic oil


>
>     I took all the auto shop classes available at Saddleback JC in Mission
Viejo, CA back in the ' 73 - ' 74 era. One of the items I got pretty excited
about was a seminar regarding the then new EON E-11 synthetic oils. (EXXON
later made a deal with them and they changed the name to NEO) It had the
same viscosity from like -260F to plus 400F. (Just trying to remember) The
big thing was it had much better bearing support and less friction. Engines
would run cooler with less wear and no sludge or gum build-up. It's a
solvent based oil which actually would dissolve old build-ups also. This was
a problem with a less than clean engine. If you had lot's of sludge and alot
of play it could loosen all the junk and plug up oil flow and/or loosen
bearing clearances more to cause slop and maybe blow-by. Generally I believe
they said an engine should only have about 25K or less on it or you
shouldn't switch to it. Also it was such a good lube that it would prevent
proper break-in because the rings might not seat. I did use it in my brand
new '76 Pontiac Grand Prix but after about 2K for break in. They said you
could go 25K between oil changes and I did with this car but I did change
the filter a couple times and top off the oil again. I used it a couple
other times and always noted reduced engine temp, better oil pressure and
mileage. It's just pricey. It's a bit scary after cruising the freeway to
stop and watch the oil pressure drop way down but that's a characteristic of
the synthetic and not really a problem. I like it but not for break-in.
>
Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 door
>
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