2 oil questions

[Edge Motorsport]

Hi.

firstly what oil do you guys recommend to run in a practicaly stock 360FE... weight wise... is 10w-40 ok ?

second, where should your oil pressure guage on the dash sit while driving, after a bit of a run mine can be right up near the high mark, but normally its about in the middle..

cheers

EDGE

[FERacing66]

My reccomendation is Mystik 15-40 in the summer, and 10-30 in the winter. 10-40 will work but it tends to break down and lose vicosity as the difference in weight is so great. Whatever you do, dont run Synthiec. It has been proven by UOA's to actaully cause greater wear then dino oil.

[rusty70f100]

I agree with the Mystik recommendation, but he's across the ocean in UK. They (mystik) have distribution problems in this country, let alone over there. If you can find it, great, but...

You might ask in the oil & lube forum; I'm not up on my AECA rated oils.

[Edge Motorsport]

Originally Posted by FERacing66

My reccomendation is Mystik 15-40 in the summer, and 10-30 in the winter. 10-40 will work but it tends to break down and lose vicosity as the difference in weight is so great. Whatever you do, dont run Synthiec. It has been proven by UOA's to actaully cause greater wear then dino oil.

so good ol' dino-juice is the way ahead....

cool

thats always cheaper round here

EDGE

[FERacing66]

Oh yeah, I didnt see that you lived in the UK. Can you afford to drive a 360FE while paying $10 a gallon over there? Any disesl rated dino will be great for the FE.

[Annihilator]

Where did you see that Synthetic oil causes more wear?

[rusty70f100]

See the oil and lube forum.

[Edge Motorsport]

Originally Posted by FERacing66

Oh yeah, I didnt see that you lived in the UK. Can you afford to drive a 360FE while paying $10 a gallon over there? Any disesl rated dino will be great for the FE.

gas prices are very steep over here, but i love the truck... so its staying.... I also run a supercharged saleen mustang so the guy at the gas station has become my new best friend

EDGE

[FERacing66]

Arent the called "petrol" stations in the UK? I bet an FE in England is a rarity.

[Edge Motorsport]

Originally Posted by FERacing66

Arent the called "petrol" stations in the UK? I bet an FE in England is a rarity.

that is very true... but for some reason my mustang and truck drink gas and my little ford fiesta drinks petrol.... wierd huh..... actually, i always say gas when im refering to the truck of mustang... i never really noticed that...

and yes again, an FE over here is very rare, especially in a '75 hiboy

EDGE

[biz4two]

Originally Posted by FERacing66

My reccomendation is Mystik 15-40 in the summer, and 10-30 in the winter. 10-40 will work but it tends to break down and lose vicosity as the difference in weight is so great. Whatever you do, dont run Synthiec. It has been proven by UOA's to actaully cause greater wear then dino oil.

"Proven" to cause greater wear than dino oil? Where did you read that?

[rusty70f100]

You'd have to keep up with the oil & lube forum. There's a user named Flash over there that I hear works at a oil analysis place. That was his findings.

[biz4two]

Thanks Rusty! I'll go and check it out...

[FERacing66]

Originally Posted by biz4two

Thanks Rusty! I'll go and check it out...

Well?

[biz4two]

Originally Posted by FERacing66

Well?

I did not find any proof of sync breaking down sooner...or any proof that dino breaks down sooner.

NO PROOF OF EITHER! Of course...I could have missed that "ONE" thread where all the proof is/was...

biz

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