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#21776 of 31413 Re: oil [locke2c] by bluesubie Aug 11, 2004 (9:51 am)
Replying to: locke2c (Aug 11, 2004 6:45 am) If it sounded dry, it probably was very low on oil. Nope, when I'm on trips I'm very anal about checking oil. I probably checked it three times during that week. The 5W30 is thinner than 10W at 40C, as I posted above, so I think that all of the oil drained back into the oil pan. Yes, the chart in the manual doesn't account for synthetics. When the engine is cold, a conventional 5W30 is thicker than a sythetic 5W30. I'm not 100% sure it was due to the 5W30, but it hasn't happened before and hasn't happened since. I think I'll email M1 and see what they say. I'll also post on BITOG and see what some of the experts say. -Dennis
#21777 of 31413 Ok, so much for my therory ;-p by bluesubie Aug 11, 2004 (10:27 am)
"If your oil pump lost prime over two days, it wouldn't matter what weight you had in there." One of the BITOG experts. I'm still puzzled. Was this a fluke thing? I'll post Mobil's response when they reply. -Dennis Replies to this message: bluesubie (Aug 13, 2004 5:05 am) locke2c (Aug 13, 2004 6:53 am)
#21778 of 31413 Re: Ok, so much for my theory ;-p [bluesubie] by bluesubie Aug 13, 2004 (5:05 am)
Replying to: bluesubie (Aug 11, 2004 10:27 am) Got some more responses and the general consensus was to go thicker in extreme heat. -Dennis Replies to this message: locke2c (Aug 13, 2004 6:53 am)
#21779 of 31413 Are we back? by ateixeira Aug 13, 2004 (5:17 am)
Couldn't get in much yesterday, and I think I lost whatever I did manage to post. I think someone did feed the gerbil breakfast, though. -juice
#21780 of 31413 friday the 13th post by ladywclass Aug 13, 2004 (6:10 am)
i used to drive the 12 passenger van to downtown houston during rush hour and the freeways are ALWAYS under construction ... when we'd start home we had one of those 5 lanes across within a short distance things and it was 'easier' when the traffic was stopped than when it was heavy ... i'm sure there were times my passengers just closed their eyes and prayed! we were talking the other day about how 2 of my daughters learned to drive on houston freeways and the youngest learned to drive here where this is only ONE controlled access highway at all in the city ... i think the older 2 had an advantage in that one ...
#21781 of 31413 by ateixeira Aug 13, 2004 (6:14 am)
13th and we're getting the remnants of Charlie up here starting today. Hope the flooding isn't too bad. To our friends in Florida: please brace yourselves or get outta there. Even though Subies have more ground clearance don't try to be a hero and drive over running or deep water. -juice
#21782 of 31413 by bat1161 Aug 13, 2004 (6:24 am)
I'll second that. It sounds like an interesting weekend ahead. It's amazing how people see a road covered in water, and still try to drive through only to get stuck. Mark
#21783 of 31413 by ateixeira Aug 13, 2004 (6:41 am)
Just remember, we all have alloy blocks, they're not going to be happy dipping in cold water when they're at full operating temps. At least the stock intake is fairly high, above the top of the bumper. -juice
#21784 of 31413 Re: Ok, so much for my theory ;-p [bluesubie] by locke2c Aug 13, 2004 (6:53 am)
Replying to: bluesubie (Aug 13, 2004 5:05 am) I'm sorry but I don't think you've learned anything about what caused your noise, Dennis. 100F is not near extreme heat for Mobil1 5w30, even on a turbocharged car. It's especially true if the engine was cold! Something unusual caused your noise. If it never happens again while you own the vehicle and it runs fine, then this will just be one of those great mysteries you retell every so often to your car buddies over beers. But if it happens again, then I sure wouldn't blame your 10w30. btw that pump priming thing was WAY out there. the oil never left the pan! you don't hear any odd noises firing an engine after an oil change, why would you hear them after the vehicle sits. I prefer the answer "unknown" rather than selecting an answer that just doesn't fit. ~Colin
#21785 of 31413 by bluesubie Aug 13, 2004 (7:52 am)
I'm using 5W30. I'm not saying that 100F is too hot on the high end for 5W30. I was just thinking that the oil that was coating the engine was thinned out and drained into the pan, since the car hadn't been running for two days. I can do an oil change in less than two days, and I've never done one in 100 degree temps so I can't compare that. It guess it is one of those mysteries, but I won't be running 5W30 when I'm in SC during the middle of summer. Did you happen to read my post on BITOG? You also might want to read the thread about an EVO shearing M1 10W30 down to a 20 weight. -Dennis