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#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
#21786 of 31413 by KarenS HOST Aug 13, 2004 (8:35 am)
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#21787 of 31413 by locke2c Aug 13, 2004 (8:45 am)
actually I'm not sure what BITOG is, but on the subject of Evos just real quick, the stock car has hydralic lash adjusters just like a DOHC subaru, which are intolerant of non-stock viscosities because they work on fluid moving through an aperature at a known rate. someone was running M1 20w50 and noticed a lot of valvetrain noise... hmm! ~c
#21788 of 31413 by ateixeira Aug 13, 2004 (8:52 am)
Bob is the Oil Guy, I believe. -juice
#21789 of 31413 Chat by hondafriek Aug 13, 2004 (10:12 am)
Well I was a bit bummed last night, I had a rare Thursday in from the lake and was all set for the chat but of course due to the problems at Edmunds I could not get in. Cheers Pat.
#21790 of 31413 What juice said by bluesubie Aug 13, 2004 (10:14 am)
I'll nabisco you the links. -Dennis
#21791 of 31413 by ateixeira Aug 13, 2004 (10:25 am)
Hey there, Pat. I was bummed too. At least I saw a Baja on Mega Junkyard Wars (see Baja thread for details). -juice
#21792 of 31413 oil by c_hunter Aug 13, 2004 (10:28 am)
A few years ago, I was demonstrating the concept of viscosity to some students, and did it by allowing different oil weights to run down a cold aluminum cookie sheet and a warm aluminum cookie sheet under the action of gravity. Let me tell you, even I was surprised how quickly thinner oil ran off the warm sheet. By the way, I was using straight-weight oils, not multiple viscosity oils. If you were parked in a warmer than normal climate and the engine was static for a few days, I'm sure more of the oil drained down into the pan than it would under cooler conditions (independent of the particular viscosity). Whether it was enough to cause a bearing rap or startup noise I can't say. Craig