Engine oil review.
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jayvis
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Yes, a number of times. Had to be careful where you put your feet and traveled gravel roads in fear.
Pio1980
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Flintstone brakes.
The darn car is cold in winter, even with the heater at full hot. You'd need to bundle in open sleeping bags to keep from freezing on long trips.
Wasn't the US performance like 125BHP?
jayvis
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Unfortunately, that phrase fits many new vehicle buyers today. They beat their new vehicle and/or don't maintain it correctly and can't understand how something could possibly go wrong. Stupid phrase or stupid people?
Originally north of 150 in a car that weighed 300 if not 400lbs heavier than designed
I'm not really a hard driver, so I'm not really impacted by that. I'll put 1000 miles on before I tow anything of any heft. I put miles on cars, so I play the long game
MerCruiser did this with a marine 4 cylinder. Ford 460 iron head on an aluminum block with 4 460 pistons in it. Amazingly they didn't blow up that often but they were about as smooth as a dryer full of shoes.
Pio1980
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Or bricks and bowling balls.
The kitty’s on top of the service getting it done !
Also would apply. I was never a big fan. Several hp versions of it, I think the biggest was 190 or so. The problem is it didn't make a lot of torque down low, but with those big pistons and long stroke it didn't rev very well either. They ended up with a prop and gearing setup that made it climb on plane very slowly in order to prevent it from over-revving. If you've ever driven a car thats slower 0-60 than it is 60-120, thats how these felt.
The intent was an engine with power output between the 2.5 Iron Duke and a 305 V8. That was originally filled by the 250 Chevy I6 and the 4 cylinder 3.0L variant which was basically a 250 short a pair of cylinders. This thing came about between the time those were discontinued and the 4.3 V6 was introduced.
4.3 ltr in my express work van with a 8 speed auto does really well 285 hp at 70 mph it’s at 1700 rpm just like the 6 ltr with the 6 speed auto ! Only difference is the 6 ltr had more midrange tourqe , but all in all still plenty of power for normal driving .
I'm meaning the older 4.3, the one that was basically a 350 Chevy less a pair of cylinders. The S10 I drove for 20 years had one and it was all the power you can really make effective use of in one of those. They got put in full size stuff and IMO they are underpowered there. The S10 is just under 2 tons and the old 4.3 made about 175 hp. I think the last ones made like 220? Somewhere in there. Not really up to the job of hauling a 2.5 ton vehicle around with any sort of enthusiasm, especially if you have any intentions on towing.
The new one is derived from the LS family V8, makes about 100hp more than the old one. I've driven a full size truck with one, it goes pretty good. Its essentially the same power as the 4.8 V8 in my Silverado but burns less fuel to do it.
The new one is derived from the LS family V8, makes about 100hp more than the old one. I've driven a full size truck with one, it goes pretty good. Its essentially the same power as the 4.8 V8 in my Silverado but burns less fuel to do it.
Have a 1.5 liter turbo VW SEL Jetta. Just coming up on 5,000 and will change the oil but not the filter. It has 2 free oil changes included but they're at 10,000 which is too high for such a small engine especially with a turbo. It will also get the dealer oil changes at 10 and 20,000. I use the proper grade of Mobil One for the car. It's cheap enough that I don't see the need to scrimp. I've never had a car with a engine failure except for a 1986 Aerostar that was a factory defect so doesn't count.
Direct injection engines seem to sludge up another reason to change at 5,000 and I also use top tier gas(Shell or BP).
Direct injection engines seem to sludge up another reason to change at 5,000 and I also use top tier gas(Shell or BP).
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My 91 gmc Sonoma had a 2.8 ltr 5 speed Manuel with cruise control nice truck and I used it to pull my railbuggy with a towbar it towed ok not as powerful as a 4.3 but ok for a 2 wheel drive 5 speed s-15 it got great gas mileage and with the stick was fun to drive !
My 1991 Volvo 740 wagon had 85k on it when I bought it in '01 and it just hit the 440k milestone earlier this month. The only time I've ever been into the engine was when I did a preventive maintenance head gasket (around 325k) before a summer trip from Georgia to New York. Smiled when I saw the hash marks in all four cylinders.
I've always used a quality 10 or 15/40 dino oil and usually change it around 5k. Never burns a drop between changes.
About four years ago, Wally World had gallons of the Mobile 1 synthetic 10/40 for only a few bucks more than I was paying for the dino stuff so I decided to treat the old girl. After a few months of driving I noticed an oil puddle about the size of a coffee can lid on the drive - yup, rear main seal. (It couldn't have been a front crank or cam seal because that's a quick easy job on this car
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I went back to the dino stuff (15/40 Rotella T4) and after several months the seal healed itself. Still changing it around 5k and no burning or leaking in between.
The automatic transmission gets a full flush every year, but it's starting to feel a bit tired. Got an M90 5 speed and a pedal cluster lying in wait, but I'd like to see how far I can take the old slushbox (and I'm lazy.)
I've always used a quality 10 or 15/40 dino oil and usually change it around 5k. Never burns a drop between changes.
About four years ago, Wally World had gallons of the Mobile 1 synthetic 10/40 for only a few bucks more than I was paying for the dino stuff so I decided to treat the old girl. After a few months of driving I noticed an oil puddle about the size of a coffee can lid on the drive - yup, rear main seal. (It couldn't have been a front crank or cam seal because that's a quick easy job on this car
)I went back to the dino stuff (15/40 Rotella T4) and after several months the seal healed itself. Still changing it around 5k and no burning or leaking in between.
The automatic transmission gets a full flush every year, but it's starting to feel a bit tired. Got an M90 5 speed and a pedal cluster lying in wait, but I'd like to see how far I can take the old slushbox (and I'm lazy.)
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arts
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My buddy had that 4.3 w/manual transmission in a Chevy half-ton pickup. The only way to describe it was "agricultural". I've driven old farm tractors that coulda beat that thing in a drag race
Was a tire burner in my buddy’s S-10’! But not in a big truckMy buddy had that 4.3 w/manual transmission in a Chevy half-ton pickup. The only way to describe it was "agricultural". I've driven old farm tractors that coulda beat that thing in a drag race
