Which oil do you use or refuse to use?

Shell 50 wt in the spring, summer & 15/50 in the fall & winter. Oil is
changed 4 times a year on my o-320 e2d. I have about 370 hrs on a factory
overhaul, & I have not had to add any oil between changes. Engines does not
have a oil filter.
Clyde

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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Wonder which oils the group members are currently useing in what engines
and
airplanes.
Thanks
Jim


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Wonder which oils the group members are currently useing in what engines
and
airplanes.

Aeroshell 15-50 in my Cont O-300.
www.Rosspilot.com

Aeroshell 80 or 100, depending on season.
Many A & E's have changed their thinking away fron 15/50 and are now
recommending straight weight.

What I won't use is Exxon.
At the EAA Arlington they have a guy named Ed Barnes who presents a rust
seminar in the forum tents.
He turns up late, and his whole presentation is not a forum - it is a
blatant pitch for us to buy Exxon - he even offers a discount.
The product may or not be good.
But the deception in promoting the product is absolutely unacceptable to
me.

Tony

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In article ,
"clyde woempner" wrote:

Shell 50 wt in the spring, summer & 15/50 in the fall & winter. Oil is
changed 4 times a year on my o-320 e2d. I have about 370 hrs on a factory
overhaul, & I have not had to add any oil between changes. Engines does not
have a oil filter.
Clyde

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
Wonder which oils the group members are currently useing in what engines
and
airplanes.
Thanks
Jim


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We use Aeroshell 15W50 in all six of our Lycomings. It has the
additive recommended by Lycoming for the cam/lifter life. The
straight-weights don't, as far as I know.
We had cam trouble some years ago with another brand that didn't
have that additive. Might have been the lack of additive, might have
been the oil itself, might have been a bad cam. It was in an engine run
hard almost every day; corrosion wasn't a factor.

Dan

"David Johnson" wrote in message
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If it is not making metal then it is not wearing out. Engines can
last a
long time under the right circumstances. I remember hearing of a
Chevy
V8 powering a natural gas compressor in Texas that ran without
stopping
for over 30 years at high power without an oil change.

Whoa-time out, I need to go and find my **** kicking Texas cowboy boots for
this one.
Clyde