So are you saying that we should now be using 10W30 in our DeLorean's now? It would sure increase our options as brand and type. Synthetics, etc... - VB >From: "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [DML] Re: Volvo PRV Oil Weight Spec (10W30) >Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 01:50:56 -0000 > > > > >Original Volvo PRV oil spec was 10W40. They recommended such for a >decade or so. > >In late 1984 Volvo issued a Technical Service Bulletin making 10W30 >the new recommended oil spec, retroactive to the beginning of PRV usage: > >"For gasoline engines from model year 1985, the SAE 10W40 has been >deleted from the oil specification chart. Compared to other >viscosities, approved by Volvo, the SAE 10W40 could produce more >deposits in the engine. > >The new specification is also recommended for all earlier models." > >TSB #21112: Engine [B28F] - Excessive Camshaft/Rocker Arm Wear > >40 weight was gumming up oil passages in the rocker arms (imfamous >"camshaft problem", endemic to B27 *AND* B28). > >Bill Robertson >#5939 > > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote: > > > > Try 5w50 for the cold weather. > > > > Mark V > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at 11:35 PM, Videobob Moseley wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > That is a good point Mark, I need to check to see if my fans are > > > coming on > > > all the time or maybe to early. > > > > > > .....and yet, the "which oil should I use?" question persists. > > > According to this months DMCH Catalog AKA "Delorean's Magazine" (at > > > $8.95 > > > per issue) > > > suggests that 20/50 be used in tempatures over 14 degrees. > > > I am Texas ya'll, it don't get that cold here in Dallas that often. > > > > > > I'll just have to deal with it. > > > - VB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> From: DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> > > >> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> Subject: Re: [DML] Re: DeLo's In Year 'Round Use > > >> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 19:51:47 -0600 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Well if it is getting cold where it is almost freezing you should not > > >> be using 20/50. Putting a switch on your fans will do nothing for > > >> helping your car warm up faster, your car has to be hot first before > > >> the fans turn on. > > >> > > >> Mark V > > >> > > >> > > >> On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at 07:09 PM, Videobob Moseley wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Living in Texas, it is easy to use the car year round. > > >>> However, warming it up takes for ever. > > >>> I am considering putting an on/off switch on my fans to help >warm it > > >>> up > > >>> quicker. > > >>> It was really cold this morning, almost freezing... > > >>> Yesterday I changed my oil and put in Castroil GTX 20/50, and a > > >>> bottle > > >>> of > > >>> Lucus. > > >>> This morning when I tried to start the car, the engine that normally > > >>> pops on > > >>> in one turn > > >>> spun round and round and wouldn't start. > > >>> I let it sit for a second and then let it spin some more and it > > >>> slowly > > >>> putterd on. > > >>> It was fine after that, but that is the first time I have seen it do > > >>> that. > > >>> > > >>> I drive my car all year round but have learned to avoid wet days. > > >>> Since I have about 7 vehicles to choose from I might as well spare > > >>> it. > > >>> > > >>> After my experience on wet roads with this car, I would avoid icy > > >>> situations > > >>> at all costs. > > >>> So I suppose that if I lived in a snowy area I would just garage the > > >>> car for > > >>> a few months. > > >>> Drive some other kind of dissposable car in the winter, like a >Vette. > > >>> ;P > > >>> > > >>> - Videobob > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > >> moderators@xxxx > > >> > > >> For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > > >> www.dmcnews.com > > >> > > >> To search the archives or view files, log in at > > >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > >> Yahoo! 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