Ferrari Mailing List: Re: All about oil????

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

I'm not sure it matters.  My '79 308GTB has been
charged with Mobile1 for almost 10 years and is doing
great.  I have perhaps three quarter-size spots on my
garage floor, under the 308's gearbox, after two years
in that parking spot.  Then again, Ric rainbolt did
the major service.  Castrol GTX is the oil of choice
in my MGB and my Land Rover.

rick


--- Peter Pless <ferrarilist [at] pless.com.au> wrote:

> So now I'm confused.
> 
> Will my newly rebuilt 308 2V engine be ok with fully
> synthetic 5W 40?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LarryT [mailto:l02turner [at] comcast.net] 
> Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 8:51 AM
> To: Peter Pless
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] All about oil????
> 
> Right you are.  I am 100% positive the engineers who
> specify the oils we
> should use - especially in new cars - would dearly
> love to suggest the very
> low viscosity oils the Doctor believes in.  And now
> that the CAFE standards
> have been raised once again there will be even more
> pressure to use
> lightweight oils.  
> 
> I always find it interesting to see what the human
> mind can rationalize ;-)
> 
> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
> www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
> Test Results
> http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! 
> youroil.net
> 800-583-8601
> Weber Carb Info
> http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
> 
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Martin Stark
>   To: LarryT
>   Cc: 'The FerrariList' 
>   Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:25 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] All about oil????
> 
> 
>   The good doctor seems to be obsessed with heat
> conduction and oblivious to
> film strength.
> 
>   LarryT wrote: 
> Hi Peter,
> ya know, it's hard to tell when yo;re being
> sarcastic sometimes. l;-)
> 
> If you are not, let me share  my thoughts about the
> use of very low weight
> oils in older vehicles:
> 
> I know Dr Haas is probably a great plastic surgeon,
> but I would not run 0W20
> or 0W30 oil in a car more than 5 years old with more
> than 50k on it.  Older
> and vehicles with more than a few miles just will
> not be fully protected 
> with such low viscosity oil, IMO.   The ability of
> the low viscosity oil to 
> carry the weight of the crank and rods is just not
> as good as a heavier
> weight oil.
> 
> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
> www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
> Test Results
> http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! 
> youroil.net
> 800-583-8601
> Weber Carb Info
> http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Pless" <ferrarilist [at] pless.com.au>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] All about oil????
> 
> 
>   I think that's an awesome article! It's exactly
> what I've suspected all 
> this
> time, and considering the source as well, I'm going
> to be changing the oil
> in my GT4 immediately.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pvb308 [at] comcast.net [mailto:pvb308 [at] comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, 21 March 2008 3:09 AM
> To: Peter Pless
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] All about oil????
> 
> I came across an interesting article on engine oil,
> from the Florida 
> Region
> of the Ferrari Owners Club. Since I'm not an expert
> on engine oils---does
> anyone have any opinions on this article???? The
> article can be found at:
> www.focfloridaregion.com/
> To open the article -on the left side of the page-
> click on "Educational
> Articles" --then click on "Introduction to Motor
> Oil".
> 
>  Thanks,
>    Jerry in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
> 
>
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