Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Engine Rebuild III

[Jim Conforti (lndshrk]

BMW Coolant is indeed a good choice.  I even use it in my Kubota Tractor.

As far as "mixing" grades of oil, I'd defer to a real (oil) expert, but it
doesn't seem like a wise idea to me.  Pick a good synthetic oil and run with it.

BMW uses 10w60 Castrol RS or Castrol TWS on their M Cars.  Between $10 and $16
per liter depending on where you buy it.  It's designed for high heat and high
RPMs.  BMW Part # 07 51 0 009 420

Michael James wrote:
> My mechanic swears-by BMW antifreeze (at $60/gallon), being the proper 
> formulation for all-aluminum engines - he hates Prestone or other 
> off-the-shelf products as never having done their homework for all-aluminum 
> blocks, and what they need....not sure his feelings about running pure 
> water/water-wetter in there, but we'll have to discuss that much-later down 
> the road....
>  
> M
> 
> --- On Mon, 11/30/09, Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] me.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] me.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
> To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "ken rentiers" <rentiers [at] mail.com>, "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] 
> ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 11:23 AM
> 
> 
> Michael something that helps there is to fill the cooling system with just 
> water  - a much more efficient heat transfer medium than the typical 50-50 
> winter mix. Try it you'll be amazed.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 30, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> My Driving was limited to mostly highway miles, no track time, and 
>> very-limited hard driving, certainly nowhere near redline or the limits of 
>> the car.  But I have had several excursions of very HOT driving, where 
>> speeds were low and engine temps were soaring.....
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 11/26/09, Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
>> To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 6:11 PM
>>
>>
>> Michael,
>>       What kind of oil were you using?  How long between changes?  What kind
>> of driving did you usually do?  What oil is he recommending for when the car
>> is back on the road again?
>> Tom
>> Tulsa
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
>> To: <kjtar [at] cox.net>
>> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
>>
>>
>> My mechanic, David Feinberg, believes my choice in oil coupled with the heat
>> did some serious damage - the piston rings scoured the cylinder liners, and
>> vice-versa when the oil 'broke-down" from high-heat, and the bearings in the
>> motor are all SHOT. The Cams and Crankshaft were spared, but the bearing
>> sets have risen in price over the years....and so have cylinder liners. I
>> also burned-through a piston. I also have all of the engine gaskets to
>> replace (a whole-set of engine gaskets are $1,800, which include the head
>> gaskets). All 16 exhaust valves are destroyed, along with 9 intake
>> valves.....the previous valve job managed to 'nick' all of the valves and
>> corrupt their sealing properties, so my compression/leakdown numbers were
>> horrible across the board. I suppose I should be lucky that the Block and
>> Heads were spared, but the internal 'bits' that have been roasted over the
>> years....crap!
>>
>> Anywho, we'll have to sit-down and review what the way-ahead looks like.
>>
>> M
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 11/25/09, Martin Stark <MStark [at] Copper.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Martin Stark <MStark [at] Copper.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
>> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 4:40 PM
>>
>>
>> As Bill famously said, "I feel your pain." In my case a TR first gear
>> repair, a crown gear carrier upgrade, and a ridiculously expensive
>> throwout bearing replacement. Kind of like the restaurant price guide
>> - $$$$$.
>>
>> Michael James wrote:
>>
>>> Well, the good news is that the Block and Heads are NOT warped at all. In
>> fact, we can re-use them with only minor machine work.
>>> And that's about the only good news I have......there was evidence of a
>> previous valve-job done BADLY, and most all of the valves need replacement,
>> along with the valve guides. I also need one new piston, all new piston
>> rings, and here's the kicker - all new nikasil cylinder liners. Ted Rutlands
>> was called, and he has NO QV engines 'on the shelf', so I'm stuck rebuilding
>> my own engine. The parts bill will be steep....
>>> M
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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