change oil engine

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by piper6909

Not to hijack the thread, but I've been reading from a lot of people that use 5w-40, but nowhere in the manual does it specify 5w-40. Maybe 5w-30 for lower temps, but everything else is 10, 15, or 20 and W-30, 40 or 50.



I've been using Mobil1 10w40 full synthetic, because I'll never drive it when temps are below 14F, I may sometimes drive it when it's below 50, and most often drive it when it's above 50F.

Could someone explain the thought behind using 5w-40 when it's not spec'd in the manual? Obviously since so many people are using it, there must be some reason that I'm missing. School me, please!

Yes your right. I guess My Oil preference comes from LN recommendation for the block update they do with nickies. Mobil may not make those blends any longer. except the extra mileage formula.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by jsceash

Yes your right. I guess My Oil preference comes from LN recommendation for the block update they do with nickies. Mobil may not make those blends any longer. except the extra mileage formula.

Thank you. It makes sense that you'd go with whatever the builder recommends.

"nickies" is that short for nickle rod bearings?

[jsceash]

Nickel silicon carbide plated cylinder. Because boring out the cylinders would reduce the thickness too much their process is to cut the cylinders down to the base of the water jacket and install new aluminum cylinders coated with a nick-a-sil plating ie nickies. Someone else may have a better description of their process but this was my observation.



This is the original cylinder this one was on the verge of a de-chunck.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by jsceash

Nickel silicon carbide plated cylinder. Because boring out the cylinders would reduce the thickness too much their process is to cut the cylinders down to the base of the water jacket and install new aluminum cylinders coated with a nick-a-sil plating ie nickies. Someone else may have a better description of their process but this was my observation.



This is the original cylinder this one was on the verge of a de-chunck.

How did you come to discover the damage ?

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

How did you come to discover the damage ?

You may remember I started with a base. So to do the upgrade I bought a flood salvage 2004 3.2 dirt cheap no compression on 3 cylinders. taking it apart found this bottoms of all the cylinders were water damaged (corroded).