Another Oil Thread - Amazon Basics 20w50
02-28-2019, 04:11 PM
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What does zinc do? Is it needed in a high performance marine engine? That was my main concern when wondering how the Amazon 20w40 stacks up to the VR1 20w50.
12-07-2023, 11:08 AM
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IMO its the filters. In a car it primes in 2 seconds. The fact that its upside down on my boat and its one of those WIX 1.5 or maybe some of you have 2 quart filters the engine is running dry. My oil pressure gauge doesnt move on startup after an oil change for 8-10 seconds.
Last time I was working on the boat I threaded a "T" in with a cap to prime it. I am doing an oil change soon and will let ya'll know if it helps.
Last time I was working on the boat I threaded a "T" in with a cap to prime it. I am doing an oil change soon and will let ya'll know if it helps.
A pre-oiler would be great. An accumulator can be setup to dump the reservoir pressure before start-up, but you would want to change that oil on the oil change. Anti-drain back filters help too if they are in poor positions.
I like the simple solution of T to fill an upside down filter. My System 1 mesh filters are horizontal. Not to.mention the many oil hoses to the 2x bell housing coolers and external filter.
