Marine Lubrication
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Another one Hydro, Valvoline VR-1 Racing in the 20W-50, and the VR-1 straight 50 ? Info ? and opinions.
While we're at it, how about Lucas conventional and full synthetic oil stabilizers ?
While we're at it, how about Lucas conventional and full synthetic oil stabilizers ?
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by RaggedEdge
Another one Hydro, Valvoline VR-1 Racing in the 20W-50, and the VR-1 straight 50 ? Info ? and opinions.
While we're at it, how about Lucas conventional and full synthetic oil stabilizers ?
While we're at it, how about Lucas conventional and full synthetic oil stabilizers ?
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They said to use "Severe Gear" Gear Lube in outdrives that are seeing high torque and horsepower.
Anyone try it?
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They said to use "Severe Gear" Gear Lube in outdrives that are seeing high torque and horsepower.
Anyone try it?
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by Hydrocruiser
They said to use "Severe Gear" Gear Lube in outdrives that are seeing high torque and horsepower.
Anyone try it?
Anyone try it?
FWIW: In automotive applications, both diffs and transmissions, the Severe Gear line of AMSOIL lubes is my first recommendation for people that are ordering AMSOIL from me.
Ken
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Originally Posted by o2man98
I have had customers run it in outboard lower units for a short time. I recommend more frequent changes running a non-marine gear lube as they are geared toward "less humid" applications.
FWIW: In automotive applications, both diffs and transmissions, the Severe Gear line of AMSOIL lubes is my first recommendation for people that are ordering AMSOIL from me.
Ken
FWIW: In automotive applications, both diffs and transmissions, the Severe Gear line of AMSOIL lubes is my first recommendation for people that are ordering AMSOIL from me.
Ken
I would personally feel comfortable with the Amsoil Marine Gear Lube in boats with 425 HP or less.
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Originally Posted by Hydrocruiser
Okay guys...Mobil-1 15W-50 is no longer being offered by Wallyland at this time in quarts or bulk containers...'cept for the leftover stuff..why? .. who knows.
They do now carry Castrol Syntec Fully Synthetic Oil in the 20W-50 weight...black bottles.... darn good stuff and it specs out with the best 20W-50 synthetics as well.
Price...$5.56/qt in quart bottles only.
Great stuff...great price...
They do now carry Castrol Syntec Fully Synthetic Oil in the 20W-50 weight...black bottles.... darn good stuff and it specs out with the best 20W-50 synthetics as well.
Price...$5.56/qt in quart bottles only.
Great stuff...great price...
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Originally Posted by ActiveFun
Is this Fully Synthetic as you say, or not?
It is better than conventional bases...better than synthetic blend bases...not as good as a PAO (Mobil-1, Amsoil RP etc)..or a fully ester such as Redline. But VERY CLOSE>!
For the money it's a real good deal at WalMart.
We are hearing that 15W-50 M-1 will be making a come back at Wally World.
Wally Land has Rotella 15W-40 for $9/gallon...great conventional product as we have found.
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I'm going to be doing an oil sample. I usually suck my oil into a shared vacuum canister, so that wouldn't be purely my oil. I'd like to snake my drain hose throught the bilge drain, but can't easily get under the engine to do so (tight, tight quarters).
Can i snake a clear plastic tube down the dipstick hole, put my finger over the end, pull it back out, put that end in the sample bottle and release my finger, thus draining out a small quantity of oil from the crankcase?
Would the plastic hose contaminate the sample?
Is there an eaiser way?
Thanks in advance.
Randy
Donzi 16' w/MPI 5.0 SBC
Can i snake a clear plastic tube down the dipstick hole, put my finger over the end, pull it back out, put that end in the sample bottle and release my finger, thus draining out a small quantity of oil from the crankcase?
Would the plastic hose contaminate the sample?
Is there an eaiser way?
Thanks in advance.
Randy
Donzi 16' w/MPI 5.0 SBC
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Re: Marine Lubrication
Originally Posted by gold-n-rod
I'm going to be doing an oil sample. I usually suck my oil into a shared vacuum canister, so that wouldn't be purely my oil. I'd like to snake my drain hose throught the bilge drain, but can't easily get under the engine to do so (tight, tight quarters).
Can i snake a clear plastic tube down the dipstick hole, put my finger over the end, pull it back out, put that end in the sample bottle and release my finger, thus draining out a small quantity of oil from the crankcase?
Would the plastic hose contaminate the sample?
Is there an eaiser way?
Thanks in advance.
Randy
Donzi 16' w/MPI 5.0 SBC
Can i snake a clear plastic tube down the dipstick hole, put my finger over the end, pull it back out, put that end in the sample bottle and release my finger, thus draining out a small quantity of oil from the crankcase?
Would the plastic hose contaminate the sample?
Is there an eaiser way?
Thanks in advance.
Randy
Donzi 16' w/MPI 5.0 SBC
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/oai.aspx?zo=1132530
Another thing that comes in real handy is if you have a remote oil filter you can put a petcock on it and get your sample.
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Originally Posted by o2man98
These pumps have been working real well.
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/oai.aspx?zo=1132530
Another thing that comes in real handy is if you have a remote oil filter you can put a petcock on it and get your sample.
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/oai.aspx?zo=1132530
Another thing that comes in real handy is if you have a remote oil filter you can put a petcock on it and get your sample.
Cool ..I had not seen those before!