[s-cars] Subject: ticking- should i worry?
David Kase
davekase at pdqlocks.com
Wed Oct 31 12:16:35 PDT 2007
I concur...
David Kase
Taka Mizutani wrote:
> 15W50 is heavier than 10W30. Advantage to using a lighter oil would be
> better flow characteristics in cold weather when the oil is cold- for winter
> use, you might want to consider a 5W30, although it is my experience that
> the older Audi engines (I-5 especially) were not built to use lightweight
> oils- my 200 liked 15W50, even though I consider that to be a little too
> heavy for wintertime use, take that with a big grain of salt.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 10/31/07, Floyd Noel <floyd.noel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, it sure seems to. I'm just trying to decide which weight to use,
>> now. I was thinking of using 10W30, seeing as I usually only drive
>> about 10 minutes to work (about 3 miles each way) and it is usually
>> cool (40• to 50• F or so) outside when I do so, and the motor
>> doesn't warm up much. Is there any advantages to using a lighter
>> weight like 15W50?
>> R/S
>> Floyd Noel
>> Sgt/USMC
>>
>> On Oct 31, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Floyd, what did I tell ya, oil gets the list excited!
>>>
>>> Just for the record, I find that I, like Ron, go through some oil
>>> between
>>> changes. My "spirited" driving consists of winding out the avant on
>>> I-70 in
>>> Colorado, usually uphill. There's a great hill right by Georgetown
>>> and it's
>>> nice and steep, with no cops or speed traps. Same goes for heading
>>> out of
>>> Vail eastbound on the west side of Vail Pass. (no speed traps
>>> eastbound, but
>>> I pity the fool who speeds down the pass going west). By winding it
>>> out, I'm
>>> talking 100mph - 130mph when the roads are empty, early in the AM. I
>>> usually
>>> only do this going uphill, due the prolific nature of speed traps on
>>> 70
>>> targeting those going downhill too fast (something about people who
>>> can't go
>>> fast uphill makes them speed like crazy on the downhills, not sure
>>> why that
>>> is?).
>>>
>>> The car has about 160k, with a rebuilt head, rs2 exhaust manifold,
>>> stebro
>>> exhaust and a MTM stage 1 chip.
>>>
>>> Regardless, of the many valid opinions here, I'm sticking to my
>>>
>> 4000-5000
>>
>>> mile changes. I can drop off my old oil at the town of Vail bus barn
>>> for
>>> recycling (2 min away from my home), and it's a fast and easy way to
>>> keep my
>>> engine happy.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/31/07 10:38 AM, "cody at 5000tq.com" <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I wouldn't be even remotely worried about the oil going much further.
>>>> What I'd be worried about is all the sh!t floating arround in it
>>>> thats
>>>> getting ground through your bearings and stuck in your oil galleys.
>>>> An
>>>> oil filter is NOT as good at it's job as some would have you believe,
>>>> not to mention then when it gets clogged up it gets bypassed anyways.
>>>> Even just the basic resitance of the filter meadia will slightly open
>>>> the bypass valve and let small stuff through in many cases,
>>>> especially
>>>> in 10 year old engines where the spring on the bypass isn't quite as
>>>> strong as it used to be.
>>>>
>>>> -Cody Forbes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> i had an oil analysis done last year, after 7500 miles on mobil 1
>>>>> 15W-50 synthetic. based on that analysis, it appears the oil could
>>>>> have gone at least another 5000 miles. i decided to keep changing
>>>>> at 7500 miles for peace of mind.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>>> From: Floyd Noel <floyd.noel at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org>
>>>>> Cc: Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com>; "s-car-list at audifans.com"
>>>>> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:42:57 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Subject: ticking- should i worry?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure enough, the oil level is low. What do the experts suggest as
>>>>> far
>>>>> as mileage between oil changes? I was thinking 3000 since the s-
>>>>> car is
>>>>>
>>>>> of the higher mileage persuasion.
>>>>>
>>>>> R/S
>>>>> Floyd Noel
>>>>> Sgt/USMC
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 31, 2007, at 6:21 AM, Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Agreed, Tom. I would further suggest that the oil level would be
>>>>>> better slightly _above_ the full mark.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 09:05 AM 10/31/2007, Tom Winter wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 10/31/07 12:13 AM, "Noel wrote: I started hearing a ticking
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> sound at idle.
>>>>>>> The engine still seems to run just fine, so I was hoping for some
>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Check your oil level. A low level can result in ticking.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And if you are needing to add oil on a regular basis, like every
>>>>>>> 1000 - 2000
>>>>>>> miles, yeah, I'd start to worry about that! And wonder where all
>>>>>>> that smoke
>>>>>>> was coming from, too! ;-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>> 95 S6 Avant
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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