[Vwdiesel] Cheap crap oil

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

While they really knew their oils, the take-away I had was that even 
the "cheap crap" oils were quite adequate for most applications.  And 
even then, slightly more frequent changes would generally offset 
deficiencies.


 Dunno anything official, just firsthand observations.  I've seen gassers 
where oil was changed regularly I'd suspect (the owner tends to be 
fairly meticulous since his business always pays for the maintenance.
Both engines of his that I tore down were beyond belief as to the amount 
of carbon sheets and buildup that were inside those engines.  One 
threw a rod, likely due to starvation of that rod journal.  Another gasser 
was pure dark brown inside.  No real noticeable wear or buildup but 
certainly not clean.  Cheap oil again.  Several diesels who's owner's 
choice of oil was suspect tended to have soot hanging all about inside.  
Mine will be sparkling clean if let to sit for a week or two.  Still oily but 

no black except for low spots or catches/roughness in the casting.  
Same oil in a fairly poorly maintained orchard jeep kept it so clean that 
when I first saw it torn down and in a pile, I thought it'd already been 
hot tanked!
  Since carbonaceous (sp) wear IS a factor in diesels, the ability to keep 
it in suspension IS vital.  I know Jake did a bit of research into this due 
to many synthetics not being up to the job.  Don't know what all he 
found but he was quite impressed at just how much wear can come 
from poor carbon suspension characteristics.  His personal decision 
went to Delvac(if that's the right name).
     Loren