[Vwdiesel] Cheap crap oil

[TexasTDI]

"His personal decision went to Delvac (if that's the right name)."

Mobil Delvac-1 5w-40.  Only sold in 1 gallon bottles.  But now Mobil sells
the same oil with a different name in 1 quart bottles, Mobil 1 Truck & SUV
5w-40.

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 242k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 109k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Cheap crap oil


> 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