Re: H and 154 oil grade in the winter

Posted by Allan on October 17, 2003 at 05:08:02 from (148.63.132.164):

In Reply to: H and 154 oil grade in the winter posted by john on October 16, 2003 at 16:31:35:

Hi Guys,

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with your question, but thought I'd just throw this in just for fun.

First, it always amuses me when I hear people talking about what 'brand' of oil to use in their engine. Note that I said 'brand', here. People want to continue using the same brand of oil in an engine for some strange reason.

I have always maintained that the 'brand' is a total human preference and not an engine requirement. That engine is nothing but a piece of iron and does not have the capability to think or "prefer" a 'brand name'. :>)

Secondly, let me relate this honest of God true story of an event I witnessed back in 1988:

A fella that I worked with had gone fishing up in the wilds of NE Montana from Williston, ND. At 2am on his way back home, he somehow hit a large rock in the roadway and knocked a small hole in his oil pan draining all of the oil out.

When the engine lite on this '86 Ford Tempo came on, he immediately stopped and shut the engine off. He had no oil with him and was at a total loss as what to do.

Since the hole in the pan was about an inch long and not very wide, he took an old rag and stuffed it as tight as he could into the damaged pan.

This is the good part and I swear to you that this is true: He then over-filled (by a couple of quarts) that engine with water!!

He then drove on home which was 78 miles. The next day, he repaired the pan and filled it with oil. That old car was still running, the last I knew.

Moral of the story is this: Engines are rather forgiving when it comes to oil. As long as it has something relatively "fluid" to lube with, it really doesn't matter all that much what brand or what weight is there; it is going to lube as it should.

My 2 cents,

Allan

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