Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: KeMBro2012
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: KeMBro2012
I've got a quick update. I pulled my VC today so I could take the cover off the VVT-i gear and see what it looked like inside, being pretty sure it was gonna be somewhat dirty. Now I wish I had taken the thing apart last time I had the VC off so I'd have some before shots -- it's pretty [censored] clean.
I checked the "B" trip meter, which I reset when I changed my oil, and it was at 56.5 miles when I pulled the VC tonight. T6 is already making a huge improvement, I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it. I'll actually be posting a new thread (with B/A pics) here shortly about that.
56.5 miles. [censored].
Sounds like Mobil 1 in my 302. I feel your pain. I ended up with valve cover gaskets pouring oil out of them after a few weeks with it.
Pain? I hope your joking. You best be blaming those leaks on M1's cleaning, buddy!
Truth be told, I felt that 5w40 T6 was too thick for this motor, so it's 3qt of that with 1qt of M1 0w20 to thin the mix. It's possible that the quart of M1 is doing all of this. or that I've stumbled across some magic brew here, but since I'm running 75% T6 I'm giving it the credit. That said, I would recommend this brew in an engine calling for 5w30, just on the off chance that it's the combination of oils, rather than one or the other.
That's exactly what I was saying, it cleaned the crud off that was stopping the failed gasket from leaking, and subsequently I had Niagara Falls.
Skyship would say that was the fault of the oil and you should have used a HM oil instead.