Hello All,
I’ve been lurking for a while and finally decided to post.
I am looking for an oil recommendation for my 85 Merkur with a fresh rebuild.
-New Rods, pistons, cam, bearings, etc. Should be close to 500bhp.
-Roller Cam
-Car is barely driven 2000mi per year
-Many are hard miles, but no actual racing events
-Not driven in winter (no heat in the car!)
-Per the engine builder, the tolerances in the motor were made a little loose
-Car is running on pump gas, with methanol injection
-27-30psi boost
-small temp-a-cure oil cooler with -10 lines with oil thermostat
I called the engine builder and he said to use a HDEO in the 15w-40 variety
Current fill is 15-40 Delo, @75* 50psi oil pressure at startup, 30psi warmed up, car has not seen the road yet. Only idled to bring up to temp/ set idle tune.
Even thought the car only gets minimal mileage per year, it will get changed a minimum of once per year. However, price is not really a big concern for the oil.
I have been looking at Mobil 1 0w40 and Rotella T6 5w40? Open to any ideas…
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim
I’ve been lurking for a while and finally decided to post.
I am looking for an oil recommendation for my 85 Merkur with a fresh rebuild.
-New Rods, pistons, cam, bearings, etc. Should be close to 500bhp.
-Roller Cam
-Car is barely driven 2000mi per year
-Many are hard miles, but no actual racing events
-Not driven in winter (no heat in the car!)
-Per the engine builder, the tolerances in the motor were made a little loose
-Car is running on pump gas, with methanol injection
-27-30psi boost
-small temp-a-cure oil cooler with -10 lines with oil thermostat
I called the engine builder and he said to use a HDEO in the 15w-40 variety
Current fill is 15-40 Delo, @75* 50psi oil pressure at startup, 30psi warmed up, car has not seen the road yet. Only idled to bring up to temp/ set idle tune.
Even thought the car only gets minimal mileage per year, it will get changed a minimum of once per year. However, price is not really a big concern for the oil.
I have been looking at Mobil 1 0w40 and Rotella T6 5w40? Open to any ideas…
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim