WOW!!! I can't thank you all enough for your reply's! You have all given me quite a bit to chew on... I assumed there would be no 'perfect' answer to my question but I imagine that this is about as close as one could get with such a broad queery. I suppose the next step for 'me' would be to start getting specific...if no one minds that is.
I'll start with my ride ("my ride" is a cool way to say "my car") I recently purchased a '96 lincoln Mark VIII which comes with a quad cam 4.6 liter and puts out around 280hp @ the crank. Most of my driving is very short and slow runs in the city, which consequently is killing my mpg's, but I plan to start doing about a hundred miles of highway driving every week. I don't drive the car hard, in fact I drive like a grandpa most of the time (I'm 25 fyi) but every once in a while I literally feel a sensation that forces my foot to the floor. It's really quite strange and is quite a rarity as I am very concerned with engine longevity. If a ricey ever pulls up next to me though, which hasn't happened yet but is often envisioned in my mind, most concerns will be lost in the wine of my 4 cams. That pretty much sums up my driving habits, so on to what I'm looking for in an oil. I would like one that will allow me to take long runs on the beach and enjoy the sunset...I would really like extended OCI's, how long, I'm not that certain. I'm not sure how long any given oil will hold up but the longer the better. If I have to pay twice as much for twice the OCI then so be it. Even if I have to pay a bit more I'm willing to do this for the convenience factor. As I said before, I'm also very concerned with engine longevity. What I've read about the moly and boron additives really intrigued me. But I believe that I have come across some debate over the issues involving their use so any clarification would be very appreciated. One thing that I'm concerned with is what is the typical particle size that an oil filter does not alow to pass? It's probably different for all kinds but I think it's somewhere around 10 microns. I've read that most oil additives use particles larger than 10 microns and so effectively do little to nothing for your engine. The article on the main page says that superfine moly has a max particle size of 8 microns with a mean of 1.5, but it also says that "superfine" is super expensive. Is the moly that is used in the additives the superfine or is it larger? Also where do I buy the stuff?
My current plans, after perusing this forum, are to do two AutoRX treatment cycles using some supertech dyno and then filling up with what is suggested by all ye oil gurs.
I am also interested in doing an FP60/3000 treatment (not sure what the difference is between the two really) and would purchase and add the LC20 additive if you all thought it a prudent idea. Also, what gear oil do you recomend?
Last thought, what kind of business should I google in my area for doing a UOA?
Once again thank you so much for your help, I can't wait to hear what you guys have to say next!
I'll start with my ride ("my ride" is a cool way to say "my car") I recently purchased a '96 lincoln Mark VIII which comes with a quad cam 4.6 liter and puts out around 280hp @ the crank. Most of my driving is very short and slow runs in the city, which consequently is killing my mpg's, but I plan to start doing about a hundred miles of highway driving every week. I don't drive the car hard, in fact I drive like a grandpa most of the time (I'm 25 fyi) but every once in a while I literally feel a sensation that forces my foot to the floor. It's really quite strange and is quite a rarity as I am very concerned with engine longevity. If a ricey ever pulls up next to me though, which hasn't happened yet but is often envisioned in my mind, most concerns will be lost in the wine of my 4 cams. That pretty much sums up my driving habits, so on to what I'm looking for in an oil. I would like one that will allow me to take long runs on the beach and enjoy the sunset...I would really like extended OCI's, how long, I'm not that certain. I'm not sure how long any given oil will hold up but the longer the better. If I have to pay twice as much for twice the OCI then so be it. Even if I have to pay a bit more I'm willing to do this for the convenience factor. As I said before, I'm also very concerned with engine longevity. What I've read about the moly and boron additives really intrigued me. But I believe that I have come across some debate over the issues involving their use so any clarification would be very appreciated. One thing that I'm concerned with is what is the typical particle size that an oil filter does not alow to pass? It's probably different for all kinds but I think it's somewhere around 10 microns. I've read that most oil additives use particles larger than 10 microns and so effectively do little to nothing for your engine. The article on the main page says that superfine moly has a max particle size of 8 microns with a mean of 1.5, but it also says that "superfine" is super expensive. Is the moly that is used in the additives the superfine or is it larger? Also where do I buy the stuff?
My current plans, after perusing this forum, are to do two AutoRX treatment cycles using some supertech dyno and then filling up with what is suggested by all ye oil gurs.
I am also interested in doing an FP60/3000 treatment (not sure what the difference is between the two really) and would purchase and add the LC20 additive if you all thought it a prudent idea. Also, what gear oil do you recomend?
Last thought, what kind of business should I google in my area for doing a UOA?
Once again thank you so much for your help, I can't wait to hear what you guys have to say next!
