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Which Oil do You use in your Vincent?
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<blockquote data-quote="ogrilp400" data-source="post: 2633" data-attributes="member: 88"><p><strong>Aircraft Oils</strong></p><p></p><p>Dear All,</p><p> As A bloke who has been using his Norvin daily for the past 29 years I though I would add my two bobs worth. </p><p> I started using piston engine aircraft oil about 25 years ago. I started using it because it is high detergent and a 50 weight oil and mostly because I was in the airforce and working on aircraft so it was readily available for the right price. I was able to obtain a reasonable quantity before I exited the airforce so therefore am still using it.</p><p> I have found that it keeps the inside of the engine and the oil tank remarkably clean and as yet have not suffered any noticable wear. One point I have noticed though. I did an oil temperature test over a period of months and varying ambient air temperatures. It varied from less than 35 degrees C after 10 miles with an air temp of 12c, up to 55 degrees oil temp. after 400 miles with an air temperature over 35 degrees. This is not a very high temperature for oil and I had concerns that it was not reaching high enough to vapourise water and some contaminents. I then spoke to Mobil Oil but after showing surprise that I was running aircraft oil in my bike they seemed to think that it was ok at that temperature. I suppose big slow reving radials at high altitude probably don't get much hotter. </p><p> I change the oil at 1000 mile intervals but have been known to have that stretch to double that. I fill the tank at the oil change and do not need to add any more between oil changes.</p><p></p><p> Phelps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ogrilp400, post: 2633, member: 88"] [b]Aircraft Oils[/b] Dear All, As A bloke who has been using his Norvin daily for the past 29 years I though I would add my two bobs worth. I started using piston engine aircraft oil about 25 years ago. I started using it because it is high detergent and a 50 weight oil and mostly because I was in the airforce and working on aircraft so it was readily available for the right price. I was able to obtain a reasonable quantity before I exited the airforce so therefore am still using it. I have found that it keeps the inside of the engine and the oil tank remarkably clean and as yet have not suffered any noticable wear. One point I have noticed though. I did an oil temperature test over a period of months and varying ambient air temperatures. It varied from less than 35 degrees C after 10 miles with an air temp of 12c, up to 55 degrees oil temp. after 400 miles with an air temperature over 35 degrees. This is not a very high temperature for oil and I had concerns that it was not reaching high enough to vapourise water and some contaminents. I then spoke to Mobil Oil but after showing surprise that I was running aircraft oil in my bike they seemed to think that it was ok at that temperature. I suppose big slow reving radials at high altitude probably don't get much hotter. I change the oil at 1000 mile intervals but have been known to have that stretch to double that. I fill the tank at the oil change and do not need to add any more between oil changes. Phelps. [/QUOTE]
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