RE: RE: GOOD 20-50 oil for a Xflow

Millers do a semi synth 20W50.

Millers CSS20w50:
Very high performance semi-synthetic competition engine oil for older
engines.

Under performance profile it says (amongst other things):
* Ideally suited to Ford, Kent and Pinto engines in all sectors of motorsport

look at: http://www.millersoils.net/index2.html and click on the Motorsport
icon.


HTH

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Wiseman [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 09 October 2003 13:38
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: RE: [Sevens] GOOD 20-50 oil for a Xflow
>
>
> 09/10/2003 12:48:39, Ian Bowden
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >There is a view that has been propagated that the thinner
> viscosity oils
> >nW/30 and nW/40 are too thin for the tolerances within the
> x/flow engine and
> >just 'fall out' of the bearing shells etc w/out supporting the
> journals
> >properly.
> >
> >Not being a graduate of fluid dynamics, I don't know how smelly
> this view is
> >;-)
>
> There is plenty of evidence for it... Hot pressure plummets, as the
> pump can't supply enough volume, and engine death follows...
> Best avoided, even though thick oil's getting harder to find.
>
> Steve
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