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 | 08/04/2009 | | How Does Water Get in Motor Oil? | | How does water get in the engine oil? Does it blow past the pistons or valves? Does water in the oil indicate the possibility of a blown head gasket? |
| | Water can get into the oil two ways. You generally don't have to worry about one of the ways if you drive your car enough to burn off the water during normal driving. This drives off the moisture tha... |
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| 06/16/2009 | | | Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) would probably work fine in your primary but in the end you will have to decide if you are satisfied with its performance. Every biker “feels” his shifts and knows ... |
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| 05/29/2009 | | | You are on the right track which is why oil recommendations are getting lighter and lighter. But first give credit to the OEM’s (original equipment manufacturers) who over the years have produced bett... |
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| 03/24/2009 | | | There are certain additives used in engine oils that, when they leak past the piston rings and get into the combustion side of the engine, can produce ash when burned. This ash can cause filter pluggi... |
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| 03/15/2009 | | Put Oil Thickness in Context with Temperature | | If I may I have two questions. Having changed oil countless times, I have never found that the oil coming out of a warm or hot motor is thicker than cold oil. So how can 10W-30 start at 10W and transf... |
| | The first part of your question is addressed in another answer. As for the second part, the 0W viscosity in a 0W-20 oil only means that it is the lowest low temperature viscosity currently defined by... |
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