Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 11:45:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m07.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.162] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with ESMTP id 1720787 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Sep 2002 11:35:06 -0400 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-m07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.10.) id q.de.2c915f25 (3310) for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:35:01 -0400 (EDT) From: RWolf99@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:35:01 EDT Subject: Automotive vs Aviation Oil X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 108 Naf -- It has been well documented that substituting automotive oil in an aviation engin eis a BAD THING. In fact, it is so well documented that I can't find references to it anywhere.....(Actually, I'm at work and all my reference stuff is at home) The guy to talk to is Ben Visser at Shell Oil Company. He has also given numerous seminars at Oshkosh on the topic. I remember reading an article that he wrote for one of the general aviation publications within the last couple of years. Unfortunately I don't remember any of the reasons WHY it's bad to use Castrol 10W-30 in your Lycoming, I just remember that there were many reasons. Try a web search under "Ben Visser", try the Sacramento Sky Ranch book, or call Shell Oil and try to talk to him directly. Let us know what you find out. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but at least it's a start. But PLEASE don't use car oil until you do this research. - Rob Wolf