Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:37:28 -0800
Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
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From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject: Coffee filter oil test & synthetic oil
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My pleasure, Stan,
It has been a delight to learn from you and reap the benefits of your
suggestions and those from others on this list.
I just got back from a ride to the store with the new synthetic Mobil One
oil now in the engine. I'm almost certain this is not my imagination but
with synthetic oil the engine seems to run more smoothly and more quietly.
I have Marvel Mystery oil in my Mercedes now and I'm going to filter it at
my next oil change then switch to synthetic Mobil one for that car too. I
might even switch to Red Line transmission fluid for the automatic tranny in
the Mercedes, but one thing at a time.
I leave you with a quote I found today that reminds me of you, Stan. "Only
those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly acquire the skill
to do difficult things easily."
Your friend,
William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE
Subject: Re: coffee filter oil test
> I got your photo and it looks near perfect; as it should.
> I wouldn't bother with any more of these nasty filter test unless you
> have occasion to run engine flush or get another VW from another source
> and run the engine flush on it.
> Personally I use this test on 80-83 Westies or Vanagons that I buy to
> restore or recycle.
> One of the first things I do is run Siloo, Gunk or other engine flush and
> strain the oil to determine if the engine is worth working on. I've
> gotten some pretty nasty looking bearing flakes, bronze particles, gasket
> sealer, pieces of O rings and silicone sealer from these engines. On some
> of the engines that have been sitting for several years I've gotten rust
> and a fair amount of iron with the flushed oil. I always get a lot of
> just plain old soot and grit.
> Most of the old VWs I get are pretty well worn with an unknown history
> but if the lifters can be cleaned the combination of the flush and MMO
> will normally bring them around after about ten start - run cycles that
> bring the engine up to full operating temperature.
> Thanks for your diligence in working through this testing, cleaning,
> straining routine with me.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
>
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 15:20:27 -0800 developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> writes:
> > Dear Stan and group,
> > Stan Wilder's advice has been helpful and thoughtful to me. Today I
> > took
> > your idea and mixed about a half cup of that oil which I drained
> > yesterday.
> > The oil that was run with Marvel Mystery oil for 700 miles.
> >
> > I took a photo of the opened coffee filter and don't see much. I
> > used one of
> > those no bleached brown coffee filters. I will pmail the photo to
> > Stan or
> > anyone else who want to see. The specs on the filter might just be
> > bits of
> > plastic specs from the oil container as it was dirty to begin with
> > from
> > previous oil changes.
> >
> > It would have been better to filter the oil from the engine flush a
> > week or
> > so ago but that oil is long gone. Stan I wish I had the benefit of
> > your
> > experience before I threw away that engine flush oil. It would have
> > been
> > useful to see what was fluched out.
> >
> > Fortunately in my opinion the oil from ths last change looks pretty
> > clean.
> > Stan I'll pmail you a copy of that coffee filter photo. Anyone else
> > interested pmail me for the photo. Next time I'll use the white
> > coffee
> > filters. We use the brown filters at home because the bleached white
> > ones
> > contribute to cancer.
> >
> > William Polowniak
> > 1989 Vanagon GL
> > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
> >
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