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[Murlo26]

I was just using M1 5w-30 (stock stuff)...hopefully that wasn't the cause of the motor failure :(

I will switch to whatever shane recommends...looks like the Amsoil 10w40 after motor break in.

[Kracka]

You can get Mobil 1 5W-40 or 10W-40 at Walmart for half the price of Amsoil.

IMO, Amsoil is nothing but over-hyped propoganda since it's marketed with a pyramid scheme. It's a good oil, but not THAT good. Great marketing decision on their part though.

[Murlo26]

You can get Mobil 1 5W-40 or 10W-40 at Walmart for half the price of Amsoil.

If Shane says it works as good I will by all means do it...I am not putting my brand new motor at risk though, lol. I have seen comparisons of M1 vs Amsoil and usually Amsoil is way ahead but I am no oil expert.

[Kracka]

I have seen comparisons of M1 vs Amsoil and usually Amsoil is way ahead but I am no oil expert.
Look at who pays for those "independent" lab tests though.

[Murlo26]

Look at who pays for those "independent" lab tests though.

Like I said...I shall do whatever Shane/Danny tell me to do...if they say just use synthetic and this weight...then i will probably just stick with M1...however I forgot to say, I chose not to support Walmart whenever possible, i hate that corporation...

[Kracka]

I chose not to support Walmart whenever possible, i hate that corporation...
LOL so does Scheides. I personally love it. It saves me a ton of money and they've done what most other American companies can only dream of. Plus they bring jobs to depressed areas and employ the otherwise unemployable.

[Murlo26]

LOL so does Scheides. I personally love it. It saves me a ton of money and they've done what most other American companies can only dream of. Plus they bring jobs to depressed areas and employ the otherwise unemployable.

I don't hate the store or the employees or the atmosphere...i just hate how they do business...shitting on everyone they can basically to make a small profit.

I don't disagree they run a tight ship, but I go to target whenever possible for that kind of store.

I only go to Walmart typically when I am lazy and one is close or at 3am or something when its all that's open.

[scheides]

I was just using M1 5w-30 (stock stuff)...hopefully that wasn't the cause of the motor failure :(



Sooooo, hate to bring up a tender subject, but that rod that snapped, the end of it was still attached to the crank....did you or DB ever pull it off the crank and see if the bearing was spun at all? Furthermore, pulling the rest of that block apart to try and diagnose what exactly happened?

[Murlo26]

Sooooo, hate to bring up a tender subject, but that rod that snapped, the end of it was still attached to the crank....did you or DB ever pull it off the crank and see if the bearing was spun at all? Furthermore, pulling the rest of that block apart to try and diagnose what exactly happened?

Nope, I have thought about it a lot though...i know way back when you had always said to check that and I have thought about asking them. I bug them a lot though and I am personally not sure how long it takes to check that. I was thinking I would play with the block myself when I got it back.

Is it hard to do? Maybe I can talk Kracka ;) or someone in to helping me if it's easy next Friday, the block is sitting at DB still.

I just know I bug danny and shane way too much already.

But yes, the rod is still connected to the crank, well half the rod.

[mlomker]

looks like the Amsoil 10w40 after motor break in.

Shane only said that because I'd already brought up Amsoil. I'm sure that M1 would be fine. It's not all that much more expensive, though...depends on where you get your M1. The M1 'oil change' jug (4.5 qts?) was like $33 last I checked. Amsoil is about $10 more.

I need to find a better hook-up for the Amsoil is all...buying from their online store is no bargain.