Oil Consumption / Marvel Oil

[Bonehenge]

This may surprise the hell out of you, but today most mechanics use, and we
teach in school, that a mix of 50-50 oil/stp is the preferred mixture to
coat pistons and rings when inserting them in the barrel during an overhaul.

My grandfather never assembled an engine. <G>

 

[Rick Courtright]

This may surprise the hell out of you, but today most mechanics use, > and we teach in school, that a mix of 50-50 oil/stp is the preferred > mixture

Hi,

Can't say if it's "preferred" today, but I know it's been a good "cheap
and dirty" ass'y lube since at least the mid-60s...

Rick

 

[Michael Pardee]

Hi,

Can't say if it's "preferred" today, but I know it's been a good "cheap
and dirty" ass'y lube since at least the mid-60s...

Rick

It works, and I can't say I've heard anybody badmouth it. I use straight
STP, figuring the oil will take over quickly anyway.

Mike