Maintenance Service

[Tybo]

basically to make sure the tach and engine is reading the same.

Not changing my oil this year. sample from last change came back good.

Will change the plugs,Like every year.

[irishfield]

I'm the other way.. I blow the $100 on oil (now down to $72 with the Verado specific out now) and my plugs are original. They fire fine... they're not electrode worn. Oil takes a beating in a Supercharged engine running 225F oil temps on every run.

[Tybo]

You put alot more hours on.I likly have less then 100 hours from last change.

[aplumma]

I'm the other way.. I blow the $100 on oil (now down to $72 with the Verado specific out now) and my plugs are original. They fire fine... they're not electrode worn. Oil takes a beating in a Supercharged engine running 225F oil temps on every run.

 

 

I am surprised that they run that hot. I have (2) 318 inboard motors that will not get up to 180F at 4000 rpm but they are made different than an outboard. I know on all of my turbo charged cars they have a beefed up cooling circuit on the water and oil coolers that are in the water jacket to get the heat out before it does damage.

 

 

 

Art

[irishfield]

OIL is usually 222/223 Art, after any significant run. Not a real issue. Even in my aircooled aircraft engines I don't get worried unless I go past 250F. I find with Supercharged engines that the oil gets black/dirty faster than conventional engines. I found that back in my 6-71 blower days and in my '90 TBird SC, as I do now with my Verado. Suprised that Paul isn't seeing this if he has 100 hours on his... I don't put 100 hrs on mine most summers and mine was black when I drained it in October.

[Tybo]

When I checked the oil in Dec it was a dark tan colour.The oil I sent to the S.O.S lab

last year was a darker brown and it checked out O.K.

When I'm running higher speed 40-50mph it's only for 15 minutes or so.

90% of the time I let the super charger cool down before I shut the engine down.

[Rombo]

Oil is cheap insurance. I change my outboards every 50 hours or so.

My truck gets changed every 5000km even though i use full synthetic in every thing and quality filters.

 

I put the same castrol 10w30 in every four stoke i own. It goes on sale at CT at least twice a year and i will buy 15 liters at a time.

[Tybo]

Change the oil in my truck at 7000km. Use a blend from Hamilton(can't remember the name right now)

Same 15-40 we use in the equipment at work.Trucks almost 9 years old.