[Public-list] Re: winter

[Jonathan Whittingham]

Villo Marmei wrote:

> Yes....
> Old oil contains Sulfuric acid residues and on Standing bearings 
> corrodes and eats the brass bearing liners away....Change your engine 
> oil religiously (Like Amen in church) at the end of each seasons  haul 
> out. Change the oil filter every Other year as the diesel engine 
> hardly gets a work out during the summer season
> Also go and rotate the engine by hand several turns and times during 
> haul out....
> Villo


Thankyou. Jonathan Whittingham

>
>
>
> At 12:02 PM 11/13/2005, you wrote:
>
>> Jonathan Whittingham wrote:
>>
>>> I have read that it might be preferable to change the oil at the end 
>>> of the season rather than in the spring as it is suggested that the 
>>> old oil contaminants will eat into the bearings. Any truth to this 
>>> consideration?
>>
>>
>> I don't know if it's true (especially given the low number of hours I 
>> put on the engine), but I've heard the same.  I always change the oil 
>> in the winter and do the tune-up in the spring.
>>
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