Hi all, need to find out what Oil Filters will fit my 455 engine, will go with the larger one. Have been reading but would like some of the latest info. I saw where there is WIX, NAPA...but need to know what numbers. Also what type and weight of oil is everyone using as I heard you need the zinc in the oil for the Cams...any help is appreciated, want to do it right the first time...Thanks for all your help, Glenn

Hi all, need to find out what Oil Filters will fit my 455 engine, will go with the larger one. Have been reading but would like some of the latest info. I saw where there is WIX, NAPA...but need to know what numbers. Also what type and weight of oil is everyone using as I heard you need the zinc in the oil for the Cams...any help is appreciated, want to do it right the first time...Thanks for all your help, Glenn

glenn2726 wrote on Tue, 01 July 2014 17:18

Hi all, need to find out what Oil Filters will fit my 455 engine, will go with the larger one. Have been reading but would like some of the latest info. I saw where there is WIX, NAPA...but need to know what numbers. Also what type and weight of oil is everyone using as I heard you need the zinc in the oil for the Cams...any help is appreciated, want to do it right the first time...Thanks for all your help, Glenn

It's really impossible for any of us to have conclusive information other than feel good judgement (which is fine). My engine was new (not rebuilt) about 65k miles ago. I have run synthetic, dino, single viscosity, and multi viscosity oils. I am totally indifferent to ZDDP. Sometimes I have felt that straight 30 dino oil was smooth and quiet but in reality I suspect that had no foundation. My engine burns no oil. So if it blows up tomorrow or 50k miles from now, I will have no foundation to make any conclusions. I suspect almost all of us are in the same situation. It takes millions of miles under controlled conditions to know for sure. I still think that American Marketing genious has determined our actions rather than pure facts. I bet some of us drive miles to find a certain filter or mixture of oil and it only affects our "lack of guilt"--which is probably OK too

what did it say?
cannot read that much
erf


On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Carl Stouffer wrote:

> Bob de Kruyff wrote on Tue, 01 July 2014 20:44
>> glenn2726 wrote on Tue, 01 July 2014 17:18
>>> Hi all, need to find out what Oil Filters will fit my 455 engine, will
> go with the larger one. Have been reading but would like some of the
>>> latest info. I saw where there is WIX, NAPA...but need to know what
> numbers. Also what type and weight of oil is everyone using as I heard you
>>> need the zinc in the oil for the Cams...any help is appreciated, want
> to do it right the first time...Thanks for all your help, Glenn
>>
>>
>> It's really impossible for any of us to have conclusive information
> other than feel good judgement (which is fine). My engine was new (not
>> rebuilt) about 65k miles ago. I have run synthetic, dino, single
> viscosity, and multi viscosity oils. I am totally indifferent to ZDDP.
> Sometimes I
>> have felt that straight 30 dino oil was smooth and quiet but in reality
> I suspect that had no foundation. My engine burns no oil. So if it blows up
>> tomorrow or 50k miles from now, I will have no foundation to make any
> conclusions. I suspect almost all of us are in the same situation. It takes
>> millions of miles under controlled conditions to know for sure. I still
> think that American Marketing genious has determined our actions rather than
>> pure facts. I bet some of us drive miles to find a certain filter or
> mixture of oil and it only affects our "lack of guilt"--which is probably OK
>> too
>
>
>
> I think you are absolutely correct, Bob. Although I stated my preference
> earlier in this thread, I really have no scientific basis for this
> preference. Just superstition, I guess. This morning I received the
> following from Steve Ferguson in my email box. It is a report from
> Blackstone
> Labs that verifies Bob's opinion on this subject:
>
>
> http://gallery.mailchimp.com/f641390cba42169db49e0cd6e/files/45f9e8cb-2d2f-407a-a482-079ba4de3771.pdf
>
>
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> Carl Stouffer
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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