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I see what you did there.

 

Kind of like cylinder #3 on an air cooled VDub engine

 

That said...I'm going out on a limb and saying he uses 15w40, 20w50 or maybe a straight 40.

 

Yep 20w50 break-in oil

Phillips 66 Type M Aviation Oil is an ashless, nondispersant, multigrade engine oil recommended for use in aircraft piston engines where the operator prefers a mineral oil-based engine oil that does not contain dispersant additives. It provides easier starting and quicker oil circulation at low temperatures compared with single-grade mineral oils, while maintaining high film strength at high temperatures and under high loads for protection against wear and piston scuffing. Type M Aviation Oil is available in one viscosity grade: SAE 20W-50. It typically is used as break-in oil for newly overhauled engines where all-mineral type oils are recommended. The multigrade formulation helps reduce cylinder glazing tendency during break-in. Break-in normally is accomplished in less than 25 hours of engine operation.

 

Oil is Oil
Your limb broke..

 

Good morning TC

 

Speaking of oil. This is my only wrenchin' today. Oil change on my buddy's '17 Sequoia. She's a hungry bitch at 8 quarts.

 

You too Johnny

 

Mornin' Bill

Got some upcoming oil changes myself!

 

Buddy....it seems all I have done every weekend is wrench on a vehicle for someone. Hopefully I'm done for a bit. Got my 100k mile service coming up on the Taco. But that's probably a month or more away.

 

Yea my vehicle wrenching has gone down a good bit since getting rid of the Talon. Good thing as the house is taking all my time. One oil change on the Camry is due in a month or so and that's about it. One last free oil change on the Tacoma left so I don't gotta worry about that. Gotta get the mowers out and do the oil changes and other Spring items. I can't get my favored Rotella T5 10w30 so I just ordered a 6 qt case of Valvoline VR1 Syn 10w30.

 

I did the mower and pressure washers last weekend

 

Since I had to wash the frame a bit cause of my off road excursion , figured you’d like to see a
10 1/2 year old frame from a salt belt with FF protection. Now I need to do a inside frame wash this year and recoat everything.. going to suck without a lift but I gotta do it now…

 

Looks really good Mike!

Gonna be an interesting comparison, I went with a cosmoline product on mine. Seems to have held up well and not washed off where I applied it, even after several touchless car washes with undercarriage spray. Fasteners and the diff/transfer case/etc drain plugs still have a nice amber color to them. We'll see how well it does in a couple years. I did not like what FF looked like, so this was an alternative for me.

 

Nice.

About a week ago Toyota sent me a notice that they have extended the cutoff date from December 2021 to June 2022 for anyone who has not done the treatment. So I guess technically I can get it done if I want to.

 

For mine they were going to inspect and install the plugs and send it. I didn’t want to change what I was doing… That recall will always be open for me..

 

Off road excursion? What did I miss?

Got some work on the midget done today. Front bumper and grille test fitted, passenger fender nearly done with welding and fitting the turn signal mount. Also fitted the hood, a bit finicky and definitely permanently tweaked. No big deal since it's a driver and not a show car. Also got the 3D printed filler pieces installed under the rear taillights.