Is it possible to fill mineral oil in a modern engine
- April 20, 2023
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Usually, expensive synthetic engine lubricants are recommended for new cars. The argument is simple: if you are greedy, you kill the power source. But maybe there’s nothing wrong
Usually, expensive synthetic engine lubricants are recommended for new cars. The argument is simple: if you are greedy, you kill the power source. But maybe there’s nothing wrong with that and all the tips are just tricks from marketers? Experts from the AvtoVzglyad portal give their arguments on this matter.
An old engine needs one lubricant and a supercharged direct injection “heart” needs another. This is what most experts and salespeople in auto shops say. Nevertheless, citizens are in no hurry to pay a lot of money for consumables. Mineral water comes to the rescue here.
Indeed, it is still quite widespread. It is widely used in cars with decent mileage. The real quality limit of such products according to API standard is SL. And judging by the viscosity grade, the threshold between “mineral water” and “plastic” is at the level of 10W40. At the same time, only “plastic” can be 0W, but “mineral water” is quite suitable for 10 or 15W.
Then it is good to look at the tolerances of the manufacturer. Approvals of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Renault, Ford, Cummins and so on can be found even on cans made in Russia. The main thing is to carefully study the label and not choose a brand.
After we study the design of your car’s engine. Here’s the web to help. It’s no secret that even if the car is new, the technical power unit can be rooted in the early 2000s. If so, then structurally large holes are laid in it. In it you can safely pour “mineral water”. Moreover, even necessary. After all, only then will the oil pump provide the necessary pressure and the protective foil will be sufficiently thick.
As for supercharged “hearts”, here you need to be more careful. After all, they are distinguished by narrow oil channels, and the load on them is higher, especially in summer. However, mineral water can also be poured here, but then the service interval should be reduced to 5000 km, and every time you use an engine flush to clean precisely these oil channels. It turns out that the game is not worth the candle. There will be no real savings and the risk of motor resource reduction will increase. So the turbo unit only requires good plastics. You can only use something else in extreme cases. Say, if you need to reach the service.
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An old engine needs one lubricant and a supercharged direct injection “heart” needs another. This is what most experts and salespeople in auto shops say. Nevertheless, citizens are in no hurry to pay a lot of money for consumables. Mineral water comes to the rescue here.
Indeed, it is still quite widespread. It is widely used in cars with decent mileage. The real quality limit of such products according to API standard is SL. And judging by the viscosity grade, the threshold between “mineral water” and “plastic” is at the level of 10W40. At the same time, only “plastic” can be 0W, but “mineral water” is quite suitable for 10 or 15W.
Then it is good to look at the tolerances of the manufacturer. Approvals of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Renault, Ford, Cummins and so on can be found even on cans made in Russia. The main thing is to carefully study the label and not choose a brand.
After we study the design of your car’s engine. Here’s the web to help. It’s no secret that even if the car is new, the technical power unit can be rooted in the early 2000s. If so, then structurally large holes are laid in it. In it you can safely pour “mineral water”. Moreover, even necessary. After all, only then will the oil pump provide the necessary pressure and the protective foil will be sufficiently thick.
As for supercharged “hearts”, here you need to be more careful. After all, they are distinguished by narrow oil channels, and the load on them is higher, especially in summer. However, mineral water can also be poured here, but then the service interval should be reduced to 5000 km, and every time you use an engine flush to clean precisely these oil channels. It turns out that the game is not worth the candle. There will be no real savings and the risk of motor resource reduction will increase. So the turbo unit only requires good plastics. You can only use something else in extreme cases. Say, if you need to reach the service.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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