AEROSHELL oils
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,739
Likes: 630
From: Unreconstructed, South Carolina
AEROSHELL oils
read ... search for zinc ... a few mentions and one in particular ("master rod") could further roil those oily waters of discontent.
FWIW, long ago I ran Aeroshell 120 in an old HD FL when I couldn't find HD oil or VR race 60. No issues.
http://www-static.shell.com/static/a...oshellbook.pdf
FWIW, long ago I ran Aeroshell 120 in an old HD FL when I couldn't find HD oil or VR race 60. No issues.
http://www-static.shell.com/static/a...oshellbook.pdf
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 943
Likes: 73
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 15,892
Likes: 42
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 6,231
Likes: 65
From: Seattle WA
St. Jude Donor '14
I use Aeroshell 100 in my aircraft. GA piston aircraft engines are generally air-cooled, low compression, low-HP/CID engines with loose clearances. Camshafts are mild and spring pressures are low. Oil is generally changed every 25 hours or so...or roughly the ground equivalent of 1,500 miles (60 MPH * 25 hours = 1,500 miles) I pay about $90 for a 12 case locally; the multi-viscosity stuff is a little higher.
Aircraft cams/lifters do fail...but generally more because of sitting/age than anything else...and they give a pretty good warning as oil analysis is done on every change.
With all the good choices, can't understand using anything other than a good motor oil - especially not something designed for a completely different application.
Aircraft cams/lifters do fail...but generally more because of sitting/age than anything else...and they give a pretty good warning as oil analysis is done on every change.
With all the good choices, can't understand using anything other than a good motor oil - especially not something designed for a completely different application.
