The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Like picking at a scab: let's discuss 'oil'

Terry, NJ · 10-19-2018, 06:05 PM

Just my opinion, but DON"T use a straight weight Non Detergent like SAE 40! I like Rotella 15-40 in ten qt jugs from Tractor Supply. Has plenty of zinc and works well for me. Next is the cheapest thing at Walmart. The worst oils of today are better than the best oils of 1930! The A engine was the cheapest power plant Henry or Edsel could mass produce cheaply! It ain't sophisticated! It wasn't built to last, the fact that so many of them did is more of an accident than anything else. Don't forget, The A s all made it through the depression when oil changes were the last thing anyone spent money on. Then came the war and the was no oil available to change. Just getting a annual oil change was a luxury for most of these cars.
Terry

10-19-2018, 06:05 PM	#10
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Re: Like picking at a scab: let's discuss 'oil' Just my opinion, but DON"T use a straight weight Non Detergent like SAE 40! I like Rotella 15-40 in ten qt jugs from Tractor Supply. Has plenty of zinc and works well for me. Next is the cheapest thing at Walmart. The worst oils of today are better than the best oils of 1930! The A engine was the cheapest power plant Henry or Edsel could mass produce cheaply! It ain't sophisticated! It wasn't built to last, the fact that so many of them did is more of an accident than anything else. Don't forget, The A s all made it through the depression when oil changes were the last thing anyone spent money on. Then came the war and the was no oil available to change. Just getting a annual oil change was a luxury for most of these cars. Terry