DeTomaso Mailing List: September 2000, Message #149

Laurie,



LaurieFerrari@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Richard Barkley <rbarkley@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Mid-Engine engine wear
> Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 11:23:38 -0400
> Richard, hi,
> Then what is the best air filter if K&N isn't?  

Don't know. Probably a good paper element and change it often (they tend
to plug up sooner than a K&N). I've go a new $50 K&N for my 4.6 that I'm
probably not going to use. If we can believe Amsoil (if you can't trust
Amsoil, who can you trust), then a high quality paper unit is as good as
theirs in cleaning, and better than anything else. See the graph at the
bottom of http://www.amsoil.com/products/ts.html. You just won't go as fast.

>And which synthetic oil did u
> use?  So you are saying you changed it every 15k miles?

Initially I used Amsoil, then switched to Castrol. It was more like 15K
or a year or so.

>  Guess my brother's
> right then... in the Vette.. the club members say you can do that.. but the
> bro says..... 3k THE MOST.. no matter what oil.

Actually a good bypass filter is probably the best thing you can do. It
should keep things close to 0 miles clean all the time. Problem is
finding a place to fit one in. Also, if one of the hoses blows off....

> It's all interesting to me.
> Best regards,
> Laurie

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