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On 2007-03-27 08:38, GrandPaulZ wrote:
They always run best right before they blow up!
hee hee
I believe there is some truth in that 
30K is awfully high, even if it got regular oil changes. Remember, these things don't have oil filters, so what gets past the sump screen is tiny stuff; perfect for clogging a sludge trap where the heat is pretty intense and performs "molding" service on the grunt.
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My own t100 did over 50k miles with nary a problem. butthat was mostly long distance (434 miles each way) rides of me going home for teh weekends.
Today I came across this and here seems as good aplace as any to put it.
http://www.svmgcc.org/tech_tips/oil_is_killing.htm
and
http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2005-32-0088
also
http://www.lnengineering.com/oil.html
Probably worth a read.
Neiher mentioned that sg (only) rated 20/50 oils are exempt from having minimum zinc levels, so I suggest you use these.
[ This message was edited by: panda on 2007-04-01 13:23 ]
