RE: Marvelmystery oil blow up??

[SB <polecat2@xxxxxxxx>]

I agree, but in this case we are trying to determine if the last oil 
filter is the culprit.  He should leave the filter dry, start it, then 
remove it to see if any oil made it throught the new filter.



Rich Kinsley wrote:
> 
> FWIW I always put oil in my filter before I install it. I gotta think 
> that'd help getting it up to pressure quickly.


> =====================================================================
> SB wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Last year my friend changed the oil on his Buick Grand National.  He 
> > used a Fram filter.  Long story short, that filter didn't let any oil 
> > past it.  It was somehow defective, and I've never seen an oil filter do 
> > 
> > 
> > that before.  In your friend's case, this would never have allowed him 
> > to go 100 miles without him hearing knocking, but perhaps the filter is 
> > to blame?  I'm only guessing, but I'd put a new, quality oil filter on 
> > it and start it briefly, making sure the filter has time to fill.  I'd 
> > then remove the new filter and take a look.
> > 
> > 
> > neal zimmerman wrote:
> > > 
> > any chance marvel mystery oil in a crankcase could make a motor blow 
> > up???  A guy here i know bought an old Ford with a 289, it ran good 
> > enough.  Upon getting it home he changed oil and filter, adding a pint 
> > of Marvel mystery oil into crankcase and the other half of botttle into 
> > gas tank.  The motor made it about 100 miles and  then blew( sounds like 
> > 
> > 
> > a rod-knock to me). In that 100 miles though it ran like a top and 
> > sounded awesome, no noises of any sort, made good power too.  I took off 
> > 
> > 
> > the oil filter and it was not only cold, it  only had a little oil in 
> > it.  This sounds like a plugged sump pickup to me and made me wonder if 
> > the Marvel had "Cleaned" the engine too well, loosening up tons of 
> > sludge and plugging the pickup?
> 
> 
> 
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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