Re: [alfa] Mixing Oil Viscosities

[f.rastinejad@xxxxxxx]

Jim,  You are not likely to have oil pressure problems when using the 
prescribed oil for your engines.  Leave the oil alone and just use the oil 
pressure senders from JC whitney.  The Alfa senders do not last very long and 
when they get weak, they can make some people panic about their oil 
pressure.   -Farzan
> Hey Alfa Folks,
> I had a strange idea the other morning.
> After having noticed that my oil pressure gauge in both my old GTV6 and the 
> one in my current 164L both read higher when I use a less viscous oil, I was 
> wondering:
> What if a person were to custom mix off the shelf motor oils to get their oil 
> pressure gauge up outta the panic zone?
> 
> I know of course that the Alfa oil pressure gauges are unreliable and all 
> that yim-yam.
> My GTV6 used to just freak me out when I'd put in a lighter oil and the gauge 
> wouldn't move at all. I'd have to peer into the filler hole to be sure that 
> oil was moving.
> (The lighter oil was used for driving in extreme winter cold, like -20 to -30 
> temps).
> 
> Thanks for the input,
> Jim Oiler
> 1991 164L (10/40 for me please)
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