Priming to prevent dry starts after my truck has been sitting for weeks or months at a time, especially in the cold. What I was told about switching a vehicle's oil weight viscosity.
Almost 300k on my 2014 tundra using nothing but 0w20. I buy whatever oil is on sale. Truck has mainly seen Walmarts super tech full synthetic . Zero issues. Change my oil every 4-5k miles costs me 50 bucks to do it myself
@@insaneseafarer yea definitely change it every year or 5k miles at most and you’ll always be good to go. I drive so much the time never comes into play for me. Some people even recommend changing it every 6 months but I think it can last the year no problem
@@tundras4ever552 yeah, it's not that expensive to do it more often. My oil changes were averaging $45 including a Wix filter and full synthetic oil. An oil change shop would charge me $120 for the same thing. An ounce of prevention is worth it.
One thing to add here folks...dont forget to replace your pcv valve. On modern engines you should be doing it every 30-50k. The pcv valve plays a major roll in several funtions of your engine. Especially on modern engines. I recommend doing some research on pcv valve operation. Dont try and clean the valve either, just replace it.
If its a high quality oil and high quality additive package from the manufacture there is no need to add anything else like Lucas your just wasting your money and messing up the additive package already in the oil .
You do not have to remove a fuse to pre-prime your engine with oil. I have a 06 F150 and my truck does this all Ford vehicles do this. When you go to start your truck before you turn the ignition key push the gas pedal all the way to the floor and then turn over the engine this will activate flood mode. When flood mode is activated the computer will disengage the fuel injectors and not allow the engine to fire over you can turn the engine over and pre-prime the oil and then when you let off the gas pedal the engine will start.
One question What about if you push just the Gas pedal and not together with the brake pedal? Would that be an issue or a problem while holding and trying to get oil pressure ?
No engine is truely dry after changing the oil most of the engine parts are designed to retain oil. Modern engine is oil thin so it flows quick pre-priming is not necessary
@@sweetbone39 My problem is that I go overseas for so long that my truck just sits. Right now I'm on a ship going on 6 months so I'm sure most of the oil has dripped to the pan. That is something I mentioned in this video, the long duration of non use and then starting it dry.
@@insaneseafarer I just started up my 83 Eldorado that sat in storage for 10 years. Started right up, ran a little ruff about 10 seconds, then settled into a very smooth idle, engine very quiet, no lifter noise, no nothing, Just quiet. Just popped a new battery in, was parked when tank was almost empty, put 5 gal fresh gas, that was all. Ran it for 10 min, then changed the oil, Castrol 10 40.
@@johnfranklin5277 GM knew how to make a Cadillac, strong, quiet and comfortable. 10w 40 is a nice thick oil. The newer midels use 5w 20 or even 0w 20 and is very thin. I think the thinness of the oil is what causes dry starts, it settles to the sump when it is hot and then when it cools, there is no real protection in the top end of the engine.
I agree to that. Lucas Pure Synthetic has a grade rating of 50 weight. I put a little over a quart of that along with Castrol and it increased it from 5w 20 to 5w25-ish. I have 200,000 miles on that truck now and it purrs. Not too much of an increase in weight so I still get decent fuel miles and wear protection. Lucas is super slick oil and it clings to parts, I noticed when I took the valve covers off and the cam was nice and slippery even sitting in the cold overnight.
Wouldn’t holding the gas pedal to the floor “clear flood mode” for the same amount of time do the same thing without removing the fuse. Just a thought thanks for the video
I never knew about that. Another comment stated the same thing so I will try it. I'm on a ship now, been here for half a year so my truck has been sitting in storage all that time. I'm anxious to try the gas pedal method to prime it when I get back next week. Thanks for leaving a comment.
@@insaneseafarer It will work in most gas vehicles these days. Not sure about diesels. Works in my '03 Sierra and a 2016 Jeep the other day. Did not work in a 2009 Kia
Was it just from putting it to ON positive for 10. Secons (^*^) lol 😄 I keep it to ON for 2 seconds in my 2010 camry. My friend was surprised when he just crank it straight away because he was mad at me for something and it wasn't a dry start. What a toyota. . Except when me and dad tried 0w-30 Mobil 1 and my dad in the morning said "what you DO!" 🙃 that 0w Mobil 1 sunk all the oil back to the pan 😒
yo 5w30 0w30 Use the best flowing viscosity oils you can get bro. Ill use 0w40 in my diesels year round. So like now castrol Magnatec is supposed to be rebranded as Castrol Synthetic. So if they make a more viscous 0w30 castrol synthetic etc, go for that. It probably has the same polar molecules like Magnetec does. I hear you, I hate the cold weather valve tapping in -35 myself.
That Lucas product is ok for old worn out engines. There is little to no anti wear ingredients in it, all it is, is a viscosity thickner and thats it. Look it up and study it, you will find it is a waste of money.
I use it because it is so tacky. I recently got home from overseas and my truck sat for 10 months. The oily film prevents the inside from rusting. I have an inspection camera and went inside the engine through the oil fill cap. There was a minute bit of rust on the crank but not bad. Lucas is really good for storing vehicles, which is the main reason I use it.
Not true about Platinum Ultra. Pennzoil is a using GTL process which has a lower NOACK than PAO’s (Amsoil/Redline). The only way to say who makes the best oil is to test them. There’s plenty of videos out there such as Project Farm. Adding Lucas is making the oil thicker…which is good to a point. Thin oil is killing engines. Good discussion.
I think you are over doing it with the Lucas but that's just me you should check out best line engine oil additives if you are looking for the best for your vehicle I have a 83 dodge RAM pick up God bless from Canada eh!
I have another truck I will try BestLine on, eh. As I mentioned in the video, my truck sits for months while I am overseas and Lucas 15% with the magnatec have been great for staying in the upper parts of the motor while the vehicle sits.
@@insaneseafarer I emailed castrol and ask them the difference between Magnatec and the new GTX full synthetic. They replied with this Castrol GTX FULL SYNTHETIC replaced Castrol GTX MAGNATEC to align with GM's latest generation of GM-certified engine oil, GM dexos™1 Gen 3. Castrol GTX FULL SYNTHETIC and Castrol GTX MAGNATEC are very similar formulations with very similar properties. The GTX FULL SYNTHETIC product also contains the intelligent molecule like GTX MAGNATEC that protects the engine from start-up. Castrol GTX FULL SYNTHETIC has been designed to meet the needs of today's advanced engine technologies and to help extend engine life by fighting the impact of severe driving conditions. It provides the same outstanding wear protection as GTX MAGNATEC, plus superior sludge protection that exceeds the industry standard.
I use both Mobil 1 and Castrol oils. Depending on the price. I change my oil every 50 hours so I don't let it get too dirty so I haven't experienced anything unusual past that time. I follow a channel called Project Farm and he does many tests with different oils. He concluded that Mobil 1 and Castrol Edge are the two best oils.
@Chano Leyva yes I have tried the Penzoil Platinum and the Valvoline full synthetics, also Mag1 oils. Castrol Magnatec is my favorite so far. It stopped dry starts and has a cleaning detergent that removes old oil stains from parts.
Why don't you just get into your vehicle and push the gas pedal to the floor, and run it in flood mode for about 10 to 15 seconds. No need to pull a fuse.
I do that too. Flood mode. Flood mode doesn't show the oil pressure go up, when I pull the fuse and start it, I can see what the oil pressure gauge is reading.
I've done a little homework on that. I'm on a car carrier ship at this very moment and I've been here going on almost 6 months. My truck has been sitting in storage all this time with no one to prime it for me while I am gone. So I will charge the battery and then prime it before I start it up. Wish I had a way to pre lube it. What do you know about add on oil pumps?
@@insaneseafarer they do make a pre lube pump, I've installed a couple of them years back on Cummins engines. They come on for a programed amount of time when the key is turned on and can be programmed to turn on after the engine is shut down for a bit ( this is mainly for turbo charged engines) pretty simple install and might be just the ticket for your situation. I think the brand name was (Preluber) also you might want to look into a battery disconnect for those long layups. Lastly I didn't hear you say what brand of oil filter your using. Make sure you get one with an anti drain back valve. It helps. Good luck
The gold bottle is a higher mileage Edge oil. It's guaranteed for 20,000 miles but I would never go that far without an oil change. I did a short video of my thoughts and ponders about it. Here is the link to my video short...ru-vid.comG7cDtsyBiTk
