Engine Oils

I'd start with the user manual that came with it, and look them up there, Captain.

I wonder if he has been using it in the engine? He did ask for an alternative.

Or, perhaps he found the owner's manual.

This guy must be really, really good at something! Just isn't cars?

Scary thoughts crept into my gray matter when I read "ATF"in the OP.....very scary, very scary *LOL*

BTW, I'd really hate to see what the condition of the engine parts are now.....very scary indeed!

I have to agree with all the comments here.

But I will try to be proactive. I think you are really asking, "What other GRADES of oils can I use, as compared by BRAND".

Does anyone know why ATF added to engine oil and diesel fuel is supposed to dissolve granulated or other carbon particles. Don't remember where I read this before , but it hasn't damaged anything yet. Has been added to engine oil and freed up stuck hydraulic valve lifters. Weird stuff, what do the experts think about this?

Guest,

My uncle, who was an automotive engineer/car restorer, and my father (a factory trained mechanic/mechanical engineer and structural designer) used ATF as a cleaning/lube agent to free stuck parts and as an engine cleaner. The cleaning part being done while the engine was running by adding it to the oil at the rate of 1 to 5 or less.

I part ATF to 5 parts oil.

He did not do this for extended periods of time, because;

ATF has a much higher detergent level, to the point of being caustic. Let some sit on your vehicles paint for a while and see what happens.

This can cause it to foam when mixed with the oil.

Foam does not lube!

ATF also has a much lower viscosity than motor oil and causes the oil itself to 'thin out'.

This will ALWAYS lead to more metal to metal (friction) contact.

ATF is really a hydraulic fluid (which means that it is a fluid, which, when under pressure can cause a mechanical reaction with little compression of itself) with some lubricating features.