Here's My Astral

[Anita]

I wanted to come in May but that is when my spring break is so I will be spending time with my family in Arizona instead, I would like to meet with the other SoCal guys in the future though, if anybody is interested in a meet my number is 6026631691, my name is Chase

Chase, we will definitely have to plan a meet. There are a lot on new owners in So Cal. It would be great to meet ya!

My husband and I drive up to Santa B at least once a month. Maybe next time we are up there we can meet. I'll check my VX toy store and see if I have any goodies I can pass on to a new VX owner.

[VXdoc]

Not Very Many Low Mileage Vx's Out There. Congrats

[Ala5ka]

I was told to start running Rotella Synth Diesel oil now to avoid the oil burning problem, and occasional seafoam treatment. What does the VX community think about this?

[Bob Barker]

Why diesel oil? What makes that different, and why did they say it would work?

[Ala5ka]

Here is a post from another site addressed toward my VX.


Your engine is young. If you do the right stuff now It may never get the oil burning problem. I sold my 2000 Trooper over it because at the time it was not well understood. The oil burning is caused by the fact that the pistons in the early 3.5 only have 4 small return holes under the oil ring. If these get gummed up the oil scraped off the cylinder walls goes into the combustion chamber instead of back into the block. Eventually the the rings can stick compressed in the ring land. There is a lot of write up on this on the planet. Main thing is run rotella synth diesel oil and periodically clean the entire EGR tract and tubing and run seafoam through the engine. If you keep it clean before it starts you should be fine. After the rings get gummed it's hard to free them again without an overhaul. Other than that is a fine powerful engine.

Here is a pic from an engine that was past cleaning. See the stuck oil ring?

[Ala5ka]

I'm not sure why diesel oil but he advised me to use Rotella 5w-40 full synthetic. I don't have the burning problem and I don't want it

[rsteinmetz70112]

Rotella has a very high detergent content.

[Ala5ka]

So my engine stays clean

Rotella has a very high detergent content.

[Triathlete]

Chase, I have read reviews on the planet of the Rotela use that go both ways. Some say it helped some say they had no differance. I have been running Mobil1 since I bought my VX at 65,000 miles (now have 140,000) and burn no oil. Other oils that have good followings are Royal Purple and Amsoil.

[Ala5ka]

I do love Royal Purple

[Ala5ka]

I hit up Glamis this weekend, amidst the prerunners, sand cars, and quads I parked my little VX...everyone was thoroughly confused

[Gussie2000]

I'm not sure why diesel oil but he advised me to use Rotella 5w-40 full synthetic. I don't have the burning problem and I don't want it

Welcome to the fun ala5ka !
That's a beauty...of course,it's a shinny astral

I also use rotella in my VX,it is a excelent oil and many owners in other forum are well pleased about this oil too.

Hope you fully enjoy your VX and have a lot of fun

Congrats and welcome !

[vt_maverick]

Lookin' good - what roof rack is that?

[Ldub]

I can almost remember that long ago, when mine was a blank page...

She's a beauty...

[Ala5ka]

Lookin' good - what roof rack is that?

That is an older IPF rack that I fenagled with Yakima Mighty Mounts. A friend had it laying around and thought that the rack looked like it was made for my car so he gave it to me. I looked online and they go for about $600 new, I think I lucked out. IPF is a subsidiary company of ARB, they make all of their lightweight aluminum stuff.