1959 edsel oil question!!!!

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Hi , looking for some info about my 59 edsel...on the back of the engine there is the oil blow by tube I guess you would call it.....I recently changed the oil in the car and it produces a lot of smoke out that tube .....am I using the wrong oil? Is the car supposed to do this? Thanks for your help
 
If the oil you used says "for gasoline engines only", its the wrong stuff. You need oil with more zinc, to lube older designed engines. I used Rotella T. Meant for diesels, or any other oil like it. Blow by; if the engine has been unused for a long time, the rings may need break in again. Drive it a while, if it wont get better, its time for an overhaul.
 
Ok I was doing research and I heard about the oil for diesels , what weight would you recommend for summer and winter if I go with the rotella t
 
Definitely use motor oil specifically rated for diesel engines. Gasoline engine motor oils have all the good stuff (zinc/zddp) removed so it doesn't contaminate the catalytic converters in newer cars. The zinc/zddp is necessary for wear protection of the solid lifter valve train in these 50's era engines

In an engine that's getting older the slightly heaver weight oils can help reduce oil consumption and blow-by. If you use the same oil year-round a multi-grade like 15w-40 is a decent choice. A fresher engine could use the 10w-30.
That being said.... having oil weight of 20w or less in engines older than the 70's makes me slightly nervous for some reason.
Straight weight oil is also available if you prefer those, just be sure to use the 'diesel engine rated' oils. 30w or 40w are good choices. The straight 40w could be what you end up using to help cut down on the blow-by.

https://www.ctci.org/gilsgarage/EngineOil.php

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Motorcraft-Motor-Oil-15W40-5qt/16940218


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I have a new engine in my car and my builder says use the VR1.

For the oil issue with the Edsel, pull off the oil fill cap, does it smoke from there too?
 
Yes it does......I've had the car for couple months did some simple fixes here and there and last week changed oil took it out for couple rides and smokes bad out the oil blow by tube and it comes out the oil fill cap...but when I got the car I would start it and drive it around my property and with the oil dirty oil in the car it would smoke but only alittle
 
I'll suggest doing a compression test, not expecting good results.
And putting a heavier weight (diesel rated) motor oil in it.
If it's just temporarily stuck rings that loosen up and reseal, count your blessings.

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Ok now why would it be smoking more since I put clean oil in it but when it had old oil in it it didn't smoke that bad
 
The oil you drained could have been heavier weight, which would have helped. Fresh oil probably cleaned up some of the gunk that was helping keep oil out of the cylinders, and the compression in.
 
Ok gotcha makes sense now....that's sucks bc the engine runs very well ..no noise...no shakes....sounds great..I would hate to have to rebuild the engine
 
What weight engine oil did you put in? 30w or less?
Drain it out and maybe save it for your lawn mower or something. But it will probably look like garbage and need to be taken to the closest zip lube.
Then put in some diesel rated 40w oil and cross your fingers. There are oil additives/thickeners to help reduce smoking, you might try one in a couple weeks if it doesn't clear up on it's own.

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I'm gonna be honest I didn't think about what weight of oil to put in a classic car I wither put 5w or 10w in the car......I'm pretty sure I put 10w in but I will double check when I get home
 
That's way too light for an old engine.
Put in the 15w-40 diesel engine oil, or maybe the straight 30w.
 
Ok I Def will change it this weekend .....the straight 30w ......is that ehat the bottle says "straight 30w" and is that diesel also
 
Stay with 'diesel rated' for any motor oil in your 50's engine.
The multi-grade oils have two numbers on the label, as in: 10w-30 or 15w-40, to indicate they have properties of both weights of oil.
These function well in; winter / summer and with cold / hot engine temperatures.
The straight weight oils only have one number: 20w, 30w, 40w, etc.
 
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