Re: 1955 Patrician 352 oil recommendations
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I did some searching on this forum a couple years ago to determine the best oil for my 1955 Caribbean 352, and recommendation from Jack Vines at that time was to get 20w50. I ended up getting the NAPA High Mileage version of 20w50 and it's worked great so far.
Here is the original thread discussion:packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=8555
Posted on: 2023/10/8 22:02
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Re: 1955 Patrician 352 oil recommendations
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In 1956 Packard recommended 10W30 as an alternative to the 20 weight oil. 10W30, 15W40, and 20W50 are variously used. If the engine is in tolerance I would personally just use 10W30 especially because you want to run it in winter, but if the engine has significant wear then maybe up it.
I have a 55 400 and did not notice a difference in oil pressure between 10W30 and 15W40, but my engine just had valves machined and rings replaced. Supposedly about 40k miles since new in mine currently.
Posted on: 2023/10/8 22:21
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Re: 1955 Patrician 352 oil recommendations
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Thanks for your advice. I may go with the 10-30 then. Do you see any reason not to run synthetic? I figure the new seals should be ok and I cleaned out all the old sludge.
Posted on: 2023/10/9 20:47
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