Roller rockers getting noisier in this cold weather

[WhiteHeat306]

It seems like my Crane Gold roller rockers are getting more chattery ever since the cold weather came on. Is this normal? Has it happened to anyone else?

 

[slvrsn95]

What oil are you using?

 

[Black1987Stang]

Isnt that the brand where people said they always ticked? There was a thread about this like a year ago about it. One are mine are ticking but i got Ford Motorsport 1.6's but my problem is my lifter/lifters...i think. If your oil pressure is low it can cause some ticking.

 

[WhiteHeat306]

What oil are you using?

non-synthetic 20w-50 still in there from the warmer summer months

 

[Rick 91GT]

The oil is a little too thick for the cold weather, a change to a thinner oil would be could all around. It will pump up to the top of the motor easier, and be a lot easier on the oil pump as well.

 

[WhiteHeat306]

The oil is a little too thick for the cold weather, a change to a thinner oil would be could all around. It will pump up to the top of the motor easier, and be a lot easier on the oil pump as well.

Gotcha. Rick, what brand and viscosity oil do you recommend for winter?

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

I run 10w30 year 'round in mine. I believe that's what my owners manual says to do.

 

[87'GTstang]

If I might ask, why the use of such a thick oil in your engine? With tight clearances comes resistance to flow - in other words, where the thick stuff just cannot flow well. 10w-30 should be fine just about all-year round. For the person that likes to run two different types, 10w-40 should be about the thickest and 5w-30 about the thinnest for a 302. No real advantage (more like disadvantage) to running anything heavier or lighter.

 

[WhiteHeat306]

I use thicker oil in the summers here. My engine isn't stock and everyone told me to run the thicker stuff in the heat of the summer.

 

[Rick 91GT]

I run 5w30-10w30 in the winter, 10w40 in the SUMMER on stock style sm blk fords

 

[WhiteHeat306]

I run 5w30-10w30 in the winter, 10w40 in the winter on stock style sm blk fords

I will probably go with 10-40. I think that's what I ran last year