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monjarassi
10-18-2013, 12:15 PM
Okay many will or have built a motor or even refreshened a stock motor, for what ever reason it might be i recently started asking what ppl use as a good engine assembly lube for bearings ect ect.
A quick search and and responses from many have brought us to this.
Im a list the kinds of engine assembly lubes that are the most known and have been used with posistive results.

Lucas EAL
http://www.lucasoil.com/images/products/BF0A390E109507353341629E9473CD08.gif

Permatex EAL
http://lghttp.14077.nexcesscdn.net/806AE0/Magento/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/250x250/fbc78cc65f2b8bd9a0ffb21846ac53c0/8/1/81950_permatex_engine_assembly_lube.jpg

Red Line EAL
http://www.socalautoparts.com/images/product/80319.jpg

Torco EAL
http://www.mann-engineering.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/EAL_HP.jpg

These were the most that majority of engine builder from my serach had the most hits, feel free to chime in and ill add your suggestion to the list for future reference on motor build.
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snizzletoff
10-18-2013, 01:32 PM
I used the permatex EAL for my most recent build, it worked perfectly fine, i think my only complaint with it was just how quickly it begins to "melt" its comes out quite thick but assembling an engine in a warm garage it quickly began to melt away from what i put it on, this isn't a huge deal as once you have the lube in a journal it can't really go anywhere.

My question is, are other lubes thicker more resistant to melting quickly?

monjarassi
10-18-2013, 02:44 PM
I used the permatex EAL for my most recent build, it worked perfectly fine, i think my only complaint with it was just how quickly it begins to "melt" its comes out quite thick but assembling an engine in a warm garage it quickly began to melt away from what i put it on, this isn't a huge deal as once you have the lube in a journal it can't really go anywhere.

My question is, are other lubes thicker more resistant to melting quickly?

good question, i hope someone can chime in

vdubkilla
10-18-2013, 06:58 PM
Well curiosity got me and I went out in the garage and did a little test here are my results

side by side Permatex and Lucas Assembly lube

http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg360/nextproject97/IMAG0849_zps63b5cbca.jpg

monjarassi
10-18-2013, 08:49 PM
Nice demo i seen this on google.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r184/Ethan1849/IMG_0015.jpg

It has been almost 3 days and they are still staying on the white board, even in these warm temperatures. I used some of the most popular assembly lubes.

#1 was the Lucas Oil Semi-Synthetic Assembly Lube (You can get this at most auto part stores).

#2 was the Torco MPZ (Molybdenum, Phosphate and Zinc) Assembly Lube (It held its own pretty well)

#3 was the Torco MPZ HP Assembly Lube (This stuff worked great. It's thick like jelly and especially hard to get off the white board).

#4 is the Stabil Engine Assembly Lube (Again, you can buy this lube in huge containers for cheap at any parts store. The stuff works well, too.)

#5 was the Royal Purple Synthetic Assembly Lube (This was actually the looser of the 5, but was the best for coverage and adhesion. It was sure a bare to get this stuff off the white board)

All-in-all, the best I used was the Torco MPZ HP. The most expensive out of the 5 assembly lubes I did. About $25 for a 5 oz. tube of it. Largest size they have.

If you don't work on engines all the time or you're just building one, I would definitely go for the Torco MPZ HP assembly lube. Of course, everybody has there favorite assembly lubes.

They were all great assembly lubes and all worked well. Temperatures in the 70's and they held up pretty well I would say.

I hope this will help someone and thanks for looking!