Good point and thank you Ripcord. My other concern with a straight weight oil is they were developed before turbochargers were ever introduced, however the T1 Claims to be appropriate for both turbo and non turbo applications.
Thanks guys, I'm kinda on the fence either way I know we always ran Sae 30 in our 71 and 110 series Detroits years ago without any problems ever and at that time no one even mentioned 40wt, however oil technology has changed a lot since then and one has to wonder is newer better or is there no...
I have read many articles on whether the proper oil for a 2 stroke Detroit Diesel is a straight weight 'i.e. SAE 30, 40 or 50 or a blended oil such as 15w 40 and there are arguments for both sides as to which one to use, however I just bought a Spartan Fire Truck with a Detroit 8v92TA DDEC...