Recent content by carl_k

Hi dnewton, You answered my question. Quote: You can easily go multiple years with dinos, and perhaps more with syns. That's what I wanted to know. Thanks very much.

So there's no problem with leaving an oil in the motor for 3 years, as long as the hours are within the manual's recommended 200 hours?

On a different topic, but kind of related to synthetic oil. Oil change interval. My tractor manual says that the motor oil should be changed every 200 hours. At the rate I use my tractor it could take me 3 to maybe 4 years to rack up 200 hours. Would it be good to use synthetic oil for 3 to 4...

Thanks for your replies bmwtechguy and Garak. Checked on the net, seems the Delvac 1 is pretty hard to find around my neck of the woods. Looks like I will be doing T6 if I choose to go synthetic.

Thanks for the info regarding dino versus synthetic for my use, but I still would like to know the difference between Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel vrs. Mobil Delvac 1 ESP. By checking the mobil site, all I could determine is that the Delvac meets more manufacturers specs. Anyone have any thoughts about...

Hello. I have a new Kubota tractor. I use it to bush hog about 4 hours at a time, every other week with it. That means it runs at a constant 2400 rpm for 4 hours in the heat of the summer each time I use it. I was researching synthetic engine oils and learned that Mobil makes two synthetic oils...