I mean, this is true with any motor oil where different additives are competing with space on the metal regardless of it being diesel or gas motor oiL.
Ive been using Amsoil SS 5w30 diesel oil. Its dual rated for sn, sn+ but not sp. I like that its thicker and probably has higher levels of zinc and phosphorus. Its not burning any oil so i'm not concerned about cats failing.
Even if its not SP, but is still dual rated for gas engines, could...
Just did an oil change with mobil1 FS 5w-30, prefilled the oil filter then dumped the 5 quarts in. Noticed some small amounts of stuff on the bottom of the jug, didn’t know if it was additive fallout. I previously shook both 5 quart jugs up though. I shook up the unopened jug again and poured 3...
When I plug in my bx1880 after a couple hours of it being plugged in the oil filter gets pretty toasty. Warming the oil is a secondary affect of the block heater but it has to be plugged in for a while and preferably with no wind beating on it
There was an engineer from (Ford?) who said that they try and do the best with things like OCI’s and oil type but they ultimately have to yield to what the epa and government wants, and sometimes that means that long term longevity isn’t the concern of engineers.
People are keeping their...
You sure? Their first and foremost priority is satisfying CAFE and gunment standards. They’re not interested in someone like me who wants 400,000 miles out of an engine before being rebuilt
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Didn’t know the effects of an oil at 10.3 cst @ 212 degrees on the lower part of an engine (such as the rod bearings) that’s recommending oil that’s 6.76 cst at 212 degrees