Anyone here still using 15w40?

[userfriendly]

Synthetic 15w-40 is hard to find in my area. 0w-40 and 5w-40 synthetic seem to be the most popular synthetic CK-4 offerings.

Synthetic 15w40s almost pass the 10W winter grade if not for the cold cranking test.
Have a look at Petro-Canada's 10W40 Duron compared to 15w40 Delo synthetic.
They are almost the same except for the CCS.

 

[Kennedy01]

Use it in my 5.3 Vortec, and that's all it's getting. By the next change, all my ope will be 15w40. Some right now has leftovers of what I had in the shop.

The 5.3 spun over normally when it was less than 20 degrees outside earlier this year, no drama and instant oil pressure. It gets much colder than that I'm not going outside. That being said, your battery has more to do with cold crank than oil viscosity. A weak battery isn't going to perform well in cold weather.

 

[drfeelgood]

Last oil change on my dad's 2006 F250 6.0 PSD was Rotella 15w40 and a bottle of Archoil. The truck hauls and tows on occasion and we rarely see 20F as a low temp here. The motor has been "bullet-proofed". He moved down from the UP of MI in 2015 and I believe it saw Motorcraft 15w40 from the dealer most of its life

 

[Noobie]

I use it on multiple gasoline econoboxes and in a small commercial gasoline van.

All of them get the cheapest 15W-40 i can find from any reputable brand.

Since they come overloaded with additives, i run extended OCIs on them.

 

[Great White North]

I have a 2007 GMC 2500HD Classic with the 6.6 Duramax diesel engine. I have always used 15W-40 synthetic engine oil, winter and summer and it has ~450,000 km's (~280,000 mi) on it now. Our winter temps sometimes get as low as, and sometimes lower than -40C (-40F) and I plug the block heater in at anything below -26C (-15F). Starting has never been an issue. I change oil every 10,000 km's (~6200 mi). Other than engine oil/filter changes, fuel filter changes, a water pump replacement and thermostat replacement, the engine has never been touched. It uses ~1/2 litre(1/2 US quart) of oil between oil changes.

 

[levi]

New to me 06 Lacrosse, 3800 Series 3. Old oil had been in vehicle for @ 2 years, per sticker on windshield.
Harvest King 15w40 with SuperTech filter installed recently. Probably could have put kerosene in it and been ok.
This is my 4th GM 3.8 motor. They are amazing.

 

[PandaBear]

I use it to blend with 5w20 or 0w20 I got on discount (remaining oil on discount) to substitute 10w30. That's about it.

 

[Zee09]

My Massey Ferguson diesel calls for 10w30.
Citgard 700 is the bomb

 

[53' Stude]

My Massey Ferguson diesel calls for 10w30.
Citgard 700 is the bomb

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Jim: where you getting this?

 

[Zee09]

Jim: where you getting this?

In the old days zoro.com when they did deals...got Magnatec also. I'm sure there are better places these days.

800 is here

https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1481724-citgo-1-gallon-10w-30-synthetic-blend-engine-oil.html

 

[21_6.7f450]

My 6.7 gets Redline 15w40, sometimes Shaeffers 5w40. Zero issues running 15w40 in central Texas.

 

[RaymondP]

M1 15W50 for me. Using in both motorcycles and all lawnmowers. Seems to be doing the job!

 

[XJRiver]

Often used in 2.2 Ecotec and 5.3 Vortec. Neither engine fussy about grade. I'll put anything in. However just changed the V8 with EDGE 5W40 and it's running and sounding smoother. 560,000 km

 

[Braapdaddy]

Tractor supply $19.99 snagged up all they had on the shelf (6)

I have used up all my 5 gallon buckets of Lucas long drain 15w40.....

6.4 powrstrokes and all my OPE/generators will get this GTX I wish it was easy to get in 5 gallon buckets I would also like to try Castrol Vectron

 

[fdcg27]

Used this grade sometimes in my old e36 as well as in old Benz diesels we've had.
Neither of our present cars need a grade anything like this thick or high in HTHS.
If I run across an old W123 at a killer deal it would certainly find a home with us and I might revisit this grade.