Originally Posted by ragtoplvr
I have a 91 dodge Dakota 4cy 5 speed that will not quit. It does use oil. If you run anything other than 5/10W30 in it there is a lifter tick that last for a while after starting. If you try to use XW40 or HM oil in it to cut the consumption the lifters DO NOT like it. But 10W30 and STP 4CY , no tick, oil consumption cut in half. It is NOT sitting on the bottom of the pan. It is doing something. I may be one of very few, but for me it works
Rod
All it did was thicken the viscosity and weakened the additve pack.
I have a 91 dodge Dakota 4cy 5 speed that will not quit. It does use oil. If you run anything other than 5/10W30 in it there is a lifter tick that last for a while after starting. If you try to use XW40 or HM oil in it to cut the consumption the lifters DO NOT like it. But 10W30 and STP 4CY , no tick, oil consumption cut in half. It is NOT sitting on the bottom of the pan. It is doing something. I may be one of very few, but for me it works
Rod
All it did was thicken the viscosity and weakened the additve pack.