John Deere 15w40 ck4 VOA

[CaptainE]

Had Blackstone run analysis on this John Deere 50 plus II 15w40 ck4. Thought i would post it here for others to compare as i haven’t seen ck4 on the internet yet. Feel free to reply with any comments or analysis. Ive learned a lot from this forum. Thanks

 

[JavierH19]

Welcome to the rabbit hole and thank you for the voa.

Looks pretty good aside from the tbn but i don't think it matters much. Don't think id go out of my way to get it unless it was price competitive with alternatives though.

 

[CaptainE]

I have John Deere equipment so will obviously run it. But also have a cummins 12 valve so thought about using it in that. The moly number seems pretty high compared to what ive seen. So thought it might give better protection? I just know that that zddp levels have dropped nowdays with emission equipment requirements. Thanks

 

[doitmyself]

Thank you.

 

[Popsy]

Thank you for the VOA!

Looks pretty similar to my 0W40 UOA. TBN is looking low compared to what they say in the pdf (from memory 10,5, don't quote me on this!).

 

[Rand]

Viscosity looks barely in grade...

 

[CaptainE]

I read a similar post about the TBN being lower than advertised. I think the guy tested the cj4 or ci4.

That is interesting on the viscosity