The first HDEO engine oil you bought?

Technically sae30 mono qualifies as a HDEO.....so Texaco lawnmover sae30 oil (our company Petrol had rebranded Texaco oils in the past).

Nowadays....Rimula R6M 10W-40
 
I recall the first HDEO I ever bought was Rotella 15w40 conventional or whatever. Dad said his first was DELO SAE 40


Rotella T 15W40 back in the mid 80's. Worked for a Shell Oil Jobber. At that time, Rotella sold more HDEO than all others combined. Doubt that is still the case today.
 
1971... It was called Gulf Oil, Cat series 3 10w30 very dark in color. Silver & gold can. It went into a 69 Chev wagon with a 396 2V 265 hp engine.
 
I think it was Traveller 15w40 from tractor supply, about 13 years ago. It could've been Delo though.
 
Rotella 15w-40 for my Detroit 6.5 extremely badass turbo diesel (NOT). It has been 7.3s after that with a Dmax and 5.9 Cummins thrown in the mix....

But yes, Rotella15w-40
 
Delo 15W-40 for my '87 Ford F-350 XLT Lariat with the battleship International 6.9L diesel. It was a monster... and I loved that slow hulk with its 4.10 RE.

I plugged it in when it got cold in 90's Alaskan winters. Back then, that was most of the time.

It looked much like this one:


1987 Ford F-250 4X4 XLT Lariat.jpg


Miss the old girl. It came from a time when trucks were trucks.
 
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I think it was Coastal fleet 15w40. I had an 83 F250 with a 6.9 IDI that I got off my dad when I was 15 and he use to use that oil in that truck, and I think that was what I used for a while. I probably had bought Delo 15w40 or Rotella 15w40 for the tractor or equipment before that somewhere along the line.
 
Delvac 1300 15w-40 for my first diesel 01 cummins. Would use the same in my 05 VW Passat TDI if I could. But buying Rotella t6 for that one.
 
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