Hi everyone,
I'm a new member to this board, however i have been reading various posts on this board as reference for the past few months.
My question is i have a 1981 mercedes 240D (diesel), a 1987 toyota 4Runner (22RE engine) and a 1996 Lexus LX450 (aka landcruiser V6). I have been using either Delvac super 15W-40, or Shell Rotella T 15w-40 in both the 240D and the 4Runner as year around oil. I use either Delvac or Rotella T based on availibility at my costco. I have now over 250,000 miles on my 240D and over 228,000 miles on my 4Runner. I got both of these when they had just a little over 100,000 miles from the original owners.
I recently acquired the LX450 from my uncles (he's the original owner) and the car has been serviced exclusively at the Lexus dealership with 5W-30 dino i suppose. At least the book calls for 5W-30, or 10W-30 in some climates.
The LX450 now has 170,000 and uses about 1 quart of oil every 2500 miles. My question is since I have had excellent results with Delvac and Rotella T, is it ok if I start using either the new Delvac or Rotella T formula in the LX 450 as my year around oil as well.
I'm looking to run all these cars to at least 300,000 miles.
My last car was 1987 Toyota FX-16 GTS 1.6L DOHC (also acquired from my uncle at 120,000) which i ran to 386,000 miles using Delvac 15W-40 exclusively from costoc before donating car to Amercian Cancer Society (car was still running!).
I apologize if this question has been asked before, but i read a lot of different post looking for an answer on this and could not find a definitive answer.
I'm a new member to this board, however i have been reading various posts on this board as reference for the past few months.
My question is i have a 1981 mercedes 240D (diesel), a 1987 toyota 4Runner (22RE engine) and a 1996 Lexus LX450 (aka landcruiser V6). I have been using either Delvac super 15W-40, or Shell Rotella T 15w-40 in both the 240D and the 4Runner as year around oil. I use either Delvac or Rotella T based on availibility at my costco. I have now over 250,000 miles on my 240D and over 228,000 miles on my 4Runner. I got both of these when they had just a little over 100,000 miles from the original owners.
I recently acquired the LX450 from my uncles (he's the original owner) and the car has been serviced exclusively at the Lexus dealership with 5W-30 dino i suppose. At least the book calls for 5W-30, or 10W-30 in some climates.
The LX450 now has 170,000 and uses about 1 quart of oil every 2500 miles. My question is since I have had excellent results with Delvac and Rotella T, is it ok if I start using either the new Delvac or Rotella T formula in the LX 450 as my year around oil as well.
I'm looking to run all these cars to at least 300,000 miles.
My last car was 1987 Toyota FX-16 GTS 1.6L DOHC (also acquired from my uncle at 120,000) which i ran to 386,000 miles using Delvac 15W-40 exclusively from costoc before donating car to Amercian Cancer Society (car was still running!).
I apologize if this question has been asked before, but i read a lot of different post looking for an answer on this and could not find a definitive answer.