you are soo rude!
watch out the feelings police are here
Javier
Yeah I'm in no mood tonight to argue with him about it. I'll just continue to do things the way I've always done them and leave it at that.
whats the best oil to run in my 1988 7.3
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Yeah I'm in no mood tonight to argue with him about it. I'll just continue to do things the way I've always done them and leave it at that.
CDX825
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I'm convinced most people under estimate the ability of today's dino oils. Oil analysis will show this to be true. They have got us so sold on the change every 3000 miles but most oil will easily go double that.
You can run what ever brand you choose. Delo, Rotella, Delvac and Motorcraft are all good oils.
If you want the most out of your oil have it analyzed.
If you want to learn more about oils and filter check this place out. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
Lots of good info and helpful people!
BTW my current fill is Motorcraft CI-4 15w40 and a Motorcraft FL1995 filter. Before that its been Rotella since I bought the truck a couple years ago. I may switch back next oil change depending on how I feel at the time
You can run what ever brand you choose. Delo, Rotella, Delvac and Motorcraft are all good oils.
If you want the most out of your oil have it analyzed.
If you want to learn more about oils and filter check this place out. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
Lots of good info and helpful people!
BTW my current fill is Motorcraft CI-4 15w40 and a Motorcraft FL1995 filter. Before that its been Rotella since I bought the truck a couple years ago. I may switch back next oil change depending on how I feel at the time
philadelphia
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idiabuse what are you, a wayward from pirate 4x4..lol
anyways. i use rotella and a cheap hastings filter because i get them for free..not gonna have my oil analyzed and I change my oil at 4k..If my truck didnt need 17 qts with the psd filter id change it more often
i have 6 trucks wich get beat to death at work..One smokes like hell at startup but its a city driven truck by an abusive leadfoot, has 410k on it and probally got an oilchange every 10k for the last five years.Cheap bulk oil and a hastings filter.
anyways. i use rotella and a cheap hastings filter because i get them for free..not gonna have my oil analyzed and I change my oil at 4k..If my truck didnt need 17 qts with the psd filter id change it more often
i have 6 trucks wich get beat to death at work..One smokes like hell at startup but its a city driven truck by an abusive leadfoot, has 410k on it and probally got an oilchange every 10k for the last five years.Cheap bulk oil and a hastings filter.
Wrong, THe PSD filter was re designed with a finer element specification due to the high pressure oil pump fuel injection system on those beasts. You've got oil going through very small passages at around 10,000 psi and the system requires a level of cleanliness a step above that which was speced for the IDI engines.
I run Amsoil 15w-40 diesel and Marine in mine.( to be up front I sell the stuff and I've been using and selling it for over 25 years ) For a mechanically sound engine , it's about the best choice. Even though it's a 15w-40, you can run it year round. since it's a synthetic the pour point is low enough that you are going to need the block heater to start before you get down to where the oil starts to thicken up.
There are a few other good synthetics out there as well, although I wouldn't list Castrol in with them. I did some testing with the syntec in a freshly rebuilt chevy 350and was rather unimpressed. It would do quite well for about 3000 miles , then it would start burning off at an alarming rate. I understand if you manage to find a dealer that is selling the bottles that are marked "made in Germany" you will get a real synthetic oil instead of a hydrocracked dino oil, but that is a crap shoot. I've noticed that the stores that have it one time will have the regular stuff in the next batch.
For older engines that eat a bit too much oil to be forking over for the high dollar stuff, Delo is definitely the best bet
There are a few other good synthetics out there as well, although I wouldn't list Castrol in with them. I did some testing with the syntec in a freshly rebuilt chevy 350and was rather unimpressed. It would do quite well for about 3000 miles , then it would start burning off at an alarming rate. I understand if you manage to find a dealer that is selling the bottles that are marked "made in Germany" you will get a real synthetic oil instead of a hydrocracked dino oil, but that is a crap shoot. I've noticed that the stores that have it one time will have the regular stuff in the next batch.
For older engines that eat a bit too much oil to be forking over for the high dollar stuff, Delo is definitely the best bet
idiabuse
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I dont doubt you, but I did post up the information back a few pages
Using the OEM oil/filter in a PSD still causes the romp romps in the morning.
using the oil you fancy eliminates the romps in the morning.
Javier
for some unknown reason, anytime someone asks about oil preference and oil filter choices, it's a sure bet that a brawl will break out. it's just like debating politics. dunno why. after seven pages, this thread is done.
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