Oil Consumption Debacle

Thewespaul · May 23, 2017

Well I finally tracked down all my oil leaks and what starts happening? That's right, a gallon per thousand mile. I've recently replaced CDR valve and valley grommet, valve cover gaskets, and resealed the timing gear cover. I don't have any smoke and the truck starts great, so is it time for valve seals? At 240k should I just pull the heads and rebuild them or should I just do the seals in chassis? Has anyone had a new CDR not function properly and cause oil consumption? Thanks for the input fellas

lotzagoodstuff · May 23, 2017

Any chance you are running Rotella?

Thewespaul · May 23, 2017

Yep, was going to convert to synthetic but started eating oil and thought that would only make it worse... Think I should try a different brand before tearing into the heads?

Dieselcrawler · May 23, 2017

snicklas · May 23, 2017

Yep x2......

Many have reported their IDI's eating Rotella..... Like using Rotella this change because it was on sale and using OH S**T amounts of oil. Switch and go back to the just need to a a little usage level.

If you have a Wally World around.. they have a Castrol diesel oil that my son has been using... doesn;t seem too bad. If you want synthetic, they have the Delo 5w-40 syentetic for a good price. That's what I use in my 6.0 and the old VW......

Thewespaul · May 23, 2017

Looking into Delo 400 LE Synthetic 15-40w for my next oil change, any input?

catbird7 · May 24, 2017

I faithfully used Rotella for years, always had to add a little. Folks on here suggested not using it, so I changed to Mobile Delvac, very noticable dif.

chris142 · May 24, 2017

I have tried many oils. Valvoline/napa 15w40 burns the least.followed by wpp oils.

ISPKI · May 24, 2017

Here I was thinking rotella was the good stuff. I put 3100 miles on my last oil change and the stick is measuring about 25% down from the full mark. 158k on my 94 N/A. My local tractor supply stocks Delo so I would be interested in how people feel about that as well.

79jasper · May 24, 2017

For dino, I liked the tsc traveller oil

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chris142 · May 24, 2017

79jasper said:
For dino, I liked the tsc traveller oil

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Made by warren (wpp) Same as walmart supertech and pep boys proline...its a very good oil.

Hydro-idi · May 24, 2017

Good old supertech oil is good stuff from what I hear. Ran my idi on it and running supertech synthetic in my yj. Price is right too!

ISPKI · May 24, 2017

I will give that a shot on my upcoming oil change.

chris142 · May 24, 2017

Hydro-idi said:
Good old supertech oil is good stuff from what I hear. Ran my idi on it and running supertech synthetic in my yj. Price is right too!

I sent in a few samples of it in the past. Its very,very simmiliar to mobil delvac. Might even use the exact same add pack.

I ran it for 3 years in a small cam cummins. Changed the filters and sent in samples every year. After 3 years in the engine the supertech oil was still servicable.

Thewespaul · Jul 8, 2017

Update. Got the truck switched over to delo 5-40w sythetic because thats what local wally world had enough of. Took the truck on a 600 mile round trip to the beach and ran 85ish (2500 rpms) most the way there and had no issues other than the truck ate more than a gallon of oil.

Not happy. Am I running just too thin of an oil? Thinking about trying delvac 15-40 sythblend or supertech. Local guy has a factory turbo engine complete for 500... Maybe just need a head job though? 240k so it may need it :dunno

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