Jun 25, 2014 #1 Greg5OH Full Access Member Joined May 14, 2011 Posts 2,373 Reaction score 42 Location MI Do you recommend running anything other than 15w40 in the idi? a 0-40 sounds pretty nice for winter..
Do you recommend running anything other than 15w40 in the idi? a 0-40 sounds pretty nice for winter..
Jun 25, 2014 #2 mjs2011 Full Access Member Joined Jun 8, 2013 Posts 307 Reaction score 5 Location Brookings, SD I ran 10w-30 all winter by the recommendation of folks here. My Truck definitely cranked faster in the cold weather. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk
I ran 10w-30 all winter by the recommendation of folks here. My Truck definitely cranked faster in the cold weather. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk
Jun 25, 2014 #3 C chris142 Full Access Member Joined Apr 15, 2012 Posts 3,007 Reaction score 354 Location SoCal i tried 5w40 but the thing drank it so fast that i stopped buying it and started topping it with 15w40. i was getting like 200miles to a qt. id like to try 10w30 but its like chicken teeth here
i tried 5w40 but the thing drank it so fast that i stopped buying it and started topping it with 15w40. i was getting like 200miles to a qt. id like to try 10w30 but its like chicken teeth here
Jun 26, 2014 #4 86ford69jw redneck Joined Sep 5, 2011 Posts 708 Reaction score 2 Location Liberty center In I had the same problem with my Idi sounds like you might need rings soon. I am running T6 5w30 syn in my PSD and it does fine. Maybe a quart evey 3-5k 97 F250 HD auto 4x4 3.55s turning 16.6!
I had the same problem with my Idi sounds like you might need rings soon. I am running T6 5w30 syn in my PSD and it does fine. Maybe a quart evey 3-5k 97 F250 HD auto 4x4 3.55s turning 16.6!
Jun 27, 2014 #5 IDIBRONCO IDIBRONCO Joined Feb 5, 2010 Posts 15,051 Reaction score 14,150 Location edmond, ks Whatever viscosity you use, just make sure it's made for diesels.