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jake

04-12-2002 10:57:09




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I was thinking, would there be much difference if I would start using, say synthetic 5w-40 oil instead of the 10w-30 mineral oil, that i'm currently using on my tractors engine? I'm never running my engine really hot and always use a block heater when the ambient temperature drops below 5 celcius.

The other thing I'm worried about is that when I driving logs from the forest about a week back, I suddenly noticed that the engine was sounding rough. A quick sight to the meters revealed that i had no oil pressure. I turned the engine off immediately, and when i went out there was still some oil dripping from the oilpans emptying hole. The plug had somehow gotten loose and dropped off, leaving 20 meters of oil to the woods. (hope no greenpeace guy is reading this =) My guestion is that should i change the oil now after i drove it home? Should i do any checks to the engine, it souds all right thought? The tractor is MF 168.

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Don

04-14-2002 19:30:09




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 Re: Engine oil guestions in reply to jake, 04-12-2002 10:57:09  
The only thing about synthetics, is you can't use them for engine break-in because it is too slippery to break in the engine right. If it don't burn any oil, I'd say go for it. As they said below, you don't have to change it as often, but you should still change the filter once or twice between oil changes to keep the dirt out. Don



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Randy

04-12-2002 17:24:21




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 Re: Engine oil guestions in reply to jake, 04-12-2002 10:57:09  
I'm certainly no expert, but if you get good service from the regular 10w30, it would be a lot cheaper than the synthetic, and if it's an older tractor, the synthetic might loosen up too much sludge and cause you problems that way. That was the answer I got when I asked the "Shell Answer Man" on the net the same question.But it would be a good way to go if your motor had been rebuilt and cleaned. You might do a compression check even though the engine sounds good, and if it's good, be thankful!! :-)

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bob,

04-13-2002 16:12:08




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 Re: Re: Engine oil guestions in reply to Randy, 04-12-2002 17:24:21  
i would not hesitate a minute.i use amsoil in everything i own from new to old and would recommend it for any engine no matter the condition.as far as cost,it usually winds up to be less costly because you dont change it nearly as often. bob



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Randy

04-17-2002 06:36:04




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 Re: Re: Re: Engine oil guestions in reply to bob,, 04-13-2002 16:12:08  
If your oil pressure is ok and no new noises since the drip incident..probably OK. Synthetic is OK,but don't let them tell you it's cheaper because you don't change the oil as often. As long as you us good oil and change it when it should be,you're OK. I have a couple Masseys with over 20k hours on them,one major each,and they haven't ever had synthetic. And this is in Iowa-wide temp variations and hard pulling.

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