Re: Tractor Oil

Posted by Polish Mike on March 07, 2004 at 09:09:04 from (158.57.45.226):

In Reply to: Tractor Oil posted by Eric on March 06, 2004 at 10:13:11:

Hope I don't start an argument here, but that never stopped me before...

It's a bit of a misconception that detergent oil will loosen up 50 years of crud in your engine and immediately clog your filter & ruin your engine.

What detergent oil WILL do is keep contaminants (dirt, carbon from exhaust blow-by, etc.) in suspension better than non-detergent oil, giving your filter a much better shot at filtering them out.

Where you will have a problem in an older engine is when you try some of those motor flush products, or "run it with kerosene in the crankcase" like you hear people saying sometimes. That is definitely something you don't want to do with an older engine.

Bottom line, detergent oil is the way to go...Use it !

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