Re: OIL, what do you guys use?

Posted by NC Wayne on April 05, 2005 at 20:04:55 from (205.188.117.66):

In Reply to: OIL, what do you guys use? posted by caseyc on April 05, 2005 at 07:18:31:

Until last year we had always used Rotella 15/40 in all our engines both gas and diesel. On advice of a friend, who has used their products for nearly 40 years, and our observations of his equipment, we switched to oils made by Lubrication Engineers. It is more expensive than the Rotella or most of the others for that matter, but it's well worth it. A few for instances as to how good their products are. We just rebuilt a 3306 CAT out of an old excavator for the man that turned us onto LE. It had run twelve years since it's last rebuild and was running strong but suffered a ruptured liner due to electrolosis. After 12 hard years all that was done to the crank was to polish it because it still checked to the high side of the standard spec. This is typically unheard of after that many years and hours. My Series 50 Detroit that would hardly turn over in 30 degree weather now turns over and starts easily as well as running cooler. My Allison transmission runs cooler with theuir transmission oil, I've got another customer who uses it in his machines and rock drills. The compressors, engines, drills, etc all run cooler with their oils. Like I said the initial cost is higher but the oil change intervals are greatly increased also. So you figure twice the cost with three times the change interval and equipment that's running cooler and lasting longer and your saving money coming and going. Just my .02 as a field mechanic. I'm no salesman but I will speak up for a product I personally use and know works.

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