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Posted by jdemaris on November 23, 2006 at 10:44:52 from (69.67.230.94):
In Reply to: Re: cen-pec-o oil posted by kyhayman on November 23, 2006 at 09:10:35:
I don't know if you remember, but Quaker State had a huge law-suit against them some years back - because of their HDX 10 weight. In our Deere shop, all our diesel oil was either Deere Torq-guard, or Quaker State HDX 10W or 30W. Winter use was straight 10 weight. Seems it was early 80s, there were trucks and tractors blowing up all over the country - all from a bad run of the HDX. They'd reach operating temperature, and oil pressure would go to near zero.
We had to rebuild several engines with spun bearings - caused by it.
We stopped using it after that - call it brand "disloyality." Personally, I've been using Rotella ever since. I'm sure it's not the greatest oil - but I've never had a bad batch.
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