Re: the best oil?

Posted by Shovelman on April 03, 2007 at 18:28:45 from (68.191.57.27):

In Reply to: the best oil? posted by kyle boettcher on April 03, 2007 at 14:48:48:

Kyle,

Personally, I shy away from any gas engine oils labelled "Energy Conserving", due to the reduction of the anti-wear additive ZDDP in these oils.

Diesel engine oils with an API classification CF, CF-2 or CF-4 has anti-wear packages that offer more protection than "Energy Conserving" rated oils, especially for engines equipped with slipper-type valve tappets.

Any name brand diesel oil - Shell Rotella, Mobil Delvac, Valvoline All Fleet, Texaco Ursa, etc. will be CF rated.

We use Shell Rotella SAE 30 in our older gas tractors, Rotella 15-40 in the diesels and Rotella 10-30 in our gas pickups and cars.

I hope this is helpful.

Scott

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