Re: Re: Re: Use of non-detergent oil in old tractor

Posted by Bill in Mich on March 01, 2000 at 21:46:57 from (216.40.143.179):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Use of non-detergent oil in old tractor posted by Snake Oil on February 28, 2000 at 23:30:25:

Hey, I'm not trying to BS anybody, I just speaking from what I have seen from the many engines I have either serviced or rebuilt. I have worked on many engines that had bypass filter systems that only filter a small percentage of the oil circulated. This means that the bulk of the oil is going through the engine unfiltered. These in particular are the engines that a person can run into problems by switching the oils. As has been said, if the pan can be pulled and cleaned this will remove better than 90% of the sludge and you will most likely never have a problem,but as we all know, some tractors have solid frames under the engines which makes removing the oil pan impossible without pulling the engine.Its just plain safer to run a good quality non detergent oil in a engine that has always been run on ND oil to prevent a plugged screen or a burnt bearing. In the event that the engine is overhauled ,definately put detergent oil in and you won't have a sludge problem. Hope this clarifies my reasoning of my earlier message.
Bill in Mich

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