Re: Switching from non-detergent engine oils

Posted by Ludwig on August 10, 2005 at 09:37:19 from (65.196.0.66):

In Reply to: Switching from non-detergent engine oils posted by Kiernan3 on August 10, 2005 at 04:10:35:

You've gotten some good advice. I'm in the process of changing my Super M from non-detergent. Last time I changed the oil I used up the last of the non-detergent oil we had on the farm (my great uncle had bought a bunch one time) but I was a couple quarts short so I put in a couple quarts of detergent oil. Next change will be all detergent but I've already bought an oil pan gasket so I can drop the pan and scrape it clean. Then I'll run that as a short duration change. The next will be a slightly longer duration and I'll use a more expensive oil. That first change will be the cheapest stuff I can find since it won't be in there long.
Finally after the third change I'll be fully comfortable.

I agree that for a lightly worked machine synthetic doesn't make much sense especially on a machine like mine where I only change the oil once a year...

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