Posted by Steve@Advance on July 28, 2018 at 08:31:00 from (66.169.147.211):
In Reply to: Diesel Engine Oil posted by bmack518n on July 27, 2018 at 20:59:42:
As for brand, that's your choice. Name brand oils cost more, off brand are the same oil with a different label. You just don't know what brand unless you have some inside information as to what they use.
The owners manual will have a viscosity/temperature chart. Go by that information over what someone at the dealership tells you. What is in "writing" will always over ride what someone supposedly "said" should there be a warranty issue.
As for the proper oil, the manual will have an "API" rating. That's in the circle on the oil container. Look for something like "CK-4". That's the latest available technology oil.
Looking at the rating:
The first letter, S = spark ignition, C = compression ignition. Obviously you want C for compression ignition (diesel) engine. There is also a new F rated oil. This is for diesel engines with a particulate filter for green house gas reduction.
The second letter indicates the "technology level" of the oil. K is currently the latest technology. The ratings are in alphabetical order, the higher the letter, the the higher the rating. If by chance an older engine called for a G, H, I or J rated oil, K will work, you just don't want to go the other way and put a lower rated oil in a higher rated application. In reality, anything you buy off the shelf will most likely be the latest rating. Only if you were to find some really old stock, or something that had been in the barn for years would you get the wrong grade. Still worth looking though.
The last number indicates for the type engine, 2 or 4 stroke.
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