Re: OIL, what do you guys use?

Posted by Ludwig on April 05, 2005 at 08:58:02 from (65.196.0.66):

In Reply to: OIL, what do you guys use? posted by caseyc on April 05, 2005 at 07:18:31:

I suspect that most all good quality oils are low ash. The only reason to use non-detergent is if you'd been using non-detergent before and are too lazy, cheap or had some other reason for not cleaning the sludge out.
I use Mobil 1 synthetic in everything except my '52 Farmall Super M because its had non-detergent all its life until I got it and I'm still in the process of cleaning it out.
My Mercedes diesel car gets 5w40 Mobil 1 which is the same as Delvac 1 which is about the best oil there is for reasonable price. I change that at about 6,000 miles. My Dodge Dakota gets Mobil 1 10w30 at 7,000 miles. Lawnmowers have gotten 10w30 but I'm thinking to go to the 5w40 this summer since they're due. The generator has just passed its breakin period so it'll also get Mobil 1 this year.
I can tell you that my car doesn't start worth a dang when its cold, below about 25 degrees with conventional 15w40 diesel oil its a no go. With the 5w40 or the 0w40 I used before its no problem down to -10f. I've got an old White 10hp lawnmower that wouldn't barely run and was very hard to get started. I put Mobil 1 in it and it came back to life and we used it for another 2 years.

If I didn't use Mobil 1 I'd probably use Chevron Delo 400 or Mobil Delvac 1300 both are excellent conventional oils but heavier than what you're used to. Probably any name brand would be just fine. I'd only use the Wal-Mart brand if I were changing it extra frequently, although that oil is almost definately made by some name brand maker and bottled with Wal-Mart's label.

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