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Re: Castrol Tection 15W-40 oil in a JD 2 cylinder
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Posted by Jon Hagen on April 13, 2007 at 15:26:50 from (75.104.56.247):
In Reply to: Castrol Tection 15W-40 oil in a JD 2 cylinder Dies posted by Big Davie on April 13, 2007 at 13:41:16:
The multiweight Diesel rated oil is much better for your JD diesel than the gas engine multiweight you are using now.
The diesel oil still has the zinc phosphate additive needed for your tractors flat tappet camshaft, which has all but been eliminated from gas engine oil because it reduced the life of cat converters. The diesel rated oil will also have a additive package designed to keep diesel engines cleaner. A few years ago JD dropped the restriction of using only single weight oil in older tractors, they now say multiweight is fine for all JD tractors no matter what age.
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