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Posted by NC Wayne on July 31, 2007 at 18:37:21 from (166.82.164.156):
In Reply to: Favorite OiL posted by Dickey on July 31, 2007 at 10:50:35:
I"ll probably get slammed for "selling oil" again, but you asked so here it is. The best oils and greases I know of come from Lubrication Engineers. Dad and I run their engine and transmission oil in both our service trucks, and it"s made a world of difference. The transmissions (an Allison MD3060 and an AT545) run cooler and have smoother shifts and the engines, at least my Detroit, start alot easier in cold weather. You asked for evidence as to why it"s better. Well, when you can open up a 3306 CAT engine (electrolosis ate a liner) that"s been run hard, everyday, in an excavator, for 12 years and it"s clean as a pin inside, there"s no ridge in the liner, and the rods and mains all check standard, it doesn"t get much better than that.Another example. After replacing the turbos on two of another customers machines every 9 months to a year due to the machine shutting down at 1200-1300 RPM (designed that way)and leaving the turbo spinning with no oil pressure I finally convinced him to change to LE. I did this regularly for nearly 6 years on both machines. After switching to LE I remember changine one turbo in 3 years. When a third customer has tried every grease imaginable over the course of 6 years and is still getting excessive wear on the bearings in their dragline we finally convinced them to give LE a try. Last we talked to them they had already been able to cut the greasing interval in half because the grease was actually staying in the bearings and guys from other plants were asking for the info on the grease so they could get it for their machines. Basically, with LE, you pay a little more but you get a better additive package in the oil, therefore a longer oil life. If you pay twice the price for the oil and are able to get 4 times the life you"ve alrady saved money... Thing is try to get most people to understand that when their conditioned to believe that you"ve got to change the oil at so many miles or hours, even though the oil may still be good. In the end your not doing your equipment any favors and it"s costing you more than it should. On that note for any that want to read about good lubrication practices and get the real scoop on oil try going to http://noria.com/ But I"m just a mechanic, not an oil salesman and that"s all just my .02 based on a lifetime of field experience.......
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