Oil question,?

Yeah, I know. When I post a pic of something and you tell me it’s not what I say it is then I will prove you wrong. That’s how this works.

 

You didn't prove me wrong dude.
You proved me right.
And You proved to yourself it's there.

And that's how it worked.

 

It just sounded like crap. A tank ready to blow up.. Performance and fuel economy went down. Oil consumption went up.

 

Sounds about right, 20-30 degrees over coolant temp.

 

Well, this post got me researching oil. I learned that Delvac 1300, which I’ve always used on my old Detroit’s, is a synthetic blend. I’ve often thought of using full synthetic, but worried about current leaks getting worse. Now no more leaks, since OH. ( except for my valve cover, that’s leaking pretty bad). I guess I’ll stick with the 1300, but maybe try 10w30, this winter.

 

Start an oil analysis program and ease your mind. You might be surprised at how long oil lasts. I used to change every 10k or about once a month depending on how hard I ran but now after using CAT's SOS program I've extended my intervals to 30k and could still go longer if I wanted to.