What brand of oil do you run?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by fireba11, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. Cowpie1

    Cowpie1 Road Train Member

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    LOL! You are correct. Most of the time, the higher price on off the shelf oils is spent on race cars, truck jamboree concerts, marketing and other stuff. It costs a lot of money to run spots during a Nascar event or the Super Bowl. Find a brand you are comfortable with at the best price you can.
     
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  3. flc120

    flc120 Heavy Load Member

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    i run rotella in my truck but will be switching to CAT engine oil on my next oil change as they told me of some benifits to it over regular oil.
     
  4. MacGyver.

    MacGyver. Light Load Member

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    Texas Refinery Corp. in all boxes and I use their grease.
     
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  5. ShortBusKid

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    Delvac now. Used to be A Rotella guy but I too found it didn't seem to hold up as well in my previous truck as Delvac. I also found my truck ran hotter with Rotella than Delvac.
     
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  6. Clasix1055

    Clasix1055 Even when I'm wrong I'm right

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    Delvac .... With 1gl of Lucas .... (I have an 02)
     
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  7. skateboardman

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    delo 738,000 on a c-15 acert uses about a quart in between 20,000 mile oil changes
     
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  8. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    transam runs royal purple so when on the road thats what i change it with
    dont know anything about it
    All i really know is diesels hate different oils break in with one brand a stick to it worked best for me
    in 35 years of marine diesels
    And I loved Lucas on old tired engines kept a tired 3406 alive with 10 lbs of oil pressure a whole year extrawith Lucas
    brand new engine sitting in the barn was too lazy to haul the boat out to change the engine till it gave up
     
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  9. Truck609

    Truck609 Light Load Member

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    Delvac with a gal. of lucas.
     
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  11. snowwy

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    i use what my truck likes. cuz it don't like every brand out there.

    and all brands aren't created equal.
     
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