Winter oil

[tmpenner]

It is cccold in North Dakota and I would like to switch to a lighter weight oil, but have not yet made the move to synthetic. Is there a 5w40 "dino" oil approved for our diesels. Currently I'm running delvac 1300 15w40. Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[JJW_ND]

Hey ND!

You must be talking about last year... . there has been no winter yet this year.



I have tried 15W40 semi synthetic (Premium Blue 2000), 15W40 full synthetic (Amsoil) and now 5W30 full synthetic (Amsoil). There is no comparison to the 5W oil. Even the full synthetic 15W40 still crank hard and had slow oil presure.



Thin oil does not equate to synthetic. 5W oil versus 15W40 is what it takes up hear.



Find some Mobil 5W40 or Amsoil 5W30 (Series 3K only). Run it 2X as long as you have been changine your regular oil. Change filter at normal change (3K, 4K or 5K). It is worth the money and it does make a big difference.



jjw

ND

 

[lschultz]

JJW-ND said it. Get the 5W30. I am down here in Texas and run the 5W30 year round ,use the 15W40 in my tractor just because its cheaper. Been up to Sturgis several times when I had my HD. The sky is bluer up there than down here,pretty counrty.