Ken P
Member
Folks - I'm changing the oil on my kubota B2410 for the first time, and only after I added half the new oil did I notice that on the front of the oil bottle it says "For Gasoline Engines".
I used Carquest brand (it's a house brand) synthetic, 10w30. Being a newbie and obviously not terribly swift, I'd looked in the manual, saw 10W30 recommended, and just bought the same stuff I use for my car, lawnmower, etc.
Are there different 10w30's for diesel? I've looked in my manual again and see that besides the 10W-30, it mentions "API Service Classification CD, CE or CF" The oil I used, on the bottle says "Meets or Exceeds API SM/SL And all Preceeding API Gasoline categories"
So, what do I do? Should I drain the oil again, and if so, should I also replace the filter (which I also just put on)? How different are those other API grades? I still have to add another 1.2 quarts - should I just get one of the other API grades and add it into the oil that I've already put in?
Many thanks -
Ken
I used Carquest brand (it's a house brand) synthetic, 10w30. Being a newbie and obviously not terribly swift, I'd looked in the manual, saw 10W30 recommended, and just bought the same stuff I use for my car, lawnmower, etc.
Are there different 10w30's for diesel? I've looked in my manual again and see that besides the 10W-30, it mentions "API Service Classification CD, CE or CF" The oil I used, on the bottle says "Meets or Exceeds API SM/SL And all Preceeding API Gasoline categories"
So, what do I do? Should I drain the oil again, and if so, should I also replace the filter (which I also just put on)? How different are those other API grades? I still have to add another 1.2 quarts - should I just get one of the other API grades and add it into the oil that I've already put in?
Many thanks -
Ken