Amsoil

[Billc]

I swear, Paul, you have the funniest posts on the board. I'm still laughing at your "direct vs indirect" post.

And, no, her name isn't Eve, but that's close. Her name is Eve spelled backwards.

 

[JBM]

Another dumb question for the syntetic oil experts. I'm going to use the Amsoil 15W-40 Diesel and Marine oil in my two Kubotas. Is there any reason not to use the same oil in my two Jeep Cherokee gas engines? Thanks.
JB

 

[MChalkley]

JBM - I dunno. I'd first like to know what your manual says you should use for the most typical temperature range you're likely to encounter. It probably recommends 10w30, in which case I'd suggest you use a 10w30 or 5w30, not the 15w40, unless the engines have a substantial amount of wear on them. If so, you'll want to flush them, too.

Mark

 

[Billc]

Mark, when I change the Dodge over to the Amsoil should I flush it as well? It's got 80,000 on it?

 

[PaulB]

Jeez Bill, a Chrysler product with 80,000 miles on it. Do you have the original engine in there? I'd say it is indeed time to flush it, but maybe not in the sense you were thinking.

 

[JimBinMI]

PaulB,
I really don't see myself as a Chrysler kind of guy, but I now own one of their minivans, had one before this one and even owned a Volare' before. All had/have well over 100,000 on them with no major problems. The Volare' had the old slant six in it that would start in all weather no problems. My major problem with the vans has been all of the recalls! JimBinMI

 

[PaulB]

Jim - I appreciate your advice on the merits of Chrysler products, but I guess I have to take it with a grain of salt seeing as you also own a , well, um, you know, one of those plastic bodied swoopy blue things you generously refer to as a "tractor". /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[JBM]

Thanks, Mark. I'm not really trying to be a pain - just would like to reduce the number of different lubricants cluttering my garage. The Jeep manual says to use an oil "API certified for use in gasoline engines...viscosity determined by the lowest air temperature expected before the next oil change" The chart in the manual says 10w-30 is good from 0 to 110 degrees F. Now I just need to find out if an oil certified for diesel means that it is also certified for gas engines -- and at what engine/air temperature does a 10w-40 oil actually "thicken" to 40 weight? I know... I'm thinking about this way too much. I will call the Amsoil people and see what they say.

 

[MChalkley]

BillC, I would. That's long enough to need it, I expect. Amsoil makes a flush, too, if you're interested.

Mark

 

[MChalkley]

PaulB, it's not just "a Chrysler product" - it's a Chrysler product with Cummins diesel engine in it. There's a difference. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mark