Delo 400

[gsxr1100]

I agree with ya, but you need to show some "fiqures" too! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[JimMorrissey]

I found 5W-40 Rotello synthetic at TSC today. Picked up two gallons. I should be good the spring. I'll deal with what to go with next summer when the time comes. Maybe I'll try to find 15W-40 in the Rotella Syn if they make it. I'd like to stick with one brand.

The Delo 15W-40 would be fine in the winter if I plugged my machine in religiously, but I don't, so I'm going syn and am happy about the decision. The Rotella syn comes in the blue jug, not the white one.

 

[gsxr1100]

FYI for ya

http://www.shell-lubricants.com/products/pdf/RotellaTSynthetic.pdf

 

[AndyM]

** yawn **

 

[gsxr1100]

I hear ya..It is a real sleeper now.

 

[SkyPup]

Jim, that is what you need, not the white dino version, you should just stick with that and run it all year long, it should be plenty good for your needs in all kinds of weather.

It has a little more TBN and little less volatility than the dino version. This time next year ULSD fuel should be on the market and the chances of the TBN being depleted within 100 hrs (say 60-70 gallons of fuel) should be nil.

I switched over the OEM original oil to the Amsoil 10W-40 @ 50 in both the L-39 and L03130, neither has consumed any measurable oil inbetween change outs at 100hrs. I haven't had the oil analysed in this particular application, but based on my previous experiences in my other turbodiesels over the years, I would bet it would be adequate for 200 hrs of operation. But I just as soon change out the filters and oil @100hrs anyhow, that's about every 6 months for me.

I had been trying to get 30 gallons of Kubota SuperUDT from my previous suppliers as I've been using that in both the GST equipped machines since I got them, but the suppliers cost and shipping has increased tremendously recently. I finally just received a 30 gallon barrel of Amsoil's Synthetic Hydraulic Oil rated @ 5W-30, thin enough for cold startup operation and thick enough at operational temps around 150*F to suit me. I'll let you know how it works out as I'll be changing out the SuperUDT in another couple of weeks.

 

[SkyPup]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( ** yawn ** )</font>

You can snooze easy now, Jim got the stuff he was looking for, even though it's a hydrocracked Group III, it still beats the dino version hands down.

 

[AndyM]

<font color="blue"> You can snooze easy now, Jim got the stuff he was looking for, even though it's a hydrocracked Group III, it still beats the dino version hands down. </font>

Yep...
Jim summed it up best right here...

<font color="blue"> I'll just stick to Rotella which is locally available going forward, change my filter every 100 hours and my machine will last longer than me. </font>

I'm not going to wade through pages of boring 20 paragraph posts telling me why Amsoil or anything else did better than everything else in 653 different oil tests. I just pick up Rotella or Motorcraft off the shelf, pour it in the engine, and it still lasts longer than I'll own the vehicle anyway. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[gsxr1100]

Again why bring amsoil into it? the point here is the pour point and pumping of the oil, that is it.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( .... 653 different oil tests...)</font> Oh boy, here we go. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[JimMorrissey]

Lot of time and money on tractor maintenance.....Let me know how it works out.