Experience using 0-40 synthetic engine oil

[D7E]

Thanks for the input but all seems to be car,truck or light use , I want to know can i use it with 100hp deisel engines running 70 hours/ week at 2600 rpms on heavy dusty work (Mowing ,Baling,Cultivating )?

 

[MikePA]

Thanks for the input but all seems to be car,truck or light use , I want to know can i use it with 100hp deisel engines running 70 hours/ week at 2600 rpms on heavy dusty work (Mowing ,Baling,Cultivating )?

What are the API requirements for your engine? If the oil equals (or exceeds) that, you're fine, right?

 

[SkyPup]

I want to know can i use it with 100hp deisel engines running 70 hours/ week at 2600 rpms on heavy dusty work (Mowing ,Baling,Cultivating )?

You certainly can use the exact same oil that you'd use in any car, truck, bus, or tractor with the same engine.

Be sure to invest in some good air filters too and change them out regularly too, one tablespoonful of dirt is all it takes to take out your engine.

 

[todd ph schnell]

for 6 years i ran 15-40 in my 9 peices of heavy equipment and my pickups and wifes yukon,then in the winter i would use 0-40 in the winter, with excellent results. but the dilema was that some equipment that was used more during specific times of the year would end up with the wrong oil in it+ it was an expensive waste to drop clean 15-40 out of a grader or dozer for the winter if it's not near it's service interval.============ so i contacted the service manager of a large pipeline construction company in sedgewick alberta. he said they had encountered the same problems but they owned 127 peices of equipment, a very large expense to juggle seasonal oil changes. so they went to 0-40 year round in all machinery. so i did the same with my fleet of equipment and every vehicle i have, from my gasoline pickups,wifes yukon,quads,gl 1800 goldwing and riding lawn mower. 0-40 synthetic is the only motor oil i have purchased since 2005. thats 5 years of absolutely trouble free operation.

 

[RalphVa]

Any 0wxx oil will be heavier at startup than at operating temperature but will be less viscous than a 5wxx or 10wxx or 15wxx oil at startup.

So, if your "xx" oil is the right weight for your summer operation, then use of a 0wxx oil year round is the way to go.

I use 0w30 in my JD diesel. The owner's manual chart shows 30 weight as okay for our summers here in Virginia.

Ralph

 

[Transit]

You certainly can use the exact same oil that you'd use in any car, truck, bus, or tractor with the same engine.

Be sure to invest in some good air filters too and change them out regularly too, one tablespoonful of dirt is all it takes to take out your engine.

If you are working in dusty conditions you may want to consider a pre-cleaner air filter. Here is one brand.

Centri precleaner - Air filter precleaner - ag & construction equipment air filter precleaner

 

[DEWFPO]

X2 on an air filter cyclone pre-filter. It makes a world of difference in dusty environments. It even collects snow before the filter.

DEWFPO

 

[PHILIP8N]

Our company has used JD 0w-40 synthetic in compressors powered by Caterpillar C7 (250hp) C15 (540hp) and C18 (700hp) engines. No problem with the large displacement high horsepower diesel engines. That is what it is made for, diesel engines that have to cope with a wide ambient temperature spread. Philip.

 

[dmccarty]

I switched over to JD 0w40 oil a few years ago. Before that I ran Shell 5w40 oil in the truck and tractor.

Going from 15w50 to 5w40 saw a 2-3% mpg gain. I saw a bit more going from 5w40 to 0w40. Cold weather starts are just not an issue compared with 15w40. With temps below 30 the truck just did not like that 15w40 oil so I would hook it up the engine block heater. Running 1500 watts for three hours gets expensive during the month. I do not have to use the heater with the synthetic oil.

My last UOA report on the truck was at 14,000 miles. Everything was fine. TBN was at a bit over 12 which surprised me. The oil is at 12.8 new. Either the lab messed up or the oil at more TBN that 12.8. Usually the TBN goes down by from 12 to 8 or 10.

Later,
Dan

 

[rswyan]

It's not really heavy equipment, but I have an '06 Dodge Sprinter Van (5 cylinder Mercedes diesel) that has over 296,000 on the clock as of this morning ..... the only oil it has ever seen (except for one oil change) is Mobil 1 0w40 synthetic ....

The vehicle has run all types of climates .... from -26F below in the winter in Iowa to Texas and Desert Southwest where it has seen temps of 115F or more .....