switching to synthetic

[rayc45]

I would like to make the switch, but want to make sure tractor is broken in first. Any recomondations on how many hours to wait?

After all these post, still no answer.

 

[WH401]

After all these post, still no answer.

The first 3 posts gave you some suggestions.

 

[Ford850]

After all these post, still no answer.

Cat Driver gave you the answer in post #24.

 

[WilliamBos]

Amazing after almost 40 years of synthetic oil there is so much mis-info still floating around out there.

Dino oil to properly break in a motor is rubbish. Old wive's tales. Some of the utter BS I have heard from the mouths of service personnel is really appalling! ....So, what your service guy is REALLY telling you, is that you NEED to have an oil break down sooner, in order to ensure proper motor break in. No, it doesn't make sense at all, does it?!! If it did, then the really short life you get with old-fashioned Group I Dino oils ought to make your motor break in REALLY well. Yeah, right!!

The old wives tale of break in has been debunked years ago. Auto manufacturers add synthetic at the factory with ZERO mileage on them:


* Acura RDX
* Aston Martin
* All Bentley Vehicles
* All Cadillac Vehicles
* Chevrolet Corvette C6 and Z06
* Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS
* Chrysler 300C SRT-8
* Cobalt SS S/C Coupe
* Dodge Caliber SRT-4, Charger SRT-8, and Magnum SRT-8
* Jeep Cherokee SRT-8
* Mercedes-Benz AMG Vehicles
* Mercedes SLR
* Mitsubishi Evolution
* Pontiac Solstice GXP
* All Porsche Vehicles
* Saturn Ion Red Line and Saturn Sky Red Line
* Viper SRT-10

Don't take any ones word read the spec sheets for yourself on the oil you are using and a comparable synthetic.

I just checked a popular DINO oil against a popular SYNTHETIC and the numbers don't lie.

Flash point on DINO oil was around 400 degrees F.
Flash point on SYNTHETIC was around 500 degrees F.

Pour point DINO oil -24 C
Pour Point synthetic -45 C

So there you have it, Synthetic will always win hands down on the numbers alone. Now as far as all the other things like longer change intervals etc. are a bonus.

Cat Driver gave you the answer in post #24.

After all these post, still no answer.

Ray,

See quoted text.

 

[rayc45]

So when a diesel tractor broken in?

 

[WilliamBos]

So when a diesel tractor broken in?

Well since the tractor came with oil in it, why waste it, right? When you do your first service, I see no reason why not to switch to synthetics then, BUT that is my opinion.

That is what I did.

 

[WH401]

So when a diesel tractor broken in?

There is no definitive "hour mark" that say's a diesel engine is broken. You have to base it off of how the engine has been used. Like I suggest, I your constantly running it around PTO speed, working the engine, than you'll be able to change it sooner than others, say 100 hrs. If your constantly putt-ing around, never really putting a load on the engine, than you should wait longer, maybe 200 hrs, or more. You never answered us, how many hours are on your tractor now?

 

[KennyV]

Amazing after almost 40 years of synthetic oil there is so much mis-info still floating around out there.



The old wives tale of break in has been debunked years ago. Auto manufacturers add synthetic at the factory with ZERO mileage on them:


* Acura RDX
* Aston Martin
* All Bentley Vehicles
* All Cadillac Vehicles
* Chevrolet Corvette C6 and Z06
* Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS
* Chrysler 300C SRT-8
* Cobalt SS S/C Coupe
* Dodge Caliber SRT-4, Charger SRT-8, and Magnum SRT-8
* Jeep Cherokee SRT-8
* Mercedes-Benz AMG Vehicles
* Mercedes SLR
* Mitsubishi Evolution
* Pontiac Solstice GXP
* All Porsche Vehicles
* Saturn Ion Red Line and Saturn Sky Red Line
* Viper SRT-10

Don't take any ones word read the spec sheets for yourself on the oil you are using and a comparable synthetic.

.

There are a lot of folks that will never let facts alter their beliefs...
You could/should go synthetic at the earliest possible... Or whenever you want to reduce engine wear toward zero... whichever comes first.

Knowing this to be true there are still some people I know that just never will understand it... KennyV