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Hobo2
Explorer
May 29, 2018

oil temp hit 260 degrees , whats the best synethic oil

Towing my DRV up and past Vail ,CO. on I70 east my oil temp hit 260 degrees, transmission never went over 209 degrees. How hot can the oil get. Whats the best oil for heavy towing.2016 f350 dually
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time2roll
Nomad
May 30, 2018
I call 260 the high end of normal and while I recommend synthetic for all motors I would not get too worked up about it. Not enough to get an oil cooler anyway.

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