oil grades
My new 2016 Ford Power Stroke F 250 diesel recommends oil 5w-40 syn. oil for towing. I’ve been using 15w-40 Shell Rotella. What oil have you been using?
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Newer diesels are requiring use of lighter weight oils. Doesn't make sense to us, but gov't is forcing the use of them to meet efficiency requirements. Semis are 0-30 in some cases. I've used Rotella T6 synth since new, change every 5k regardless, 23,000 happy miles.
In my old '03 6.0, started off w/ Rotella 15w-40 dino, but later switched to the sythn and use it in my garden tractor as well as it's a 3 cyl diesel. No problems. BTW, tractor is a '87 w/ Yanmar motor.
In my old '03 6.0, started off w/ Rotella 15w-40 dino, but later switched to the sythn and use it in my garden tractor as well as it's a 3 cyl diesel. No problems. BTW, tractor is a '87 w/ Yanmar motor.
