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X2 on both earlier replies. That engine has a flat tappet cam, and could use the extra zinc. May want to shoot for the Rotella 10w-30 blend now. 15w-40 is fine, I just don't use it when the temp dips below 20's at night, unless I have a block heater installed.
Quaker State has a new blend called Defy, with extra Zinc and Phosporous. It's synthetic blend and is cheaper than most higher name brand oils on the market. I've used it in my rebuilt 302 with flat tappet cam, my 300, with 128K miles and flat tappet cam, and the wife's 2000 Expedition with 200K miles.
I used 75w-90 in the rear and 80w-90 in the front. The wife's Expedition has 75w-140 synthetic in the rear, and that was filled at the factory, and it's suppose to be service free, unless rear axle has been submerged in water.
Quaker State has a new blend called Defy, with extra Zinc and Phosporous. It's synthetic blend and is cheaper than most higher name brand oils on the market. I've used it in my rebuilt 302 with flat tappet cam, my 300, with 128K miles and flat tappet cam, and the wife's 2000 Expedition with 200K miles.
I used 75w-90 in the rear and 80w-90 in the front. The wife's Expedition has 75w-140 synthetic in the rear, and that was filled at the factory, and it's suppose to be service free, unless rear axle has been submerged in water.
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best oil for these trucks in my opinion is the Rotella T 15w-40 Diesel. has alot of ZINC which is great for high mileage engines. alot of people use Rotella in there daily driver passenger cars as well. you can get lighter weights if you get blend or full synthetic
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I know a lot of people here have used diesel oil (Rotella is usually what's mentioned) in gas engines with good results. Not to take anything away from their first-hand experience, but I have one second-hand experience that didn't work out so well.
This was back in the mid 80's. A guy who maintained a fleet of vehicles for the city had a Pontiac Sunbird 2.0L four cylinder with about 15K miles and a completely wiped out camshaft. He had been using the same oil that he bouth in bulk for the city's medium duty diesel dump trucks and the heavy duty diesel frontend loaders etc. That matchup didn't work out well at all.
So that was oil purchased by a city manager (probably the cheapest stuff he could find) intended for medium- to heavy-duty diesels that didn't work in a 4-cyl OHC engine.
How does that compare to high-quality oil made for light duty diesels being used in gas V8 push-rod engines? I don't know. And again, a lot of people here have used Rotella in gas engines with good results. But personally I'm going to keep using oil recommended for gas engines in my gas engines.
This was back in the mid 80's. A guy who maintained a fleet of vehicles for the city had a Pontiac Sunbird 2.0L four cylinder with about 15K miles and a completely wiped out camshaft. He had been using the same oil that he bouth in bulk for the city's medium duty diesel dump trucks and the heavy duty diesel frontend loaders etc. That matchup didn't work out well at all.
So that was oil purchased by a city manager (probably the cheapest stuff he could find) intended for medium- to heavy-duty diesels that didn't work in a 4-cyl OHC engine.
How does that compare to high-quality oil made for light duty diesels being used in gas V8 push-rod engines? I don't know. And again, a lot of people here have used Rotella in gas engines with good results. But personally I'm going to keep using oil recommended for gas engines in my gas engines.
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Don't blame you. Whatever works for you and keeps your engine in good shape is good enough. There are so many different oil options.
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This was back in the mid 80's. A guy who maintained a fleet of vehicles for the city had a Pontiac Sunbird 2.0L four cylinder with about 15K miles and a completely wiped out camshaft. He had been using the same oil that he bouth in bulk for the city's medium duty diesel dump trucks and the heavy duty diesel frontend loaders etc. That matchup didn't work out well at all.
So that was oil purchased by a city manager (probably the cheapest stuff he could find) intended for medium- to heavy-duty diesels that didn't work in a 4-cyl OHC engine.
So that was oil purchased by a city manager (probably the cheapest stuff he could find) intended for medium- to heavy-duty diesels that didn't work in a 4-cyl OHC engine.
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Never heard that one before. Why would it leak any more than other oil? Rotella says it's also suited for gasoline engines. What properties would make it do that?