Stupid question time...
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Stupid question time...
I have 7 qts of 10W-30 full synthetic sitting in my garage. Right now I'm in below freezing temps but plan to be in the south quite a bit in the summer.
Is it ever okay to use this 10W-30 instead of the 5W-30 the hood sticker indicates?
Is it ever okay to use this 10W-30 instead of the 5W-30 the hood sticker indicates?
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Are we talking diesel or gas engine?
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If 10W30 means the viscosity is at 10W when the engine is cold and 30 when the engine is hot, then I could get away with it for a thousand miles or so I think. That should be all I have to go before we leave for our big trip and we will have budgeted to have all necessary maintenance done then.
I was looking at my dip stick and its black and low. That wouldn't be surprising if I hadn't just paid to have it changed... I actually paid to have ALL fluids changed. Diffs tranny and all. This makes me wonder what else didn't get done right. My coolant was almost a gallon low, and my tranny fluid was to high, but I don't know how much an inch on that stick indicates.
Basically I have this oil sitting here from a car I sold before I did the change in it and have no other use for it.
I was looking at my dip stick and its black and low. That wouldn't be surprising if I hadn't just paid to have it changed... I actually paid to have ALL fluids changed. Diffs tranny and all. This makes me wonder what else didn't get done right. My coolant was almost a gallon low, and my tranny fluid was to high, but I don't know how much an inch on that stick indicates.
Basically I have this oil sitting here from a car I sold before I did the change in it and have no other use for it.
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As closure to the oil question what I did was changed the oil with the stuff I had lying in the garage first. Then I ran it up and down a hilly highway. After that I drained the synthetic oil, changed the filter, put the oil and folter recomended by sammie0126, and installed a lazy change plug. I'm glad I 'rinsed' with the synthetic oil because it was almost black after just a mile or two.
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New stupid question
New stupid question:
Can I get a PTO on my transmission? I think I have an r100.
I'd like to be able to run a winch or maybe a generator off it in the future.
Can I get a PTO on my transmission? I think I have an r100.
I'd like to be able to run a winch or maybe a generator off it in the future.