DELO 400LE ?
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DELO 400LE ?
My usual oil is 15-40 Shell.... WM had none so I picked up some Delo 400LE.
Is this OK for one oil change interval? I have read the SJ is not as preferred as the SL for our trucks..
Is this OK for one oil change interval? I have read the SJ is not as preferred as the SL for our trucks..
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My truck has been ran on Delo 400 since it's second oil change, except for a couple changes which I used Valvoline. It has 242,000 original miles on stock injectors, HPOP, turbo, etc...
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Your oil choice will be fine, as mentioned above.
But the service designation you should be looking for is CH4 or CG4. Not SJ/SL which is a spark engine designation, but some oils cover both.
Just a thought. Jim
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Anyways Delo is a fine consumer grade motor oil and will handle anything rotella handled IMHO. I actually have that in my truck right now.
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Good morning all. I do appreciate all the info and education... 400LE it is.... curious as to why they have two formulations? I understand the LE is for the DPF based vehicles and backward compatible... but why offer two? is the standard non LE based oil better for our engines?
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Good morning all. I do appreciate all the info and education... 400LE it is.... curious as to why they have two formulations? I understand the LE is for the DPF based vehicles and backward compatible... but why offer two? is the standard non LE based oil better for our engines?
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My first foray into synthetic engine oil will be Delo 400LE, picked up some today - Like F3504ME, WM was out of Rotella T6. Good to hear it is an option for our rigs. I imagine I'm competing with several other diesel truck owners in the Seattle area for the limited WM shelf space for this product. Sucked the old dino out of the HPOP as well and topped off with Delo. We'll see how she does. I had been running Motorcraft 15W-40 dino.
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My first foray into synthetic engine oil will be Delo 400LE, picked up some today - Like F3504ME, WM was out of Rotella T6. Good to hear it is an option for our rigs. I imagine I'm competing with several other diesel truck owners in the Seattle area for the limited WM shelf space for this product. Sucked the old dino out of the HPOP as well and topped off with Delo. We'll see how she does. I had been running Motorcraft 15W-40 dino.
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