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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 05:48 PM
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Oil problem

Discovered to my horror that I've been topping up with regular synth oil vs diesel synth oil. Any thoughts on this? It hasn't caused any problems that I'm aware of just that I seem to be topping up more regularly.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 05:54 PM
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Dump the oil as soon as you can. It isn't rated for are engines or diesel engines as far as that goes, it will cause greater ware threw out your motor. Also it will foam in the high pressure side of the motor more then what your suppose to use. I wouldn't make a habit of what your doing.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by squaredancer
topping up

Do you mean "Topping Off"?


I don't know how much you use. Do you have an idea?


A quart or so is no big deal. More than a few and you need to change it out.
 
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