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Engine oil
I took my truck in for all new tires and alignment. Ended up getting an oil change as well. Drove home 7 miles it was ok. The next day it started rough, smoked white, black, sputtered, stalled, choked, bucked, kicked, settled and idled fine. Off we go. I thought new oil, cold morning, 30 degrees over night. Life is good. Drove about 40 miles two stops and knew there was a problem. When I called to speak to the jokers who did the job, they told me they ran out of Rotella and topped it off with Penzoil.
Does Pensoil make a diesel grade oil that would be ok in my truck?
Does Pensoil make a diesel grade oil that would be ok in my truck?
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the dealer i bought my truck used from doesn not sell diesels so they IMO when they did the service they put a non diesel oil in it. 10w30 first thing i did when i got home was changed it I instantly noticed smoother running conditions in the 20 miles i had driven it.
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Originally Posted by mrxlh
Yep, Pennzoil Longlife 15W40.
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SOPUS makes Rotella and Pennzoil. I wouldn't worry about compatibility, but the CJ4 benefits would be diluted, or possibly nullified.
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Glad I found this thread! What is best oil to use for my 2005 6.0? The service advisor said I HAVE to run 10w-30. The 6.0 owners manual leads me to believe this is correct for my temperature range. I couldn't find any 10w-30 that had all the ratings listed in the book(CI-4, CI-4/SL, DHD-1), and Rotella was only available in 15w-40. So what do I need, or what am I missing?
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Originally Posted by 62rag
Glad I found this thread! What is best oil to use for my 2005 6.0? The service advisor said I HAVE to run 10w-30. The 6.0 owners manual leads me to believe this is correct for my temperature range. I couldn't find any 10w-30 that had all the ratings listed in the book(CI-4, CI-4/SL, DHD-1), and Rotella was only available in 15w-40. So what do I need, or what am I missing?
The 6.0 shears oil faster than the others and you need the 40 .
The 30 is ok if your not towing with it.
