Oil change question
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 264
Likes: 0
From: Las Vegas
Oil change question
Hey guys, I just recently bought a 97 F350 with a 7.3 PSD, and i want to change the oil to get a starting point.
My questions are:
1) Is Delo 15W40 a good choice?
2) Do I need to add any additives?
3) Does it take 14 Qts?
Thanks for your help.
Kevin
My questions are:
1) Is Delo 15W40 a good choice?
2) Do I need to add any additives?
3) Does it take 14 Qts?
Thanks for your help.
Kevin
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,014
Likes: 1
From: Long Island, NY
Don't trust your dipstick. Many of them were marked wrong. Not sure of the details but I had a bum one. It will read so many quarts lower that what it is supposed to be. You can tell buy the numbers that are stamped on the stick but at the moment I am not sure what the good numbers are. Ill get back to to on that. What year is you truck?
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,412
Likes: 0
From: Munroe falls, Ohio
If yours is stamped 1820068C1, it reads 2 qts too low.
you can replace it or just scribe a new "full" line thats the length of the crosshatch area above the current "full" line. it should land somewhere on the old stamping of word "full".
you can replace it or just scribe a new "full" line thats the length of the crosshatch area above the current "full" line. it should land somewhere on the old stamping of word "full".
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,014
Likes: 1
From: Long Island, NY
The refill for the crankcase is 14 quarts for 94-97's and 15 quarts for 98.5/99's with filter change. Some early 95 and older engines were equipped with a 12 quart dipstick (Navistar P/N 1820068C1) and need to be filled to just over the word "FULL", or replaced with the correct part (Navistar P/N 1824405C1; Ford P/N F4TZ-6750-E for F-series; F5UZ-6750-A for Econoline). Some later dipstick tubes were not seated properly causing the crankcase to be over-filled in an attempt to bring the level up to the mark.
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 358
Likes: 0
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
I use Delo in my truck and have very good luck with it. I know a trucking company that uses it in everything they got so thats pretty good proof to me its good stuff. Id watch that rotella, about 2-3 years ago they changed their blend and its not quite as good as it once was.
Trending Topics
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 419
Likes: 0
I use Castrol 15-40 with a quart of Lucus oil stabilizer. I use the Lucus in my other vehicles too for years. Haven't heard anything about Castrol being bad for diesel so I figured why not use it since I use castrol on the other rides.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Top 6 Best Deals Available on New Fords & Lincolns Right Now
Brett Foote
This Hennessey Takes the Expedition Tremor's Off-Roading Capability to the Next Level
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Fords at 2026 Carlisle Ford Nationals
Joe Kucinski
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Playing in the Dirt
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,302
Likes: 1
From: Southwest Georgia
Any correct weight "Diesel Rated" oil, key word is "Diesel Rated", will work. I run Delo 400 15W40 and like it. I like the Moly in the Delo it helps with oil shearing, Rotella and some others don't have the moly as far as I know, plus Delo is what my bulk fuel supplier carries.
Post Fiend
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,835
Likes: 3
From: Silver Lake Dunes, MI
Delo is good, 14 quarts with filter change. The dipstick issue was the 94.5 and some 95's so a 97 shouldn't be an issue. As Plowhand said any Diesel rated oil is good. I am partial to Rotella but that's cause we get it by the 55 gallon drum at the shop.
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 332
Likes: 0
From: Emmett, ID
The refill for the crankcase is 14 quarts for 94-97's and 15 quarts for 98.5/99's with filter change. Some early 95 and older engines were equipped with a 12 quart dipstick (Navistar P/N 1820068C1) and need to be filled to just over the word "FULL", or replaced with the correct part (Navistar P/N 1824405C1; Ford P/N F4TZ-6750-E for F-series; F5UZ-6750-A for Econoline). Some later dipstick tubes were not seated properly causing the crankcase to be over-filled in an attempt to bring the level up to the mark.
Reps Sent!
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,743
Likes: 2
From: Ft Scott
OK, I've seen that a lot and I finally figured out what they are once I saw them in the user control panel. But how do you send them? I can't find a buttom for it. 
Playing in the Dirt
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,302
Likes: 1
From: Southwest Georgia
On the right hand side of a user's post is a justice scale. Click on it, a box opens, make your selection (approve or disapprove) write a comment (writing something gives more points) click add to reputation, done.
