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Otto

Otto

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Just wondering if anyone here uses 15 or 20w-30 for older ranger(98 or earlier). Mostly for valve and/or timing chain clatter, is it better for older engines?
 
Otto said:
Just wondering if anyone here uses 15 or 20w-30 for older ranger(98 or earlier). Mostly for valve and/or timing chain clatter, is it better for older engines?
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just put in some deisel truck oil....its heavier and will stop noises(if you have a small oil leak less will leak out with higher weight/viscosity and it doesnt break down as fast).

but if you only want to use car oil use the 10-30
 
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My 91 still gets 10w30 just as the under hood sticker says it should (5w30 in the winter).

I don't see the point of masking noises and problems with heavier oil but thats just me.
 
I forgot the technical name for it, but oil companies are taking out the sulphur in the gasoline engine oils for catalytic converters sake. Comp, crane and a load of others recommend using 15W-40 diesel engine oil now because it still has the chemicals that best protect flat tappets. It's what i've been putting in my fathers truck for a few years now. :beer:
 
mentalbreakdown00 said:
I forgot the technical name for it, but oil companies are taking out the sulphur in the gasoline engine oils for catalytic converters sake. Comp, crane and a load of others recommend using 15W-40 diesel engine oil now because it still has the chemicals that best protect flat tappets. It's what i've been putting in my fathers truck for a few years now. :beer:
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No, not sulfur, it's Zinc Dialkyl-Dithio-Phosphate (ZDDP), which is basically zinc and phosphorus. And yes, flat tappet cams benefit greatly from it, but if you don't have a flat tappet cam, there's no reason you can't use any gasoline engine oil.
I also agree with Sasquatch about masking noises. If your lifters or other components are worn down enough that they make tapping noises, no oil will fix it. An oil cannot undo wear that already occurred, it can only prevent it from happening in the first place.
BTW there's no such thing as 15w-30 or 20w-30 oil. :icon_confused:
 
use some lucas oil stabilizer type stuff in the engine. the engine runs smoother.
 
yeah there ya go zddp, I just knew sulfur wasn't right, but, oh well. A lot of truck engines before 98 were flat tappets still. Also I do agree with the get it quieter with thicker oil though. even though I have used gear oil in an old 300 with 500K on it that burned a quart every 25 miles....it was real quiet haha
 
mentalbreakdown00 said:
yeah there ya go zddp, I just knew sulfur wasn't right, but, oh well. A lot of truck engines before 98 were flat tappets still. Also I do agree with the get it quieter with thicker oil though. even though I have used gear oil in an old 300 with 500K on it that burned a quart every 25 miles....it was real quiet haha
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:icon_rofl: i was told gear oil blew up engines:icon_confused:
 
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