I am not an online arguer. I consider it childish, but I got sucked into the BCM facebook page argument over using multi weight oil in a two stroke. I can't handle it over there. So many people who know nothing going off saying how Lucas and Amsoil are Gods gift to two strokes and will make your bus fly and float. Just blowing steam....sigh. I feel much better. I'm memorizing who is saying what because I don't want to buy their buses someday....
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Scott -
Yup, don't let Gary suck you in with his Amsoil ravings! (I have fun yanking his chain and getting him all hot and bothered!) ;D
OTOH, using synthetics for everything else but the engine seems to be widely accepted.
Stick to the majors and you'll be ok: Mobile Delvac 1240, Chevron Delo 100 and Shell Rotella T.
FWIW & HTH. . .
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LOL I passed on that one aren't proud of me RJ ;D ;D
My friend uses delo 400 40 wt... and the bottles he has actually say CF2 on them I was shocked.
Quote from: Scott Crosby on November 27, 2016, 05:31:01 AM
My friend uses delo 400 40 wt... and the bottles he has actually say CF2 on them I was shocked.
Wow somebody finally read the jug
Quote from: luvrbus on November 27, 2016, 05:14:51 AMLOL I passed on that one aren't proud of me RJ ;D ;D
Where's the popcorn???
Not all the 400 jugs say cf2. I've looked and some don't.
Quote from: Scott Crosby on November 27, 2016, 06:23:18 AM
Not all the 400 jugs say cf2. I've looked and some don't.
Nope some jugs will say for MTU l and MTU ll engines and on the Delo 400 15/40 label they drop the MTU ll engine.To much is made of the ash content and I am not a Delo fan anyways.
When we could buy real diesel fuel the red for off road use we had to use oil with a ash content of 1.24% to make the TBN jive that was DD spec
Fakebook is chocked full of "Right-Fighters" and usually a total waste of one's time ... period.
Clifford will gladly testify that if there is NO OIL under my bus, it is out.
While I am at it. Happy Birthday you old coot (Isn't that coming up tomorrow?) and what is thing I am hearing about "a two-stroke list?"
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Don, don't push the birthday wishes it is next week lol boy times fly's ???
Butter Bruce?.....
Quote from: Dave5Cs on November 27, 2016, 09:52:35 AM
Butter Bruce?.....
LOL for the one on F/B you need a Coke and a Milky Way just butter and popcorn won't hack it ;D ;D ;D it happens every few months over there last time I looked there was over 50 replies most were all different in opinions
C'mon really? Aren't all oils oily?
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I was always under the school of thought that dictated 40w...drive it like you're trying to kill it (I don't do that one) and indeed, if there is nothing leaking...the bus is out of oil :)
These are not regular engines
Standard Oil worked with General Motors and invented the 30, 40, 50 weight Delo 100 specifically for use in the 2 stroke Diesels. I've seen the magic 15W-40 can do to the inner workings of the engines. If you want to do premature overhauls at around 150,000mi, rather than having an engine last upwards towards 500,000mi before overhaul, then please use the 15W-40.
When I first bought my 1980 KW with 8V-92TA, 15W-40 was recommended and 100,000mi oil change with changing oil filters every 25,000mi. That was rather quickly retracted and the straight weight 30 (cold weather), 40 or 50 weight (mostly generator and mining engines) was recommended. Good Luck, TomC
I'm currently running Rotella 50 weight in my 8v92 and the Bus loves it excellent oil pressure at all times. Very very little oil consumption. There's a guy over on Facebook right now who is saying he got 2,000,000 miles out of an 8V92 running 15-40 in it. I call bunk
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LOL you want get 2,000,000 miles from 8v92 running gold in it you are lucky if you can get 400,000 from one before a inframe
Delo 100 was developed for the 149 series in the 60's a totally different 2 stroke engine with pods and overhead cams, FWIW,Delo RPM was the oil used in the 71 series before the 100 sales pitch came along.
Funny people rant and rage about the ash content and weight of the oil then don't care what diesel fuel one buys
Is there a link to the Facebook discussion? The link I found was more about showcasing different builds.
Quote from: Dave5Cs on November 27, 2016, 09:52:35 AMButter Bruce?.....
Yes, please ... water, hops, and best Barley Malt, too!!
Quote from: luvrbus on November 27, 2016, 12:26:03 PM
Delo 100 was developed for the 149 series in the 60's a totally different 2 stroke engine with pods and overhead cams, FWIW,Delo RPM was the oil used in the 71 series before the 100 sales pitch came along.
Funny people rant and rage about the ash content and weight of the oil then don't care what diesel fuel one buys
Our Heavy Equipment Mechanic at work has a drum of RPM that he's trying to find a home for. I was hesitant about buying some of it because I couldn't find any info about it, but if it's OK for our 2-strokes I'll consider buying an oil change or two's worth of it. What's the difference between RPM and 100?
John
Quote from: Iceni John on November 27, 2016, 03:00:53 PM
Our Heavy Equipment Mechanic at work has a drum of RPM that he's trying to find a home for. I was hesitant about buying some of it because I couldn't find any info about it, but if it's OK for our 2-strokes I'll consider buying an oil change or two's worth of it. What's the difference between RPM and 100?
John
If it is not the RPM S- 3 it will work for you. John the RPM S-3 was a high detergent for Cat engines,the regular old RPM was a non-detergent that Detroit's used back then , the Delo 100 hit the market 1967 the RPM was used from 1941 up till then
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