Strike Oil in Evansville

dtcerrato · August 23, 2017, 08:20:41 AM

Nemco & Tune it are both Canadian oils but I cant say that Nemco is the supplier of the Tune it oil sold at Walmart. Sorry if my text was misleading. Does anyone know if the tune it oil on the Canadian Walmart website can be ordered for delivery in the US? No one mentioned the Miles Lubricant - Personally I see the Miles lubricant (US Domestic) in direct competition with the Tune it oil sold at Canadian Walmarts - at least on the pricing, it wavers between $47 to $57 per 5 gal pail. The reviews I was referring to including the two stroke oil analysis was of the Miles lubricant on the Amazon website.

luvrbus · August 23, 2017, 08:29:12 AM

You guys ever notice that some 40 w oils are CF2/CF4 rated now

dtcerrato · August 23, 2017, 05:01:24 PM

I have & of those oils some mono weights are approved for Detroit diesel 2 stroke right in their literature. The hard hunt for the very familiar big boy brands (Chevron, Shell, Texaco, etc.) Is Overkill but we understand piece of mind. Since retirement I can really pinch a nickel... & I don't believe my Detroit cares!

jhufford · August 23, 2017, 07:31:40 PM

Here's a link for oil, its the oil I use.

http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/parts-service/detroit-diesel-2-cycle/parts/maintenance-products/power-guard-oil/

luvrbus · August 23, 2017, 07:46:47 PM

Quote from: jhufford on August 23, 2017, 07:31:40 PM
Here's a link for oil, its the oil I use.

http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/parts-service/detroit-diesel-2-cycle/parts/maintenance-products/power-guard-oil/

Good choice Jim that is Delvac 1240,has anyone here ever done a consumption comparison using different oils ?

lostagain · August 24, 2017, 06:32:07 AM

My 6V92 doesn't hardly use any oil, be it with Super Tech Tune It, or Shell Rotella T, or Chevron that I have picked up on the road.

JC

Jeff Willard · August 24, 2017, 03:57:59 PM

I've been traveling a lot the past few days and haven't had much keyboard time to reply to any of the comments.

Here's my take on some of this, for what it's worth......

As for costs, deals and why is straight weight $5.00/gal more. I suspect that it's because they only make it a time or two per year. If it's close to production time, and there's a warehouse full of it, you'll get some smokin' deals. If not, you pay up. The extra $5/gal isn't the cost of the oil, it's the cost of storing it until the next production run. Multi-weight is cheaper because that's what the refinery is constantly making, until it shuts down to run a batch of straight weight for the bus and boat guys.

Generic/off brand oils. We could have this conversation over any number of products. I use some generic stuff. Sugar, flour, paper towels and a few other "commodities". When you're buying a lot of something and it doesn't contain some "secret sauce" nobody else has, sure... save a nickle. But....... I won't use generic Ketchup (Heinz Only) Mayonnaise (Hellmann's/Best Foods) coffee (Folgers Black Silk thank you very much) and especially...... you know it's coming....... toilet paper (Charmin, regardless if Mr. Whipple was a pedofile)
As for oil, I just get a warmer fuzzier feeling using Delo 100. Now, that warm fuzzy might be less warm if I was driving the wheels off my coach and changing the oil every couple of week. But for the amount I drive it and how often I change or add oil to it, a few bucks a gallon doesn't matter much. I also like having a big company behind it so that if I have a failure that could be tracked back to "bad oil" I'd have some chance at recourse. If you're getting 5 gallon pails of Slippery Pete's Diesel Oil from Uncle Joe's refinery and Rood Beer Distillery you might have less success.
It's interesting that I've never seen a big discussion about different brands of fuel. Nobody ever talks about that, but it's pretty important. We all just go for the cheap, regardless of brand. The only thing that steers me away from cheap fuel is if someone says they got water or crap in a load of fuel.

One more day on this deal for Delo 100. Then I have to call the distributor and commit to how many cases I need. Let me know.

Dave5Cs · August 25, 2017, 07:26:10 AM

Jeff are you bringing fuel for us all too, And the wife wants to know if you are bringing new rope for some?

Just wondering

luvrbus · August 26, 2017, 06:39:59 AM

I was in Walmart yesterday looking for cheap oil just to flush out a old Cummins NH 250 military engine that hasn't been run in 15 years.Everyone is so concerned about the CF-2 rating it just goes to show you don't bet the farm on the CF- 2 the Walmart brand Diesel SuperTech 15/40 had the CF-2 rating on the jug