fouillard13
Veteran Member
Hey guys, I remember seeing an awesome post here regarding 0W oil being WAAYY better for our camshafts than 5w oil... where is it? ive tried googling everything and cant find it.
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Yeah, I just grabbed the first thing I could find. I've run 5w-40 T6: currently running Delo 400 LE. CJ-4 IS the ticket for the VE engines! (PDs need additional additives- cam).The 0w40 In the link is Mobil1, which has been widely available for many years. A good oil. But the Rotella T6 0w40 has a CJ4 rating and .is more tailored to diesel engines.
You're kidding right?Hey guys, I remember seeing an awesome post here regarding 0W oil being WAAYY better for our camshafts than 5w oil... where is it? ive tried googling everything and cant find it.
thanks
If only there was some type of sub-forum dedicated specifically to lubricants.There are hundreds if not thousands of posts about oil.
Viscosity is one thing, additive package is another. In the case of the PDs the additive package is as important as viscosity (keeping in mind that most all available viscosities for oils recommended for these engines are in a fairly confined range).
0w-40 IS available here in the US (just a quick grab/search):
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d..._MOB_-1_-1&mn=Mobil&mc=MOB&pt=N1186&ppt=C0252
Note, however, that this is not appropriate for DPF equipped engines.
I'm guessing that it probably wasn't a "semi-famous" thread about oil that you're thinking of, but a semi-famous thread on PD camshafts...and even more specifically, the BRM camshafts. There are several members on here that were posting pages of their thoughts on oils along with magnifying glass images of their camshafts, etc. There are a couple huge threads on that stuff.regarding the post im talking about, im surprised no one here knows what one. it had pics of the cam at a microscopic level and everything. it was posted more than once.. its like a semi famous post.
Here is a version of a 0W-40 with the newest API CK-4 diesel rating:The 0w40 In the link is Mobil1, which has been widely available for many years. A good oil. But the Rotella T6 0w40 has a CJ4 rating and .is more tailored to diesel engines.
Nice. I actually bought my first quart of amsoil 5w40 in Austin last winter. I keep it in the car for an emergency. Honestly, I was much more excited to find the Rotella 0w40. Probably because I can get the amsoil up here.Here is a version of a 0W-40 with the newest API CK-4 diesel rating:
http://www.amsoil.com/lit/databulletins/g3467.pdf
There is a little bit of trade-off between Pour Point and NOACK Volatility when comparing the 0W-40 and 5W-40 in this brand.
Doesn,t matter how much lubricity an oil has If the cam stops for 10 seconds or more you will have metal to metal contact because the oil is absolutely squeezed out between the contacts.so im talking rotella t6 0w40 vs t6 5w40.
the 0w is supreior in every way, even in the summer its preferred to run?
I swear I seen a post here where they explained how the engine runs "dry" with no oil until its pumped to the top on initial startups. with 0w oil it was like 1 full second, with 5w oil it was double that.