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Motor oil: diesel vs gas trucks
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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 350486" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>Most diesel engines ask for a 10w40 or 15w40 dino oil as the "basic" oil to be used in summer conditions. I've never seen a gas engine truck that spec'ed a w40 weight oil for summer use, and certainly not one that spec'ed a dino w40 weight in the winter. I won't even use dino w40 weight in my diesel truck in the winter (bearing in mind that I live in the frigid north).</p><p></p><p>So long story short: Yes, the heavier oil could have damaged the gas engine.</p><p></p><p>As an aside, I'm a synthetic freak. I run 0w40 year round in my diesels and a 5w30 in my gas engines.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 350486, member: 2862"] Most diesel engines ask for a 10w40 or 15w40 dino oil as the "basic" oil to be used in summer conditions. I've never seen a gas engine truck that spec'ed a w40 weight oil for summer use, and certainly not one that spec'ed a dino w40 weight in the winter. I won't even use dino w40 weight in my diesel truck in the winter (bearing in mind that I live in the frigid north). So long story short: Yes, the heavier oil could have damaged the gas engine. As an aside, I'm a synthetic freak. I run 0w40 year round in my diesels and a 5w30 in my gas engines. Rod [/QUOTE]
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