Motor oil?

[Binder]

What motor oil is everyone using now? I know this was brought up right after DELO changed their stuff but it's been a while now. What's the latest?

 

[KarlVP]

Rotella the CI-4 version 15W-40

 

[Nuzzy]

Rotella. :beer:

 

[Lucky Jeff]

I found a place locally that still stocks the Old delo stuff in 1 gallon containers so I switched back to that :redneck:

 

[Jaydog]

I'll put in whatever is the cheapest. :redneck:

 

[War-Jeeper]

Valvoline Premium Blue 15w40, its still the Ci-4 stuff so its good stuff still.


What Delo did is they made it low emmisions by taking the Zinc out of it, its got o.13% zinc where as the premium blue has 2.00% zinc in it, and zinc acts as a lubricant for wearing parts.

CJ-4=no zinc (delo 400 LE)
CI-4=Zinc(rotella, vavoline premium blue)

 

[Fullywrecked]

I went Valvoline.................Lucky where is the good delo???????:redneck:

 

[Lucky Jeff]

I went Valvoline.................Lucky where is the good delo???????:redneck:

Down at the Car Quest on Auburn way south.. about a block away from Big Daddies drive in..or whatever it's called now

 

[Binder]

Some time ago the NAPA on airport road in Everett had tons of the old DELO but it was all like straight 30wt.

 

[War-Jeeper]

5 Gallon buckets of Delo 400 are the Ci-4 as well, they are targeting the average consumer with the change

 

[Lucky Jeff]

I wasn't sure if these guys stocked the stuff or if it was left over.. When I asked the guy at the counter, it sounds like they keep enough for one trucks oil change on the shelf..

 

[Not Jobless]

I assume everyine is reffering to the Delo 400 Low Emissions oil?

What's the problem with it?

 

[Binder]

5 Gallon buckets of Delo 400 are the Ci-4 as well, they are targeting the average consumer with the change

So who sells 5 gal buckets?

 

[War-Jeeper]

So who sells 5 gal buckets?

The NAPA i work at does:awesomework: , i think the airport road store also stocks some

we keep two on hand at all times

 

[War-Jeeper]

I assume everyine is reffering to the Delo 400 Low Emissions oil?

What's the problem with it?

Yes Delo 400 LE

"Valvoline Premium Blue 15w40, its still the Ci-4 stuff so its good stuff still.


What Delo did is they made it low emmisions by taking the Zinc out of it, its got o.13% zinc where as the premium blue has 2.00% zinc in it, and zinc acts as a lubricant for wearing parts.

CJ-4=no zinc (delo 400 LE)
CI-4=Zinc(rotella, vavoline premium blue) "

Quoted from my post earlier:awesomework:

 

[Lucky Jeff]

I assume everyine is reffering to the Delo 400 Low Emissions oil?

What's the problem with it?

it seems to cause wear problems that was never an issue before with their old stuff..

 

[War-Jeeper]

it seems to cause wear problems that was never an issue before with their old stuff..

Cause there isnt any zinc, well there is some but not much to be said for:awesomework:

 

[War-Jeeper]

Okay so my percentage numbers were a tiny bit off its been a little while since i read all this crap


Here is a linky to Delo 400 LE
https://www.cbest.chevron.com/generated/MSDS/PDS29828896.PDF
the zinc is off to the right at .13%

Here is a linky to the Valvoline
http://msds.ashland.com/msds-ext/msdsDownload.do?method=getMsdsDocKeys&hc=materialSearchHC&id=1
Go to ANSI USA, and its on the 8th page zinc is 1.607%

 

[Not Jobless]

What's the average percentage of zinc in standard motor oils for regular cars and trucks?

 

[War-Jeeper]

What's the average percentage of zinc in standard motor oils for regular cars and trucks?

Good question, i do know they have been slowly fasing it out of refular motor oil as well, some of the hot rod guys that come into the store put diesel oil into there cars because it has zinc in it:eeek:

for reference here is standard Valvoline oil Product Data sheet, looks like.08%

http://www.valvoline.com/products/All-Climate.pdf