D24TIC Semi or Full Synth Oil in a D24tic?

[69dieselfreak]

i think im going to run shells rotella 15-40 do you guys think that would be ok or should i go with something different im just worried about the oil steavation issue i have th d24t

[Laney760]

Originally Posted by 69dieselfreak

i think im going to run shells rotella 15-40 do you guys think that would be ok or should i go with something different im just worried about the oil steavation issue i have th d24t

I've just done a quick bit of research and I'd be a bit wary. Apparently it has SIMILAR specifications to the ACEA but not the actual specifications you should go for in the D24T, was primarily designed for agricultural vehicles and has a very very high detergent level, being designed especially to reduce soot emissions and that it gets very dirty very quickly because of this (good it's doing it's job but you will have to change sooner). I have read of these very high level detergents in some oils causing damage to engine parts. It does come in normal and synth (but can't work out whether thats full or semi off the net). If it were me I would rather go for a cheap supermarket oil that did meet the right requirements if I were going for a cheaper oil. I've been running my Merc camper diesel on 15 40 from Aldis that I was getting for about £6 a gallon (stocked up) and which meets all the requirements and have never had a problem

Don't know if you read the thread I started on whether to put an extra litre in due to oil starvation and followed the thread to read up the techy stuff on this, I decided to go for it and have an extra litre in but that has to be your decision. You can get some really good deals on Ebay on oil, I regretted not buying 25 litres of high quality semi-synth to the right specifications on there for under £30, keeping my eyes open for more such deals.......

[69dieselfreak]

i havent been able to find the tech articles to read about rotella is all dinosaurs
i guess cheap oil and a really good filter will do the trick

[oman5]

after reading up on these engines I've decided to use fully synthetic in mine, although I'm a bit weary using it in something so old- given how thin the stuff is its likely to get burnt up quickly I'd have thought, and its expensive stuff. I'll see how it does.

[69dieselfreak]

well im going to run full syn if the damn car doesnt use to a bunch of oil like my ferd (ford f-250 6.9 diesel) because this car is going to be my daily driver

[Laney760]

Orman5 and 69dieselfreak, let me know how your engine gets on with the full synth a few months down the line please. I've had my semi-synth in plus an extra litre for a few weeks now, I'll let you know a couple of months down the line how my engine is doing.

For about a month before my change I was using oil, a fair bit but since my change I've used none. I don't know why this should be, perhaps if it was filthy and deteriorated it would burn up or perhaps if the filter was full of muck it would have this effect? Am I talking rubbish? Can anyone tell me why she's not burning it up since flush, oil and filter change? Many thanks

[69dieselfreak]

will do there good buddy

[oman5]

well so far I've done 1000 miles in mine on synth and the oil level's not dropped at all. does anyone know what the change interval is on these? 3000 miles or is it more on synth?

[jor]

You can do 15,000 oil changes on synthetic. If that sounds excessive change the lilter midway.
Not my opnion, but that of someone who has rebuilt 50 of these engines! Using synthetic he maintains they are good for 500k, with mineral they are toast at 150k.

jor

[69dieselfreak]

if i were running syn id only be running 7500 miles max theres my $0.02