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• Engine oil synthetic verses Delo
  • I question is the wisdom of going so long between oil changes
    • Audi oil, diesel oil and other stuff
      • If you are ...
        • Acids and other things
          • I agree with Brian, with that short a change interval just use the cheap oil...
            • Incidentally, the oil is going to be black in pretty much any diesel after 5-10 hours.
              • Not our old Perkins
                • My old Cumins 5.9 B is the same way but
                  • My Volvo Penta MD22P also keeps the oil clear for at least 50 hours
          • You should also consider...
  • dinosaur oil
  • New oil at 100 hours.
  • The major value of synthetic oil is realized in gas vehicles...
    • Any issues going back to dinosaur oil
      • Why would you run the generator so much?
      • No issues going back that I'm aware of.
  • One huge drawback for synthetic
  • I have no doubt synthetic is better, but: has anyone here had an oil related engine failure?
    • I have had more...
      • It wasn't like that in the past
  • I have heard to break in engines on regular oil as.....