Article The future of diesel oil

[WD40]

The Future of Diesel Oil

http://www.arkansastrucking.com/ass... Presentations/1-19-12_TOTAL Presentation.pdf

Looks like 10w30 will soon be mandate.

Doug

Hope it works now.

 

[DaveBen]

I am getting a 404 error, not found on two browsers.

Dave

 

[BIG JOE]

I am getting a 404 error, not found on two browsers.

Dave

Me too....

Joe

 

[trackspeeder]

Must be using 10w30 for lube on that link.

 

[WD40]

OK try it again, sorry.
Doug

 

[DaveBen]

Works now.

Dave

 

[glassauto]

Ive been using full synthetic 5 W 40 in my 2003 6.0 and got a few miles more and no more hard starts i love the suff

 

[DaveBen]

I bought a Toyota Corolla, a few years ago, and they (Toyota) want us to use 0W20. I was shocked by that but that is what I have been using. It works. We had better get used to the "New" specs from the factory.

Dave

 

[RSG]

Dave --- 0W oil! That's totally weird. I never heard of it before, seriously, so I googled and got this info:

What about 0W oils then?

Good question. Given that you can't have 50ml, 60ml or 200ml of oil flowing through any size hole in zero seconds, what on earth does the 0W rating denote? Well it's a special case denoting a difference in the 'pour point' of the oil. Most 5W oils have a pour point at -40°F (-40°C) The base oil is the same in 0W40, but it's pour point has been lowered even further - sometimes to as much as -50°F (-46°C)

Pour point is 5°F above the point at which a chilled oil shows no movement at the surface for 5 seconds when inclined. This measurement is especially important for oils used in the winter. A lot of manufacturers tend to quote pumping temperature rather than pour point. Pumping temperature is the temperature at which the oil will pump around the engine and maintain adequate oil pressure. This is typically 20°F above the pour point - ie. 25°F above the point at which the oil is basically a gel.

So 0W oils don't flow through a viscometer in zero seconds - they rate at 5 seconds like a 5W oil, but they will be pourable at a much lower temperature. The bottom line then is that if you think your car is ever likely to see a cold morning in the -45°F (-43°C) range, you should be considering 0W40 oil. If not, 5W40 will do. Note that at -45°F, you'll probably have more to worry about than your engine oil - like your radiator fluid, brittle tyres, frozen locks, permafrost on the windscreen etc.etc.etc.......

Read more: http://www.carbibles.com/viscosity.html#ixzz2AYM1IiLP

Thanks for the heads-up! Is there a 0W40 diesel oil, I wonder?

 

[DaveBen]

Thanks for that RSG. I had looked at Bob-is-the-oil-guy and I didn't get anywhere there. Toyota wants me to use it, so I do. We never see very cold temps around here. Maybe 10° F and that is about it. We are too close to the Pacific ocean to see much cooler temps.

Dave