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Motor oil question
Rob:
You know those guys who did not grow up in a family that hunts, but want to get into the sport and have lots of questions because they are not starting with the benefit of years of family time spent hunting?
Well that is me with automotive/mechanic skills. So please be patient with the niave questions!
I started changing oil in my small engines a couple years ago and I plan to start doing my truck soon.
I have a Superduty F 350 and it takes a little over 3 gallons of oil per change. That gets spendy when buying a gallon at a time.
I was poking around amazon and found a 55 gallon drum of 10w30 for 600 bucks. Pumps look to be about 50 bucks.
TRUEGARD 10W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil 55-Gallon Drum https://a.co/d/17AZppH
It is a brand I have not heard of.
Questions are:
1. How important is a name brand with oil?
2. I am under the impression one can store oil for years/indefinitely. As this would be about 13 oil changes this assumption is important to be right on. Am I correct?
jackelope:
Pretty sure that’s not the right weight/viscosity of oil for your truck. Given the quantity, I’m assuming your truck has a diesel in it. Pretty sure you’re going to want 15w40 or a Delo 400.
follow maggie:
I think the most important thing is that it meets the appropriate API specification for your engine.
Rob:
Thanks-i will double check the manual again.
It is the 6.4 Diesel
Reading online i see a 5 year shelf life?
highside74:
Yeah your truck takes 15w40 not 10w30.