i use diesel oil in my dak... that is the same thing i heard about diesel
oil being dirtier and the oil has more additives in it... my uncle told me
this, he uses it in all his chevy trucks. he said it kept his engine much
cleaner than regular oil. so it really does work just fine...
mike k
94 CC, slt, V6, 2wd, stuff...
>From: Ryan LeBlanc <rleblanc1@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Diesel engine oil in gasoline engine
>Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 01:09:49 -0700
>
>Ok, so this is not directly related to Daks. But, who else can I turn to.
>I actually trust most of the advice I get on this list. The last two years
>have been pretty good to me and my Dak thanks to most of you! Ok, so here
>is the question. I came into an old Ford car, with a 351W engine. This
>car
>was originally owned by my grandparents. Never driven hard. Thus, the top
>of the cylinders rarely saw the piston heads, or something like that. The
>car is a 1972 and the engine needs a little cleaning. Someone told me to
>put engine oil designed for diesel engines, but still with an SAE rating
>for
>use in gasoline, into the next oil change, and change oil in 1500 miles.
>Then repeat. He said that since diesel fuel was dirtier, the oil has more
>cleaning additives. So, I politely told him I would investigate. So, here
>I am investigating. Any one ever heard of this. Is it a good idea. Will
>it work. Sorry for the Ford content. At least it is not a Ranger ;-) How
>is the flame war going. Looks like things are heating up. Later,
>
>Ryan
>97, CC, 5.2L, 4x2
>
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