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rotorwrench · 05-20-2018, 10:00 AM

Any oil is better than no oil. We used 20W/20 Texaco Havoline for the cooler months when I was a kid. We used the SAE 30 in the summer. It didn't matter if it was a flathead, a diesel tractor, or an OHV engine. Pop bought the stuff by the case for all the farm equipment.

I went to the Wally Word the other day and looked for 10-minutes for SAE 10W/40 mineral based motor oil and it was likely a re-refined brand. I have to go to the parts store to get a decent brand now days. I use Aeroshell brand in the helicopters. Some with the Lycoming additive (TCP) and some without. The stuff is getting expensive though. I use the W100 with no TCP in my R10 overdrive transmissions and all my old Harley transmissions.

05-20-2018, 10:00 AM	#27
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Rotella Oil Question Any oil is better than no oil. We used 20W/20 Texaco Havoline for the cooler months when I was a kid. We used the SAE 30 in the summer. It didn't matter if it was a flathead, a diesel tractor, or an OHV engine. Pop bought the stuff by the case for all the farm equipment. I went to the Wally Word the other day and looked for 10-minutes for SAE 10W/40 mineral based motor oil and it was likely a re-refined brand. I have to go to the parts store to get a decent brand now days. I use Aeroshell brand in the helicopters. Some with the Lycoming additive (TCP) and some without. The stuff is getting expensive though. I use the W100 with no TCP in my R10 overdrive transmissions and all my old Harley transmissions.