03-18-2013, 08:35 PM | #1 |
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I know that this is going to generate a lot of opinion's but...with the amount of miles that you put on Ol' Henry I would like to ask you what Motor oil, Trans oil and Differential oil you use in Ol' Henry. Curious what others are using as well?
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03-18-2013, 09:48 PM | #2 |
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We do a lot of miles in our std 33,in the summer hear temps are in the high 30,s to low 40,s C
engine oil castrol 20-50. gearbox 80/90 gear oil. rear end 80/140 gear oil. we dont have a winter here Lawrie |
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03-18-2013, 10:07 PM | #3 |
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In the summer when I never have to start the engine below 60° I use S.A.E. 40 engine oil just to be able to see a little higher oil pressure on my gauge. In the winter I can keep that in the engine since my garage never gets below 60° until a road trip when the car will be outside overnight. Then I put in 10W-30 engine oil. Since my engine uses a quart of oil per 1,000 miles I just use the cheapest detergent oil I can find and add a little ZDDP just in case it helps.
The transmission and steering gear get 85W-90 and the differential and fan hub get 90W-140 to cover all seasons, per Ford's recommendations, with a touch of ZDDP added in there too. Again, brand is not important since those get changed every 5,000 miles. Usually get the Valvoline at AutoZone. The generator and speedometer get 3-in-one oil. Attached is my maintenance schedule taken from all information I have found about such.
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03-20-2013, 09:42 PM | #4 |
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So I've been running Castrol 10w30 for years with no problems
And...and from the advise from someone from here or another site suggested that I use Hypoid 85w90 in my OD trans. I know everybody has favorites... but what do you think of what I have been using? Tks, Randy |
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03-21-2013, 12:45 PM | #6 |
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