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Subject:Re: Engine oil
From:Eric Caron
Date:Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:51:00 -0400

Good to know. 

        I think I’ll weight on trying the 60 weight oil until engine oil pressure or age indicate it. 

        I’ll stick with mobil 1 synthetic 15w 50 for now but I’m glad to hear the 40 weight serves folks well as I wonder how easy my current oil will be to get in the future.  Down south I struggled to find more then 30 weight in Walmarts as we traveled.  

Eric Caron 

> On Jul 22, 2022, at 1:41 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>               EC
> 
>       I have never ever used anything heavier that 10w40 in My or Friends H2O Boxers
> 
> & if a OilChange comes due in Fall I’ll go with 0w40,,, Been doing that since My very 1st
> 
> H2OBoxr in 83.5 ~ Also, Nothing but Full Synthetic once an Eng is done with BreakIn ~
> 
> 
> 
>> On 21 Jul , 2022, at 7:57 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi guys,
>> 
>>       I’ve been using mobil 1 15W 50.
>> 
>> It was very hard to find down south but locally still at Walmart and the price was low when I last got it.  I hope it is still there when I go back.
>> 
>> I noticed the info here is for 40 weight.    And still a water boxer..  Don’t most use 50 weight or some even 60 weight?
>> 
>> Eric Caron 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 21, 2022, at 8:44 AM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It’s actually only a gallon so it’s not super cheap but cheaper and
>>> obtainable locally.
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 8:40 AM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>> 
>>>> Mobile 1 15w-40 is getting hard to find locally. What do you guys think of
>>>> the diesel oils like this the shell rotella stuff like this
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and-transmission-fluid/engine-oil/p/shell-rotella-t6-diesel-engine-oil-hd-full-synthetic-15w-40-1-gal/354130_0_0
>>>> 
>>>> 32.99 for 5 quarts is way cheaper than the 9.99 a quart for the mobile 1.
>>>> I don’t mind paying the extra but if this diesel oil is just as good may as
>>>> well save a few bucks. Thanks for any comments. Peace tom
>>>> 
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