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Posted by on July 12, 2008, 1:16 am
> On Jul 11, 6:40 pm, denni...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > > On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:30:05 -0700 (PDT), denni...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > >> That's the stuff Deeny mentioned, Rotella T 15W-40. That's what's in
> > > >> the other end of my Kubota's motor. Diesel oil has tons of detergents
> > > >> in it, and is also made for brutal use and all that shear crap too.
> > > >> There are a ton of people that use it in both sides of their CRF250s
> > > >> and CRF450s. As luck would have it, I have a couple gallons of that
> > > >> stuff kicking around too.
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> > > >> JayC
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> > > >Rotella and Delo are both good oils. I use them in my old cars as
> > > >well. as they have extra zinc that help prevent non-roller cams from
> > > >going flat.
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> > > It's my understanding that Delo has changed formulas and is no
> > > longer recommended by the engine folks.
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> > > Team NCS Off Road
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> > Nah, it's still good oil. A guy on the Nova forum sent virgin oil
> > samples to a couple of independent labs. The results said it still
> > had good levels of zinc and phosphorous. Here's the
thread.http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80715
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> > Dennis Kennedy
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> I had thought it was more moly or some such clutch-beslippen' additive
> that they had increased.
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> Dave
That could be. I use Honda sludge in the XR.
Dennis
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