Thread: will synthetic motor oil or ATF burn in our diesels?
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Old 04-28-2014, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Abe13simp View Post
I am a bmw tech and change oil everyday. We use 5w-30 full synthetic in all our cars. I have unlimited access to this oil as I can easily catch it in my own used oil drum and filter it and so forth but I am wondering if this will be safe for my 300d.

It's full syn oil and wouldn't have any of the lubricating factors that my merc needs for thr IP??

I just bought my 300d and do not want to wear anything out like the IP??

What would you guys think about this using this oil as a fuel mixed with 20% gas??
I worry more about how well you filter it to get out metal particles more than the lubrication from the oil. The 5W-30 full syn would have more lubricity than #2 ULSD.
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