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Old 05-10-2011, 02:06 PM
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can different types of oil increase smoke?

this may sound werid, but i just had my oil changed at my indy. ive always done it myself but the car was there. i usually use mobil delvac 15-40. i dont know what my indy uses. just since it was changed the car is smoking alot more. and i was wondering if the oil could be an issue?

i know my ford truck smokes more on the shell rotella oil so i stopped using it.

just looking to get some info, thanks!

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Old 05-10-2011, 02:48 PM
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The short answer is yes.

You are going to need to know what he used when it comes time to ad som make up Oil.

Where I used to work we had an old CAT Generator+Engine that they used. If I used 40wt Oil it would burn more Oil then if I used a Multi Viscosity Oil.
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Old 05-10-2011, 07:06 PM
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make sure the indy KNOWS to use DIESEL rated oil. if your car has a lot of wear on the cylinders, and the indy uses a thin oil, it WILL leak past the rings faster, and smoke more.

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