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15-40 oil in my M112-Good idea? 15-40 oil in my M112-Good idea?
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Old 02-06-2021, 03:14 PM
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Sounds like Duke knows his way around oil. For myself I like to stick with what is recommended by the mfgr. Looking at flow charts sounds daunting to me.

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I tried rotella 15 40 in my 84 500 SEC. It was too thick and caused at least one of my automatic adjusters to collapse and stay collapsed making a noticeable ticking sound. I switched back to whatever the factory said to use and no more trouble.
Was that a full syn?
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Was that a full syn?
Not syn at all.
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M117 and m112 are completely different animals. 15w40 is recommended factory oil for the m112 in some models.

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