[AT] Diesel rated oi/ Gasoline powered engine?

[Alan Riley]

The Rotella diesel oil should be safe for any gasoline engine that isn't 
equipped with a catalytic converter.

Alan


On 5/26/2019 8:39 AM, Carl Gogol wrote:
> Without thinking, I just drained my "new" 1968 IH-140 and filled it with
> Rotella 15W-40 T4 Diesel rated oil.
> It is one of those "All Fleet" oils and I  was easily led astray by that
> slogan.  Of course I carefully read the label once the jug was empty.
> What would you do?  Drain and replace or leave it in and replace it next
> year?  Are the additives all that different?
> The IH 140 is an old state road clipper with a side mount "HydroClipper"
> sickle bar mower.  The engine sounds really tight and absent of any sounds
> common from a long used engine.  It will probably get less than 20 hours use
> in a year.
> Carl in rainy Mallkus NY
>
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