Stupid question

[gillti]

What do you all in your wisdom think is the best oil to run in a 78 2f?

 

[skyshark186]

You mean weight or brand?

 

[gillti]

let's go both!

 

[skyshark186]

I run quaker semi syn in mine, but its not a 2f. The 4x4 stuff. Seems to work good. I usually run 10w30, but like i said, i dont own a 2f.

Just clarifying for others who will be more help to you.

 

[gillti]

Thanks!

 

[CruisinGA]

Depends on age and wear of motor.
My two 1FZFE's and the 5.8L Ford get Napa 10w30
The worn out F gets Castrol 20w50.

I would start with standard 10w-30 and see how that goes. It gets much colder where you live, so not sure if that should play into the equation.

 

[Landpimp]

10/30 re-baged Valvoline in all mine, cept for the 100, its 5/30 or something odd. change every 2000-3000 depending

 

[Texican]

CASTROL 20W50
here it rarely gets below 30 for long.
Butch

 

[Radd Cruisers]

I think everything you hear is subjective.

For instance the synthetic oils and the stated claims of running for a million miles.

We have seen little diesels go a million on regular oil.

I have always run farily cheap stuff and never yet have I had a engine fail(mind you I normally do not keep a vehicle for more than 1 to 3 years).

Like John said, 2 to 3K and try never to go past 3.

I had one customer whos diesel cruiser calfed at 360K, he asked why and I told him. He lives on a farm and drives on a dirt road, his air filter was so plugged I could not believe it. My heavey duty mech friend told me once the filter is that plugged it will open up larger holes for the air to pass through and pull in a lot of dirt.

Maintenance and a little luck your engines will run a long long time.


If your engine was rated for 10/30 and you have 150 miles on the clock you may want to bump up the viscosity to help the worn bearing journals a little.

Remember the thicker the oil and the colder the weather, the longer your engine goes without oil to those important parts on start up.

 

[66fj40x2]

I run Castrol 10w30 in my 2f in the summer and 5w30 in the winter with changes every 3 months or so (no speedo).

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Castrol HD30W in Babe...

 

[IDave]

Castrol for HiMilageEngines 10W40 (stuff in the green jug).

 

[Robert LaDuke]

Castrol 10/40 in my freshly rebuilt '78 2F

 

[desertdude]

AZ it is mostly warm here - CASTROL 20W50 - every 2K at least.

BTW you can find it at WalMart ( cough cough) in those 5-quart gallon jugs for 9.00 and change

 

[Chef]

I run castrol 10/40 in the winter, 20/50 in the summer.

Remember, there are no stupid questions, only stupid people

 

[hammerhead]

I run castrol 20/50.....

 

[gillti]

great info everyone. I am always awed by the collected wisdom on this site and others dealing with LandCruisers.
tjg

 

[Jetboy]

don't worry about brands. the new york taxi cab association did a test that was published about five years ago where they tested every major brand and a few off brand oils. They have a large enough fleet of cars to actualy have statistical evidence as to the difference. They concluded that there was no difference between any of the brands of non-syn oil. All had the same results in engine life and mileage. I run 10-40 in mine in Montana.

 

[PabloCruise]

10-40 in summer
10-30 in winter

NAPA sells Valvoline in their own containers.

Cahnge frequently, not worth the $ to put synth in there, it will just make you leak faster...