HD16 engine oil
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Topic: HD16 engine oil
Posted By: jerbob
Subject: HD16 engine oil
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2018 at 3:12pm
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Howdy. Changing engine oil on my 1961 HD16DC and the book calls for straight SAE 30W for the 16000 engines Does this still hold true or with modern oils are your professionals using domething else. Thank you everyone. |
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Posted By: CAL(KS)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2018 at 3:27pm
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I use 15w-40 in mine just like all the tractors on the farm. They said 30w cause its all they had back then.
New oils far superior. ------------- Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20 Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15 |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2018 at 3:39pm
| Great. That's why I asked and ya didn't disappoint. Have s great weekend. It's almost 50 here in Michigan and sunny. Feels great. |
Posted By: CAL(KS)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2018 at 4:02pm
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Nice. Is almost 60 here, and I got a dirt job but will be taking the kids to a wrestling tournament. Im sure next week when im off it will be back to 20. ------------- Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20 Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15 |
Posted By: Ian Beale
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2018 at 5:01pm
For relativity it is going to be about 40 in this part of Oz today - degrees C. And it has not a bloody thing to do with global warming. |
CAL(KS) wrote:Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2018 at 4:40am
| I hear ya on the global warming thing. If I can have a 40 degree Michigan winter, I can handle that. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2018 at 8:05am
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Hi Ian, that would be around 104 here and many US states get that in summer. Only issue here is comes with HIGH Humidity so becomes oppressive! I am still using 30wt in my 7G, seems to like it, not experiencing any starting issues or subsequent leaks in cold from it. Just a common diesel weight. |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2018 at 8:34am
| Thanks D |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2018 at 10:12am
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It's the additives now for each problem old oils would face there are more now in byproducts of combustion . Change in fuels has created both deposits and chemical changes in what oil is suppose to do - then older engines had their own problems , yet the new oils can overcome many of them ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 8:09am
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Oil change performed, What a messy job. I opted to use Rotella T1 straight 30 weight for this oil change. The only thing missing was circus music and a clown car. I ideled tractor for 10 minutes to warm up oil. Used a couple of 5 gallon buckets one under each drain plug. I emptied the rear and lower plug first thinking I could drain the front plug just as quick. Wrong,,, the first pail filled and overflowed before I ever got the other drain opened. So I'm laying under the beast as 3 or 4 gallons of warm and dirty oil runs under me. The front drain which is higher, drained about a half gallon of old oil. Soooo, now I am trying to drag a bucket of oil across my dirt barn floor spilling even more oil. Gets even better when as I am inching back my ballerina like 6'4" 260 pound body out the front of the tractor, the tow hook snags my car hart coveralls and I'm stuck fast for 10 minutes. When I finally get everything pulled out, I figure I have a total of 4 gallons of old oil in both pails. I learned that next time I drain the higher front drain first and use my 20 gallon drain pan and let it fly. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 8:19am
| I found a cut off 55 gallon drum metal or plastic fit the bill greatly for oil draining. Either slit holes in the sides on the plastic or fold over the edge on the steel for handles to facilitate dumping. The steel pan can have a simple spout hammered into an edges to keep the flow centered and not overwhelming. If have access to a heat gun(electric) ca form a similar spout on the plastic pan. |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 9:05am
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Great idea D. I have a 25 gallon rubber water tank that fits under tractor perfectly. Used it for the coolant drain I did this past fall. Had s brain fart and thought the pails would be better. BAD IDEA! I had more oil on me and my coveralls than I did in the buckets! HAHAHAHA |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 9:07am
| Found a 10 gallon retangular plastic storage bin worked great for getting under final drive drains. |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2018 at 12:11pm
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Forum friends. There is a "Rest of the Story" regarding my oil change on my 16DC. I had a difficult time re attaching the filter canisters. Once the were finally on and torqued down, I proceeded to prime the system by turning over with fuel off. 15 seconds later I started up the tractor. NO OIL PRESSURE SHOWN so after a very short time I shut the unit down. That's when I noticed oil flowing around the tracks and a quick look showed me that the entire side of the engine was dripping oil. Upon a closer review both canisters were not seated in the filter head but the bottom bolt was tight. I tightened them but but didn't notice that the front side of the filter canisters were in but the back was not as I tightened them up crooked. Realigned the and made sure they were seated completely. It took 7.5 more gallons of oil to replace what shot out of the canisters. Boy I felt like an idiot. |
Posted By: CAL(KS)
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2018 at 12:36pm
ooops!  ------------- Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20 Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15 |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2018 at 5:00pm
| Hahaha a $88.00 oops |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2018 at 9:20pm
Isn't experience a great teacher?
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Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2018 at 6:01am
| It truely is. Steve |