[Vwdiesel] 1985 1.6TD Jetta recently acquired

[MLightner]

Bryan K Walton wrote:

>On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 07:58:02AM -0500, MLightner wrote:
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>>>So frequent changes, even with a low cost "S" oil, does work, and it can
>>>be cost effective.
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>>Interesting that using non-C rated oils is not an absolute taboo.
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>While you might be able to get away with minimal/no problems with a
>low cost "S" oil, I wouldn't recommend it.  IMHO, there is no reason
>to. If you are going to go low cost, you can find low cost "C" rated
>oils at Wal-Mart, Farm and Fleet, etc.  Personally, I wouldn't use 
>the cheapest oils available for my cars, regardless of whether they 
>are "S" or "C".  But cheap "C" oils do exist.  The only time I might 
>put an "S" oil in my diesel is in an emergency (perhaps if I was on
>the road and the car was low on oil and I couldn't find anything but
>an "S" oil.)
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>-Bryan
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I've wondered if the Tractor Supply diesel-rated oil is any good, it's 
usually a buck or two less than Rotella by the gallon.  Seems like it 
could be actually either  one of two things, either a more cheaply 
(lower quality)  made oil, or possibly just a rebadged decent quality 
oil that's bought in somewhat of a quantity to make it possible to sell 
it for less; 
But, how could someone go about finding out which is the case?

Mike