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Proper oil for Detroit Diesel 2-53

Post by JD440ICD2006 » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:59 am

One of the real kickers when I started this thread was the fact that your buddy’s Detroit had to be rebuilt due to using a “detergent oil”. I think we now understand that his problem was likely from using a multi grade oil, common in many current diesels. These engines need a detergent oil.
I almost made a career out of this one topic, but I believe we now have good solid information for the folks that are lucky enough to own a Detroit 2-53.
From the article:

“Less than optimum engine life must be expected when using 15w-40 oils. Multi-vis oils tend to break down due to mechanical and thermal stress which results in a loss of viscosity and premature engine wear.”

Thanks for all of the helpful information.

Post by Lavoy » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:11 am

I was remembering detergent, but it should have been ash content.

As to the multi-weight arguement, I spoke at length to a Conoco petroleum engineer one time. Given what she said, I have serious questions about the validity of that statment other than in large industrial engines that virtually never shut off, and therefore have no cold start wear potential. In all other cases where an engine is shut down daily, and started daily, a multi-viscosity is the way to go.

One other thing to consider, given that you have to run a fairly heavy straight weight, if you are doing much work in cold weather, you may want to look at installing a block heater, or oil pan heater.
Lavoy

Detroit Diesel OIL

Post by chartelltractor » Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:13 pm

GENTELMEN: DO NOT USE MULTI-VISCOSITY OIL IN DETROITS. USE DETERGENT OIL, 30 OR 40 WT DEPENDING ON AMBIENT TEMP. OUTS T WANT TO STRAIN ANYTHING.
IF I CAN HELP WITH DETROIT QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK, AS I AM GOING TO BE ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS IF I GET THIS CRAWLER/DOZER.

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Post by 440 iron popper » Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:17 pm

Detroit Diesel OIL

Post by chartelltractor » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:05 pm

Bragging a little– I worked on the first 149 series to go out to a customer. It came to unit rig & equipment co. Tulsa OK. It was installed in a ore hauling truck called an “M 200 lectra haul” It actually ran a big gen set that supplied power to wheel motors and also was used for dynamic braking (putting the motor in reverse while going forward)

serial # 12v149X133—experimental=X in #

Post by 440 iron popper » Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:14 am

Good. 149’s I know are in gensets too. Standby machines. There are 3 16V149 that we service and test every year on full load for 2hours. They get old but standby machines last forever if well maintained. Exept for that particular 16V149 in a hospital where discontinued seals made the final point. When you have to go to e-bay to get some parts for an hospital emergency genset. time is over! The Detroit went out and they put a Cat 3508 1MW. Tons of 71 and 92 over here. I never saw a 53 series in the past 9 years. But next week I’ll work on very old GM Bedford.

For me Detroit 2 strokes= Monograde diesel engine oil. Better to have a oil heater in winter and a block heater in all seasons. Sometimes when the oil sits in my service truck for a job the next day, it can take 15 min to empty a 5 gallons!!

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