Oil change "question"

lmichael

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Kubota G2160
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I'm not sure if a diesel is more or less "forgiving" than a gas engine on this. My G2160 has not accumulated anywhere near 30 hours since I changed oil and filter early this summer. So pretty soon it will be relatively "dormant" for winter with a battery maintainer on it in the back garage. Part of me wants to change oil and filter prior to winter an then in spring, part of me says leave it and another part says just change the oil and then do O&F in early summer.
Not an oil thread BTW I know I will use Rotella T6 5W-40. More a question of timing. Since we had an incredibly dry late summer I barely used it. I've used it more in the last 10 days than I did in the previous 2 months
 

85Hokie

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BX-25D ,PTB. Under Armor, '90&'92-B7100HST's, '06 BX1850 FEL
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Change NOW - any water/vapor that has occurred in the past IS still in the oil and WILL sit there till it is started and circulated again.

Always best to park a machine WITH fresh oil rather than oil that has been placed through many cycles of heat and cold.

The cost to change is not that significant on that machine either.
 
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