Two cars and a Dodge pickup.  Ford 4.6L w/ 230,000 miles.  70 Cutlass w/ 260,000 miles.  Ram Diesel w/ 230,000 miles.
When all my engines were young, I used to run straight weights, but since so much older, and straight getting so hard to find around here, I just use 10-30 or 10-40.  I think I know the diesel oil has some high temp additives and extra detergents and some stuff for viscosity stabilization, so the conclusion I jump to is that it would be at least as good as regular motor oil for the gas engines.  Anything way out of line about that??
I think that mine are WAY over the hump, except for the diesel.
The only engine I don't want to use it in is the Harley.  That has low volume/high velocity system that I think is fundamentally different from the others.  But the oil can does say SE/CC at 10-40, so maybe   ????
Delvac is about $11.00 and change per gallon here.  The car oils are $14, so I am being incentivized to change.
I think Honda and Toyota missed the memo about the 75th percentile.  Only the American companies seem to have gone that way.  Sad.  But I really can't complain; I have never had an engine go out on me before I as ready to get rid of the car anyway.  Except the Cutlass.  It threw a rod here some time back and I am going to keep it, so will be doing some engine work.  It's a rust bucket, so am going to enter it in the Rat Car 
category at the car show!  It will win hands down.
			
			
									
									
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