How does it compare to the other HM oils out there? The reason I ask is that several years ago I used Valvoline HM in my 1998 Chevrolet K3500 truck with the 7.4L to see if it would stop or slow down a leak I had. It stopped the leak.
After using it for awhile, I started using Trop Artic blend in the truck because I got a great deal on this oil and bought a lot of it. I recently ran out of it and decided to try Castrol HM in the truck because I had heard Castrol was on the thicker side and wanted to see if it would quiet down some of the engine noise this truck has. The engine never leaked with the Trop Artic in it.
Today I notice an oil spot under the truck and there is a drip hanging off of the cross member. To say the least, I'm not impressed with it as far as leaks go. I only changed to the Castrol last month so the oil has not been in the engine very long and I have not put hardly any miles on the truck since I installed it.
Has anyone else experienced this after using this oil?
Wayne
After using it for awhile, I started using Trop Artic blend in the truck because I got a great deal on this oil and bought a lot of it. I recently ran out of it and decided to try Castrol HM in the truck because I had heard Castrol was on the thicker side and wanted to see if it would quiet down some of the engine noise this truck has. The engine never leaked with the Trop Artic in it.
Today I notice an oil spot under the truck and there is a drip hanging off of the cross member. To say the least, I'm not impressed with it as far as leaks go. I only changed to the Castrol last month so the oil has not been in the engine very long and I have not put hardly any miles on the truck since I installed it.
Has anyone else experienced this after using this oil?
Wayne
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