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Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:19 pm
Re: Another new IH 1100B 1967
Lifter noice is not uncommon in IHC engines. It is a particular issue with the SV family of engines found in the light line vehicles.
IHC made their engines to last. But in order to keep them running you need to know what it takes to keep the running.
If you were to put 15W-40 in some of the new cars you would blow up the engines because the oil is so thick it won't squeeze through the passages to get to where things need to get lubricated.
The other side of the coin is if you were to put some of the new 0W-10 oil in an old 'binder engine it would probably self destruct fairly quickly because the new oil is so thin it wouldn't leave enough behind to keep things lubed up. And that is if it could ever pump the oil pressure up high enough to get the oil all the way through the engine.
If you use a good heavy duty 15W-40 diesel engine oil you should be okay as long as it isn't the LE (low emission) version of the oil. DELO 400, Rotella, Ursa, et al come in many different versions. What you will find on the shelf of Wal-Mart and Costco is usually the LE version. The LE version has drastically lowered zinc levels because zinc, along with sulfur, can poison the cat in the EGR system.
The problem for those of us running old 'binder engines is our engines need the zinc and sulfur found in the older oil formulations to keep them lubed up. The zinc and sulfur is what keeps the oil stuck on in places like the cam bearings when the engine is turned off. No lube on the cam bearings on start up=spun cam bearings=no more oil getting into the rockers=no oil getting into the lifters=bent push rods.
Some lifter noise is going to be noticed if the engine has not been run in a while. Even new lifters will drain off given enough time. Old lifters might drain off overnight.
If you are hearing lifter noise after the engine has warmed up you may want to try adding oil until the level is a quart over full. For some reason that tends to cure some lifter noise issues.
Good luck and keep us posted as to your progress.
IHC made their engines to last. But in order to keep them running you need to know what it takes to keep the running.
If you were to put 15W-40 in some of the new cars you would blow up the engines because the oil is so thick it won't squeeze through the passages to get to where things need to get lubricated.
The other side of the coin is if you were to put some of the new 0W-10 oil in an old 'binder engine it would probably self destruct fairly quickly because the new oil is so thin it wouldn't leave enough behind to keep things lubed up. And that is if it could ever pump the oil pressure up high enough to get the oil all the way through the engine.
If you use a good heavy duty 15W-40 diesel engine oil you should be okay as long as it isn't the LE (low emission) version of the oil. DELO 400, Rotella, Ursa, et al come in many different versions. What you will find on the shelf of Wal-Mart and Costco is usually the LE version. The LE version has drastically lowered zinc levels because zinc, along with sulfur, can poison the cat in the EGR system.
The problem for those of us running old 'binder engines is our engines need the zinc and sulfur found in the older oil formulations to keep them lubed up. The zinc and sulfur is what keeps the oil stuck on in places like the cam bearings when the engine is turned off. No lube on the cam bearings on start up=spun cam bearings=no more oil getting into the rockers=no oil getting into the lifters=bent push rods.
Some lifter noise is going to be noticed if the engine has not been run in a while. Even new lifters will drain off given enough time. Old lifters might drain off overnight.
If you are hearing lifter noise after the engine has warmed up you may want to try adding oil until the level is a quart over full. For some reason that tends to cure some lifter noise issues.
Good luck and keep us posted as to your progress.
