I currently have about a half tank. prob a 60% diesel / 40% hydraulic oil mix. I may drop about 10- 15 gallons of the turbine oil in there and see how she does. If all goes well I will be hauling it home tomorrow night.
Luckily mine is in 55 gallon drums and not quart containers!
Turbine oils are formulated to very exacting specs,and designed to last for years with the equipment running 24/7.
Oils used come from selected stock, and have few modifiers or additives. Thus they are the closest thing you will get to a "pure' oil.
I worked at a plant years back where the equipment sat idle for 8 months each year, and part of the yearly maintenance program included replacement of 1200 gallons of Shell Turbo Oil T-32.
The waste oil was dumped directly into the 10,000 gal. fuel oil tank, mixed with the fuel oil, and burned in standard heating equipment.
As far as I know, this practice continues to this day.
I say get the oil and use it.
I work at and have worked at many utility plants that use jet engines to generate power. I am usally around when the flushing of the turbines are happening and end up with a bunch of it. I cut the oil a bit depending on the ambient temp with gas or diesel and it burns great in my F-250.
It doesn't take much to thin it down generally. What color is it? The stuff that is orange burns the best and I dont have to cut it much!
I work at and have worked at many utility plants that use jet engines to generate power. I am usally around when the flushing of the turbines are happening and end up with a bunch of it. I cut the oil a bit depending on the ambient temp with gas or diesel and it burns great in my F-250.
It doesn't take much to thin it down generally. What color is it? The stuff that is orange burns the best and I dont have to cut it much!
Kevin
Good stuff!!
what year F250 do you have? I have a 2004 with the 6.0 I would be really hesitant as picky as that motor is about everything to put oil in there. But The deuce doesnt moind at all. Even though I seem to get better fuel mileage out of straight diesel. But diesel isnt free...
I am not sure what color the turbine oil is (drums are still sealed) . I am at work now (oil is on the other side of the plant) I will be in tomorrow night and plan on driving the deuce so I can just back up to the loading dock.
Isn't turbine oil the same as synthetic oil? The guy that started Amzoil was in the air force and got the idea to start the company using air craft turbine oil. That started at McConnel AFB in Wichita. So The story goes!
what year F250 do you have? I have a 2004 with the 6.0 I would be really hesitant as picky as that motor is about everything to put oil in there. But The deuce doesnt moind at all. Even though I seem to get better fuel mileage out of straight diesel. But diesel isnt free...
I am not sure what color the turbine oil is (drums are still sealed) . I am at work now (oil is on the other side of the plant) I will be in tomorrow night and plan on driving the deuce so I can just back up to the loading dock.
I drive a 2000 F250 with 277K miles on 7.3. Have only had to replace the trans 265K for major work, besides replacing the rusted bed!
