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I have a mixed fleet of older and new equipment. Do I have to stock two different grades of oil, one for new engines and one for older unites?

April 26, 2017different engines equipment fleet grades mixed Oil Older stock

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I have a mixed fleet of older and new equipment. Do I have to stock two different grades of oil, one for new engines and one for older unites?

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No, the new CITGO CITGARD C700, CITGARD 700 Plus, and SynDurance are designed to be backwards compatible. Meaning, if your older units call for API CH-4, CI-4 or CI-Plus then the only crankcase oil you would need to stock are one of CITGO’s CJ-4 approved oils.