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Originally Posted by Sooner
Thanks for the info. I'd much rather run synthetic. Plus, I drive a 3/4 ton with the Cummins Turbo Diesel. So, maybe it will work for both.  |
There are three different Rotella Oils that I have seen. Rotella T is conventional 15w-45. Rotella T5 is a synthetic blend. Rotella T6 is the full synthetic 5w-40. Rotella T6 is a great oil because it doesn't get broken down by the injection system in diesels like conventional oils. It is also certified for use in wet cluches and is fine in transmissions because it doesn't have the long chemical chains that are typically used to increase viscosity. Heat and pressure from transmissions or fuel injection systems (in diesels) destroys those chains in conventional oils fairly quickly. We now have rotella t6 running in our powerstroke f-250, 3 trx500's, my volvo 850, rotella t in my jeep wrangler and chevy 1500 because they leak and burn oil and synthetic goes 3x faster.
I'm sold on it for as long as they keep making it. Good price, and it's known to be great oil.