Y'all might want to inspect the label. Rotella has some product that
meets SL or SM which necessarily means less to none of ZDDP.
(I think I have that right) Newer diesels are using cats.
Peter C
=
At 03:28 PM 7/21/2009, Jim Johnson wrote:
>What Brad and Glen said.....
>
>Rotella-T is what the antique bike guys use too. I still have a few bottles
>of ZDDP additive to use up but when they are gone its Rotella-T for the
>Midget and the old bikes.
>
>Cheers!!
>Jim
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>On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm using Rotella, because after calling Castrol, and speaking with their
> > engineers, they didn't offer anything that had sufficient ZDDP for break
> > in.
> > Shell did, in their diesel oil line, so I keep gallons of Rotella 15-30 in
> > the cabinet. Diesel engines for the big trucks still need as much ZDDP as
> > our cars do. Plus, I've never been an "oil snob".
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > These days I use Rotella-T 15-40. My understanding is that the ZDDP
> > level
> > > is still good. I'd prefer a single weight since I heard that the
> > additives
> > > that give the multi-weight properties can add to turbo bearing coking.
> > At
> > > this age, I only enjoy coke in cans.
> > >
> > > Anybody else using Rotella?
> > >
> > > Glen
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