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Post by chrism on Feb 19, 2013 8:30:19 GMT -6
I've heard about people using Rotella 15-30 in their gas burners. They say it has better quality ingredients than normal, commonly used oil. Has anyone heard of this, or is it all bs?
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Post by Somebody on Feb 19, 2013 8:52:28 GMT -6
Haven't heard of that myself... OBM may be able to shed some light on it tho...
I know using normal car oil in a diesel is bad cause of the high pressure diesel's use.. not sure about the other way around
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Post by 06blackmax on Feb 19, 2013 10:11:44 GMT -6
Diesel oil is made for high heat and prolonged use. It also has detergents in it to help clean away soot and contaminants the a Diesel engine produces. Will it work yes is it recommended, no. If you have an engine that is mechanically sound and no leaks you could switch to a synthetic oil and it will give you good protection and cooler running temps and in some cases better gas mileage. It is however more expensive than conventional oil. Maybe this helps.
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Post by BEN on Feb 19, 2013 10:13:27 GMT -6
I use rotella in EVERYTHING that takes oil... if you look at the gradings on the back, it's rated for gas burners to. the detergents in "diesel" oil will keep a gas burner spotless... My dad has always used it everything with 0 issues. We had a Chevy with 400k miles on it and it was spotless inside and never rebuilt. I SWEAR by Rotella T oil.. PERIOD I don't care what people tell you, I'll show you myself pouring it in my motor if needed... It won't hurt it. The only thing I wouldn't use it in is a race bike/atv b/c of the extremely high RPM's... but our tractors, trucks, cars, boat, atv's, lawnmowers and whatever else have Rotella in them.
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Post by Greg on Feb 19, 2013 10:30:48 GMT -6
I run rotella 5w-40 synthetic in my truck and boat and regular 15-40 in everything else, even my jeep.
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Post by bronco on Feb 19, 2013 11:58:01 GMT -6
I put it in everything as well. Even the LT 1 that was in my boat.
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Post by Somebody on Feb 19, 2013 13:38:25 GMT -6
This reminds me.. I have to add oil to Big Sexy... Dumbass me left the drain plug loose after the last oil change and left a nice black mark on my driveway!
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Post by PARKER on Feb 19, 2013 14:16:55 GMT -6
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Post by TJNoe on Feb 19, 2013 14:32:46 GMT -6
This reminds me.. I have to add oil to Big Sexy... Dumbass me left the drain plug loose after the last oil change and left a nice black mark on my driveway! Dammit man!!!!! Rotella is what I always ran in Big Sexy, by the way
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Post by Somebody on Feb 19, 2013 14:32:53 GMT -6
Nice!!!
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Post by davidsyj on Feb 19, 2013 20:49:27 GMT -6
BOB is the oil guy?!?
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Post by arkansasammy on Feb 20, 2013 13:06:02 GMT -6
i had on older F-150 that i bought used with 200k miles. the previous owner always ran Rotella. the truck never gave me a moments trouble and when i sold,it was still going strong.
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Post by PARKER on Feb 20, 2013 13:37:36 GMT -6
BOB is the oil guy?!? I wanna say that Bob is smarter than the BoB we got?!?
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Post by mike on Feb 20, 2013 15:57:43 GMT -6
BOB is the oil guy?!? I wanna say that Bob is smarter than the BoB we got?!?
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Post by davidsyj on Feb 20, 2013 19:39:56 GMT -6
BOB is the oil guy?!? I wanna say that Bob is smarter than the BoB we got?!? Obviously, he's got a friggin web site!!!!
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