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I cruised every parts store in town this morning trying to find Mobil 1 5W/40 for an upcoming oil change. I was able to purchase a total of three quarts after visiting at least 5 stores, one of them being Wal-Mart!
While at Wal-Mart (and staring at the empty shelf space identified as the location for M1 5W/40) I noticed they sell Shell Rotella-T fully synthetic oil in the 5W/40 weight for only $14 a gallon. Mobil 1 is now almost $6/quart locally.
I know Rotella -T is intended as a deisel engine oil just as is Mobil's Delvac oil. I also remember postings speculating that Mobil 1's 5W/40 is actually re-packaged Delvac synthetic.
Is Rotella-T a good choice for our engines? I checked BITOG board and saw many gut feel recommendations for its use, but no hard data. Has anyone here used it?
Thanks, and I am still looking for one more quart of M1 5W/40.
posted by 68.40.14...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Shell Rotella-T Synthetic in 5W/40 weight....., MI-Roger , Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:31:16 <-- Viewing This Message
- Using It for a while, Dan W, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:44:26
- M! 5w-40 Truck & SUV, thor-in-2004, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:02:06
- Is a good oil, but is Group III oil, J, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:55:56
- Re: Shell Rotella-T Synthetic in 5W/40 weight....., jeff in MD, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:53:12
- Re: Shell Rotella-T Synthetic in 5W/40 weight....., dboone, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:50:55
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