I used Rotella T in my truck it had 1.4 million miles on the engine before the transmission went out...

The engine was still good and showed little wear, I was going to push it to 1.5 million before rebuilding the engine. I changed the oil every 12,000 to 15,000 miles. Always had the oil analysis done, the shop did it for free since they ran the engine without any oil in it at one time. I trust Rotella T....

 

Yeah, rotella stands up really well to my KLR650, too. (where many other oils fall short in testing) In fact, there was a joke going around about one of the thumper engine builders loving it so much that he ate it on his pancakes.

The stuff isn't "magic"... it's just a really good oil with no BS marketing and it costs a lot less. And it's been proven by many people over the years.
Between Rotella and Mobil 1, I don't run much else. (unless castrol GTX goes on sale for $10/gal. I've run a lot of that in cars. )

 

I think i may switch it to mobil 1 HM. The seals ended up leaking cause the guy we bought it from let it sit in his driveway for sometime before deciding to sell it. He had the dealership change all the fluids and inspect it and everything was sound. 101k on it. I put castrol in it since ive done the changes.

Around 107K i noticed the seals starting to leak so i took it in for a expensive tune up. lol

Around 1500.00 for all the work listed above.

Thanks again.

 

I think I'll try the T6 next in my F2. A lot cheaper than paying $10/qt for Mobil 1 4cy 10w40. I wish I had known you can run this stuff in these bikes before I bought it.

 

Yeah, it's a lot cheaper. Same thing with the regular mobil 1 car oils. It's like $4/qt right now for mobil 1 10W40, but like you said about $10/qt for 4cyl bike stuff. The car oil is fine as long as it's the right viscosity and isn't energy conserving.

 

I have used Rotella T in a diesel engine for years...a great oil. Now, I want to try it in my 2002 CBR600F4i. This engine has only 1600 miles on it. Does anyone see any problems with this idea? From what I can gather on this forum, there is virtually no difference between Rotella T and generic motorcycle oil. Do I have this right?

Thanks
ZZ

 

Use Rottella T6, not to be confused with Rottela T; although, i think you can use that too. T6 is synthetic 5w-40-----acts like 5w when its cold, and 40 when its hot. Also RIGHT NOW the T6 is MA rated, i dont think the T is; i did call Rottela up when i checked into this Rottella business awhile back and the guy said that the T would pass a MA Test, its just has not been test/rated for MA.

the gist:
Rottela=good oil, from experience.
my opinion, use T6.

 

About 3 years ago I was talking to a buddy that still owns his 1984 Kawi 750 Turbo that he bought brand new. Use a good cheap oil rated in the correct weight, (no energy conserving markings on the bottle) and change it every 2K miles. Changing the Oil and filters often are cheap insurance. You don't want to crack open the engine because your cheap. He uses Castrol for $12 at Walmart. His bike now has 110K miles.

 

Thanks for the response guys. Piranha, you said the T6 is MA rated "RIGHT NOW". Are you saying that the rating might be changed or withdrawn?
ZZ

 

You'd be good to go w/ Rotella T. This is what's available at most Walmarts as you probably already know...