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View Poll Results: Which OIL?
AMSOIL 15w-40 Diesel synthetic blend
5
3.47%
AMSOIL 5w-40 Diesel full synthetic
11
7.64%
Mopar 15w-40
4
2.78%
Premium Blue 15w-40
20
13.89%
Other Specify Please
104
72.22%
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Old 05-01-2007, 03:09 AM
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Oil Question
Ok my first oil change is due on my truck since i bought it and i was wondering what kind of oil you guys would recommend! dont do alot of towing and do mostly city driving in high heat enviroment.Thanks
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I have always used Rotella T 15w-40.
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Rotlella 15w-40 for me as well I use in my farm equipement as well and has never let me down
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I run Delo 400, no problems with it. I change the oil every 4000 miles. I have 230,000 on the truck. I buy it in 5 gallon buckets. And run a Baldwin oil filter.
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Rotella 15W-40 !!!!!!!!!!!! Always.
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Old 05-01-2007, 06:17 AM
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Might as well add Rotella T to the poll, that is going to be a majority of the members responses.
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Amsoil 15w-40 with bypass filter
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Royal Purple
ive been using royal purple on my truck since 2003, no problems. been using it within the family since late ninties, no problems. we like it, some dont. pretty much your own preference.
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Rotella T 15W40
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Rotella 15-40
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Shell Rotella 15-40
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Rotella T and either a Fleetguard or a Wix filter for the last 221,000 miles.
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Another rotella t vote and fleetguard filters
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I'm a Mobil 1 Full Synthetic user, with WIX filter.
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Rotella T 15W-40 with fleetguard filter
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