Here is a link to Valvoline with info on the premium blue extreme, it says it is a full synthetic

Valvoline premium blue

Cheers, Kevin

 

You can order it. That's how a lot of things wind up on the shelves at the store. If people order it then there's a demand for it. I just ordered an air filter for my truck from Discount Auto Parts. It only took a day to get it.

 

I'd run the reasonable priced Dodge and Cummins approved stuff.

The suggest a classification of oil, NOT a brand of oil right? I looked in my owners manual and they don't mention any particular brand. I don't think you've got much to gain/loose by sticking with any of the big name oils. That's not to say I'm a fan of snakeoil.

Where to get Premium Blue Extreme? The same place I mail order my filters from. Shiend (sp?) Diesel. They sell both the filters I need and the oil, it's all online ordering, and they ship promptly. Since I can't get the filters at the store, I see it as a no-brainer.

 

Discount Auto carries both PB and PB Extreme. It is on the shelf right next to Rotella.

 

Wallyworld has Mobil 1 Truck & SUV 5W-40, which based upon analysis that people have done seems to pretty much be Delvac 1. I run a blend of 3 qts Mobil 1 T&S with Delvac 1300, and will go to 4 qts in the winter.

 

FWIW, all the local Walmarts in my neck of the woods didn't have the truck/SUV yet. And PepBoys carries the standard PB, but not the extreme.

Even my local Cummins shop would need to order the fleetguard filter. So I just order it all mail order.

 

It is carried by NAPA auto parts stores, even has a NAPA part number on it.

The Boss Hog
(going to the dark side . . . . )

 

I am running the Premium Blue Extreme and was able to buy it from my local Cummins dealer ($21/gal).

I was going to go with the Delvac 1 (Mobile Truck/SUV) from Wally World, but when I went to buy enough, there weren't any left on the shelf where they had previously been. The shelf label for it was also no longer there. I asked the auto dept person if they were getting any more. He stated they were not since they didn't sell enough of it.

So far I have been happy with the Vavoline. I'll let you all know what I really think if it after 350,000 miles

-Muzzy

 

I can get Shell Rotella T 15w-30 at Sam's Club at $32 for six gallons.

 

Supposed to be 15w-40...

 

15w-40 is what i was trying to type. fat fingers got in the way.

 

You can get Delvac 1 here www.avlube.com for 83.99 a case 4 gallons. I have a used oil analisis posted on here with delvac 1 ,posted it around the end of june 04. If you cant find it and want to see it i will post it again. You can look at a lot of used oil analisis here www.bobistheoilguy.com all kinds of different oils tested gas and diesel.