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Old 10-03-2012, 03:33 PM
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i have ran mobile 1 oil but its also almost $30 a gallon, so i switched to 15W40 rotella t 6 because thats what the local delership uses and now my lifters are noisy as he#@, but its a lot cheaper!!! what have you ran and what works best and quietest for you?
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 05:40 PM
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:57 PM
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I'm thinking bout switching to the valvoline premium blue 15w-40.. recommended by cummins.. ill give it a shot... Im running rotella 15w-40 right now..
 
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Ii run valvoline synthetic. Cummins recommends that if you run synthetic use a 5-40, 15-40 for conventional.
 
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Rotella 15W-40
 
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Old 10-05-2012, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by s10driver85
Ii run valvoline synthetic. Cummins recommends that if you run synthetic use a 5-40, 15-40 for conventional.
this is good info that i wish dodge would have told me, they just said 15-40 and like i said it drives me nuts with the ticking towards the back of the block, closest to the firewall. (lifters were adjusted when i installed new injectors) so i know its not one of those and it has to be the oil.
 
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Old 10-05-2012, 02:31 PM
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I have heard of this before, just use the oil you did before.
 
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:37 PM
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Rotella T-6 5w-40 syn. and never had any issues. Been running it for over 6 years, year around, towing or not. I change the oil every 7k miles religiously.
 
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Old 10-05-2012, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by minncountryboy
I'm thinking bout switching to the valvoline premium blue 15w-40.. recommended by cummins.. ill give it a shot... Im running rotella 15w-40 right now..
i run the valvoline also, i used to run the rotela in my fords, although last oil change i went cheapy n got a 5 gallon jug of 15 40 coastal which my dad runs in his macks and peterbuilts. but nxt change im going back to valvoline its cummins approved/recomended which is all i need to kno.
 
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Old 10-07-2012, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigred7.3
i run the valvoline also, i used to run the rotela in my fords, although last oil change i went cheapy n got a 5 gallon jug of 15 40 coastal which my dad runs in his macks and peterbuilts. but nxt change im going back to valvoline its cummins approved/recomended which is all i need to kno.
How do ya like it?? Cause it seems like rotella just doesn't hold up for me... Unless I've been getting some shitty rotella... I've never had a problem with it before but this past change it just seemed like it last very long
 

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