06-07 LBZ Performance Discussion of Chevy and GMC Trucks with LBZ Duramax Turbo Diesel Engines Related To Performance And Longevity

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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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Is it ok to use rotella 15-40 in my Chevy?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Yes sir! You could also run 5W40 Synthetic if you wanted.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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Is that 07 a classic or the LMM? Not sure if Rotella's 15W-40 is CJ-4 rated yet or not. Their website doesn't indicate so. If you have the classic, it doesn't matter. If LMM, make sure it's CJ-4 rated.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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It's a classic, thanks for the confirmation guys.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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Sometime you can find Delo 400 a little cheaper and its a very good oil.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Rotella is good stuff but for the money you should probably take a look into what Heath is selling, I've got it in everything except my brother's dakota and love it.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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Exactly...I get 22-23K on my Amsoil and could go to 60K if I ran the by-pass system.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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I used Rotella in my last 2 trucks before the switch to Amsoil.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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I looked at the amsoil website but didn't see any prices. Is it so expensive you can't have a price sheet? Just messing with ya.


I am going to put in the rotella, it's about the only thing I can consistently get here.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Become a preferred member and the price of Amsoil comes down. You will make out far ahead at the end of the year vs running dino oil.
 
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