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Old 10-09-2012, 12:42 PM
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Default What oil are y'all using?

I was just curious to what what oil everyone is using and what y'all recommend for my suburban its a 94 6.5 with 230,xxx miles. Thanks
 
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Rotella 15-40 in my 6.2
 
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Old 10-11-2012, 12:47 AM
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im running rotella sae-30 in my turboed 6.2
 
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Old 10-11-2012, 07:19 AM
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Valvoline Peemium Blue Extreme 5w40 for my 1999 6.5td during these winter months.

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Was using Delo 400 for years, but a rep. from DA Lubricants came in to my shop, so I have been using it for about a year now. They did free oil sample reports for me to show me their oil was superior to Delo. So I decided to try them out.
 
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Rotella is the way to go...the weight of oil would depend on where you live and the climate there...I live in Kentucky...I use Rotella T3 15-40 in the warmer months and T5 10-40 in the winter months....my motor is 30 years old still runs like a new one...
 
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Rotella 15W40 in my 6.5 Castrol SAE 30 in my 6.2
 
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Originally Posted by 82C206.2
Rotella is the way to go...the weight of oil would depend on where you live and the climate there...I live in Kentucky...I use Rotella T3 15-40 in the warmer months and T5 10-40 in the winter months....my motor is 30 years old still runs like a new one...
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Although in Canada I use 10-30 in the winter,and I seldom tow in the snow.
Towing I would likely want the 10W40 in the cold or year round for that matter if it was readily available.
 
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