Shell Rotella T

[angus]

Does anyone on this board use Shell Rottela T full synthetic in there FJR

 

[Groo]

Yes. I just did my latest oil change last night, and that's exactly what I used.

 

[odot]

Let the countdown begin........................ :clapping:

 

[fjrchooser]

I'd been using it since the 05 was new. Last few oil changes I've switched to the Rotella dino oil 15W-40 as I've noticed an improvement in shifting.

Tranny gets notchy within a few weeks with the synth, where the dino allows it to stay silky until the next change. I still add 4 oz. of STP to the dino once its fully warmed just for the extra ZDP.

 

[Wicked Webby]

YES!!! YES!!!! YES !!!! YES!!! and YES!!!!!

AWESOME oil and BEST VALUE your $ can buy.

There are a lot of great synthetics...................

Shell Rotella T is among them and the.............

BEST priced you will find because walmart carries it.

After a proper break -in (shell Conventional 15/40)..

It is all I run in my bikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WW

 

[twowheelnut]

:boredom:

 

[RTSR1/FJR]

I run it in my Duramax Diesel if that counts! lol I know a few who run it in their bikes, but I haven't tried it yet!

 

[fhaze]

I just changed my oil today with RotSyn. I bought it in the gallon jug and added the .25 qt of STP oil treatment. I'm tellin ya, it has never felt or shifter better. YMMV IMHO...and soon to be moved to NEPRT....

 

[kansas transit]

Does anyone on this board use Shell Rottela T full synthetic in there FJR

Not yet in my fjr, but for the last 15 years it is all that i have used in my OTR trucks. Not one bottom end issue or bearing failure and the inside of the motors is always spotless. I have long debated with myself on the merits of synthetic oil vs mineral based. For myself just good oil and filters with regular service intervals always seems to work the best.

 

[daddysbike]

Been using the Rotella 5-40 synthetic in all my bikes for years including the FJR.

Steve

 

[v65]

Hey look another cumquat thread!

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Last few oil changes I've switched to the Rotella dino oil 15W-40.

+1

Thanks for reminding me. That's another thing I've got to get done today.

 

[IRBR]

A couple of years ago, and for my own benefit, I did a significant amount of technical research on oils. The issue was more complicated than I had imagined.

I learned a few memorable things:

> Pure synthetics have some difficulty suspending additives. Dino oils or semi-synthetics do a better job of homogeneous additive suspension.

> There are 5 classifications of oil. Class 3 is actually dino oil that has been modified to mimic a pure synthetic class 4 or 5 oil and they do a pretty good job of this.

> The oil itself doesn't wear out. What wears out is the long molecules added to oil to make it multi-viscosity. What damages them is the "munching" they get in the transmission and the oil pump.

> For every thing done or added to an oil to improve one characteristic, there is a loss or trade-off in another.

> No oil is perfect and there is no one best oil; they are all compromised to achieve certain performance characteristics.

> Lubrication engineers know a LOT more about lubrication and oil than I ever will.

I've seen threads about Rotella for years. Empirically, it appears to be a great oil at an affordable price. But I still marvel at the fact that people are willing to risk their multi-thousand dollar engines and transmissions to experiment with lubricants that save them a few dollars per oil change.

Using Rotella in your bikes is probably fine but I won't do it. The people that designed our bikes' engines and transmissions know a lot more than I do and they spec'ed the lubricants. I do what they say and use expensive, high-quality, JASO spec oils.

My 2 cents,

IRBR

 

[kansas transit]

A couple of years ago, and for my own benefit, I did a significant amount of technical research on oils. The issue was more complicated than I had imagined.
I learned a few memorable things:

> Pure synthetics have some difficulty suspending additives. Dino oils or semi-synthetics do a better job of homogeneous additive suspension.

> There are 5 classifications of oil. Class 3 is actually dino oil that has been modified to mimic a pure synthetic class 4 or 5 oil and they do a pretty good job of this.

> The oil itself doesn't wear out. What wears out is the long molecules added to oil to make it multi-viscosity. What damages them is the "munching" they get in the transmission and the oil pump.

> For every thing done or added to an oil to improve one characteristic, there is a loss or trade-off in another.

> No oil is perfect and there is no one best oil; they are all compromised to achieve certain performance characteristics.

> Lubrication engineers know a LOT more about lubrication and oil than I ever will.

I've seen threads about Rotella for years. Empirically, it appears to be a great oil at an affordable price. But I still marvel at the fact that people are willing to risk their multi-thousand dollar engines and transmissions to experiment with lubricants that save them a few dollars per oil change.

Using Rotella in your bikes is probably fine but I won't do it. The people that designed our bikes' engines and transmissions know a lot more than I do and they spec'ed the lubricants. I do what they say and use expensive, high-quality, JASO spec oils.

My 2 cents,

IRBR

IRBR, I understand what you are saying. However I don't use it because it's cheap to purchase, I use it because for me it works. Just one other note, I frequent a pontiac board with some very smart guys on it. A lot of them race and I mean some of the fastest sanctioned cars in the country. You would be surprised how many of them swear by rotella, and they don't buy it because you can get it at walmart. Stan

 

[Vstar2FJR]

Another Rotella Syn convert here, running it in the 05 FJR since the 8K oil change which was 47000 miles ago. Also ran it for over 20K in the Vstar 1100 before that.

John

 

[SkooterG]

I used the Rotella T synthetic 5W-40 for a while shortly after purchasing my FJR. I used it to mistakenly slightly extend my oil change intervals. Then Jestal set me straight on that misconception.

For the last 100,000 miles or so, I have been using the Rotella conventional 15W-40 and recommend it highly. Put that goo in, change it at recommended intervals (4,000 miles) and all will be copacetic in your FJR's world.

Of course, you could most likely use any modern oil in the range of the right viscosity recommendations and that is NOT energy conserving and achieve the same results.

One thing I have learned: People sweat what oil they put in their machines entirely too much.

 

[S76]

I use Rotella Synthetic in the FJR for one main reason. That oil works well in my diesel truck, my cars, and the lawn mowers. I was sick of having different types of oil for different things. Does make for a notchy transmission though. The STP sounds like a good idea. I think I'll try that.

 

[scottsbmw]

I use Rotella Synthetic in the FJR for one main reason. That oil works well in my diesel truck, my cars, and the lawn mowers. I was sick of having different types of oil for different things. Does make for a notchy transmission though. The STP sounds like a good idea. I think I'll try that.

HEY I changed it today Rottella T 15W40W 8.88 per gallon on sale ay walmart. so far so good. :yahoo:

 

[Bustanut joker]

Sewing machine oil..... :****: :yahoo:

Hey I'm always hearing how they hum like one

:jester: