03-26-2012, 10:31 AM
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What oil do you run?
How many run the rotella? Or rotella synthetic? I seen a disscussuon on another forum about how rotella was junk but I've ran it for years and years. I had a 99 F350 7.3 with 472,000 on it when we sold it. Always ran rotella in it. What's yall's thoughts?
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03-26-2012, 11:18 AM
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Rotella T6 for me. I only use fleetgard filters. LF 16035 oil and FS 19856 fuel. Got to change mine now... My cost at work for this was just over $92...
Rotella was factory fill for caterpillar for ages... most companies (including Cummins) use delo 400 now...
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Straight pipe to irritate the neighbors.
Stock motor still gets the job done.
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03-26-2012, 11:26 AM
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Motorcraft 
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03-26-2012, 11:36 AM
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Rotella here. Sometimes I run synthetic but not every time. Always motorcraft filters.
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03-26-2012, 01:08 PM
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Rotella, sometimes I go synthetic, but always rotella with a motorcraft filter. My dad uses castrol in his 7.3.
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leveling kit, 4 inch turbo back straight pipe with black 5 inch turndown tip, 315/75/16 BFG at's, 05 harley heads, gauges, DP tuner 60 economy 80 towing 120 racing, WAAG frontrunner bumper guard....
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03-26-2012, 01:17 PM
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Rotella 15w40 + 2 quarts Lucas Synthetic Stabilizer, Motocraft FL 1995 and one 12oz bottle of Prolong in the HPOP.
I ran full synthetic last change and will switch back this change.
I always gauge the condition of the dipstick as an indicator of the deposits left behind by inferior oils.
If I can't see the cross hatches on the dipstick thru the oil then it is dirty enough for a change.
My uncle is the shop steward/foreman for Cummins Crosspoint LLC, Cross Lanes, WV.
For 40 years he has worked there.
He says they used Valvoline with the ultraviolet dye marker for break-in oil on the larger engines like the QSK70
at that rebuild shop.
IDK maybe they switched to Delo 400 since he told me that.
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04-02-2012, 01:32 AM
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[QUOTE=Roush PSD Interceptor;2358]Rotella 15w40 + 2 quarts Lucas Synthetic Stabilizer, Motocraft FL 1995 and one 12oz bottle of Prolong in the HPOP.
I ran full synthetic last change and will switch back this change.
I always gauge the condition of the dipstick as an indicator of the deposits left behind by inferior oils.
If I can't see the cross hatches on the dipstick thru the oil then it is dirty enough for a change.
My uncle is the shop steward/foreman for Cummins Crosspoint LLC, Cross Lanes, WV.
For 40 years he has worked there.
He says they used Valvoline with the ultraviolet dye marker for break-in oil on the larger engines like the QSK70
at that rebuild shop.
IDK maybe they switched to Delo 400 since he told me that.
We're talking apples and oranges there... the QSK 70 is a full blown industrial engine. I can see the use of oil dye in those. The ISB was initially a light industrial/ equipment engine that was adapted to the automotive platform.
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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 QCSB 5.9
Straight pipe to irritate the neighbors.
Stock motor still gets the job done.
Need Cummins info? Just ask...
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03-26-2012, 01:22 PM
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I'm goin to start using that lucas stabizer too. I gotta fix my oil leak first.
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2001 f350 Lariat 4x4 7.3, 3.5 inch
leveling kit, 4 inch turbo back straight pipe with black 5 inch turndown tip, 315/75/16 BFG at's, 05 harley heads, gauges, DP tuner 60 economy 80 towing 120 racing, WAAG frontrunner bumper guard....
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03-26-2012, 01:55 PM
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Valvoline premium or extreme blue.
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03-26-2012, 06:41 PM
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Rotella 15w-40 Here!
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