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Old 11-19-2013, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Kalali
Rotella 15w-40, year around in my XJ. You can almost hear the engine thanking you...
Amen! Just be gentle on a cold start until motor warms up a bit.
BTW the wally world 15-40 diesel/industrial/fleet oil is pretty good stuff too.
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Originally Posted by Kalali
Rotella 15w-40, year around in my XJ. You can almost hear the engine thanking you...
Yup. That and a Wix or Napa Gold are the "peas and carrots" bigbadon was referring to.
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I've been using the T-5
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Well, flex bolts didn't do jack squat, and i didn't find a single crack and i searched for a while. Soo..

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Yup. That and a Wix or Napa Gold are the "peas and carrots" bigbadon was referring to.
I use 10w30 castrol hi mi syn blend. Should i switch to rotella t 15w40? I feel like that would be too thick (but hey, what do i know lol). I already use the napa gold filter
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Originally Posted by Kalali
Rotella 15w-40, year around in my XJ. You can almost hear the engine thanking you...
What state do you live in? I've been looking at this oil but I live in Indiana and winters can be brutal but not always
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