PocketsEmpty

So how was your weekend? haha damn. Lots of fun info....but dude y not just get the autozone brand stuff on sale and fram it??????

Radi

Oooho Q&A Time? Sweet.
If we're running a replaceable cartridge (Frantz) type filter, is it OK to put used toilet paper in there or does it have to be new? How about if we re-roll it nice and tight first?

argilbertson

So, yeah, Rotella T6 is awesome stuff....I already run it in my turbocharged Miata, and my 3 sport touring motorcycles...and its dirt cheap compared to what I was paying for my full synthetic oil changes!

salad

Take the cardboard roll and chew it for five minutes to perforate it, use that instead. TP won't hold up to the pressure and will blow out - you don't want to ruin your engine, do you?

JackJare9455

looks like Pennzoil is the choice! tons of moly! LOL (sarcastic)

On a real note... Mobile 1 HM seems like a decent additive package...

bigbadon

Salad you get an A++ Excellent research! There are plenty of opinions on this and other forums but that are all they are. Without data it is just another opinion.

Fleet/tractor/industrial is an excellent choice for the 4.0. Not only Rotella (my preference) but any cj-4...walmart,tractor supply are good budget alternatives. In my climate 15-40 is good all year long. In choosing viscosity use the average winter temperature in your area. If temps drop below that once in awhile its not the end of the world.

cruiser54

It's not a tractor engine!!!!! LOL.

Fred/N0AZZ

Excellent read I have ran it in my diesel trucks and JD tractors for over 30 years. For over 20 yrs. have ran Valvoline Syn 20-50 in all my race cars from strip to circle track.

It looks like I will be changing brands in my XJ thanks.

investinwaffles

Thanks salad!
I already am a huge T6 fanboy, I now I have somewhere to direct my friends to when I recommend it to them.

bigvig

Great, now there's going to be a run on T6 and the price will skyrocket, shelves will be empty and grown men will punch each other in the head for it. Don't get punched in the head. Don't buy T6.

djb383

DAYUM!....Mr. Salad, u da man, awesome post/info.

rnmcguire

Man what an interesting read. Thanks for taking the time putting this together as it's very informative and helpful. I used to work at a full service Shell station back in the day and we had a garage/mechanic. I remember the mechanic swearing by Rotella T. I was surprised when I stopped in the same station recently and found that they don't even stock the stuff anymore! We used to have tons of Rotella on the shelves when I worked there.

salad

Cheers guys

Excellent. Saves me from looking up who it was that wanted to see this That was what, three weeks ago?

I figured you'd like that

Hmmm... guess I've got some editing to do

playbass

I've been using Mobil 1 HM for the past several OCI and have had great UOA results from Blackstone. The previous UOA with Castrol HM was ok, and one with Royal Purple was terrible.

tjwalker

Salad! You-da-man!

Great read although I think I'll need another cup of coffee and re-read it a bit closer; there is a lot of information there.

Thanks for sharing your oil knowledge base with us.