Rotella

Anyone know anything about Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40?? I think I am going
to put it in my little Ninja 250. The bike has 5700 miles on it now and I
was told that was about the right mileage to switch to synthetic. Any
thoughts from you professionals??

Redshad

 

I thought they made stewed tomatoes. It would be hell on the motor, but the
exhaust would remind me of mom's home cooking.

 

LOL...Clowns...I knew I should have addressed this question to someone like
Albert for a serious answer.

Redshad

 

I don't know why someone would want a serious answer instead of a
wised-assed one, but here goes.

I've never used Rotella oil. Seriously.

But I've been using synth in the crankcase, primary, and trans for the last
50k without a problem.

 

Seriously.. if you'd ride the damned thing instead of wiping on it, you
might have noticed all the ill effects of that make believe motor oil.. The
Green Vulcan is the perfect example of care, maintenance and proper use.. It
is my own committment to immaculate perfection that causes me to make these
contributions on usenet.. Trust me.. LMAO.. Regards

Bill Walker
Irving

 

Red'shad wants to Know)
''Anyone know anything about Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40?? I think I am
going to put it in my little Ninja 250. The bike has 5700 miles on it
now and
I
was told that was about the right mileage to switch to synthetic. Any
thoughts from you professionals??
Redshad

~~~Brian offers this) Isn't Rotella T Synthetic a cooking oil?
Sounds quite a bit like what would go with Prego sauce....
~~~ Red'Shad grins and says)...LOL...Clowns...I knew I should have
addressed this question to someone like Albert for a serious answer.
I don't know why someone would want a serious answer instead of a
wised-assed one, but here goes.


~~~~Wakko gets serious for a change)~~I've never used Rotella oil.
Seriously.
But I've been using synth in the crankcase, primary, and trans for the
last 50k without a problem.

~~~Bill tells it like it is)..~~Seriously.. if you'd ride the damned
thing instead of wiping on it, you might have noticed all the ill
effects of that make believe motor oil.. The Green Vulcan is the perfect
example of care, maintenance and proper use.. It is my own committment
to immaculate perfection that causes me to make these contributions on
usenet.. Trust me.. LMAO.. Regards
Bill Walker
Irving

~~~~Bjay wonders) ?don't know shit about no dern Rotella what? Oil? For
a MotorScooter, where & why & how on earth did you come up with that
sillyness? <G>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~grin~~

 

~~~~Bjay wonders) ?don't know shit about no dern Rotella what? Oil? For

I ask about it because there are several people I know that put it in there
motorcycles. One of them suggested to me that I do the same since my bike
now has almost 6000 miles on it. I didnt know if any of you here on usenet
had any dealing with this oil and what was though of it. Seems to be some
pretty good stuff. I have always bought Kawasaki oil up until now and I have
always used Yamahas oil in my 650.
ROTELLA® T Synthetic:

a.. Meets engine warranty requirements to the maximum allowable drain by
the OEM
b.. Provides outstanding wear protection
c.. Withstands extreme heat
d.. Provides superb soot handling
e.. Enhances cold-temperature starting
f.. Has low volatility
g.. Offers superior oxidation stability
h.. Improves fuel economy, up to 3%
i.. Lowers oil consumption
Product benefits and technology
Shell ROTELLA® T Synthetic 5W-40 is a fully synthetic, heavy-duty engine
oil. It combines outstanding cold-temperature starting and advanced
soot-handling capacity. It helps prolong engine life, even in extreme
conditions. The proprietary Shell formulation meets virtually every advanced
OEM specification. Because it uses the Shell synthetic base oil technology,
ROTELLA® T Synthetic is more fluid than conventional oils under cold start
conditions, which means better circulation, less wear on start-up, and
easier starting throughout the service period, with little to no viscosity
breakdown.

Superb soot handling
Stricter emission requirements and engine design changes have led to more
soot going into the oil in today's high-technology engines. Rotella® T
Synthetic provides excellent protection against engine wear and viscosity
thickening due to soot.
http://www.rotella.com/products/rotella_t_synthetic.html

 

Albert,
Never heard of that oil but I did look it up and found several sights with
information on it. Looks to be some good stuff. I will buy some and try it
on my next oil change. I am a member of a webforumn that deals with nothing
but those Kawasaki Ninja 250's and the Rotella T is the oil that they
recommend when those bikes hit about 6000 miles. I did notice after reading
up on the Rotella T that it wasnt a motorcycle oil and that had me
concerned. I will give the Motul a try and maybe suggest it to the others on
that 250 web forumn. Thanks for the info.

Redshad

 

Perhaps this differs across various locales, but that
Rotella(T) seems to have a target market of truckers.

Not that it makes any difference, I guess an oil that
perseveres well in the trucking environment, has to
probably be pretty good.

But, for additional comments, you might try posing
your question on misc.transport.trucking.

Alternatively, here is a partial list of conversations
where Shell Rotella was discussed.

http://groups.google.com/group/misc...b120d594e6f?q=rotella&rnum=2#3f28fb120d594e6f
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...2b4301fee9f?q=rotella&rnum=3#3a4ee2b4301fee9f
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...08146c0f6c5?q=rotella&rnum=4#7864d08146c0f6c5
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...ea0e17af0f9?q=rotella&rnum=5#34a23ea0e17af0f9
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...cbdae227981?q=rotella&rnum=6#ea4edcbdae227981
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...017ec879de1?q=rotella&rnum=7#e1ebb017ec879de1
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...547f706700d?q=rotella&rnum=8#bdb12547f706700d
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...d7f261d3a2d?q=rotella&rnum=9#8644bd7f261d3a2d
http://groups.google.com/group/misc...81a118b219?q=rotella&rnum=10#94d62c81a118b219

And many many more....

Gary

 

I used Mobil 1 V-Twin at my last change. I've had good luck with it in my
V-Star 650. I got it @ Wal-Mart.
http://www.mobil.com/Canada-English/Lubes/PDS/IOCAENPVLMOMobil_1_VTwin.asp

KB

 

Redshad says to Bjay)~~
~~Seems to be some pretty good stuff. I have always bought Kawasaki oil
up until now and I have always used Yamahas oil in my 650.
ROTELLA® T Synthetic:
    a.. Meets engine warranty requirements to the maximum
allowable drain by the OEM
    b.. Provides outstanding wear protection c.. Withstands
extreme heat
    d.. Provides superb soot handling
  e.. Enhances cold-temperature starting
  f.. Has low volatility
  g.. Offers superior oxidation stability
  h.. Improves fuel economy, up to 3%
  i.. Lowers oil consumption
Product benefits and technology
Shell ROTELLA® T Synthetic 5W-40 is a fully synthetic, heavy-duty
engine oil. It combines outstanding cold-temperature starting and
advanced soot-handling capacity. It helps prolong engine life, even in
extreme conditions, etc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~Okie Dokie, I will look into it as well. never hurts to try something
different and the possibilities of it being mucho better.
thanks.~~~~Bjay~~~~~~~~~~

 

Redshad says to Bjay)~~
~~Seems to be some pretty good stuff. I have always bought Kawasaki oil
up until now and I have always used Yamahas oil in my 650.
ROTELLA® T Synthetic:
a.. Meets engine warranty requirements to the maximum
allowable drain by the OEM
b.. Provides outstanding wear protection c.. Withstands
extreme heat
d.. Provides superb soot handling
e.. Enhances cold-temperature starting
f.. Has low volatility
g.. Offers superior oxidation stability
h.. Improves fuel economy, up to 3%
i.. Lowers oil consumption
Product benefits and technology
Shell ROTELLA® T Synthetic 5W-40 is a fully synthetic, heavy-duty
engine oil. It combines outstanding cold-temperature starting and
advanced soot-handling capacity. It helps prolong engine life, even in
extreme conditions, etc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~Okie Dokie, I will look into it as well. never hurts to try something
different and the possibilities of it being mucho better.
thanks.~~~~Bjay~~~~~~~~~~


See there..That Rotella is some good stuff. I am surprised you havent heard
of it Bjay. They have been using it in tractors for years.

Redshad

 

Anyone know anything about Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40?? <<

I use Rotella dino oil that I change every 3k miles (vs. the 8k mile
recommended change interval for my bike). I've seen several articles that
recommend it (and it's synthetic brother mentioned above) for motorcycles. I
prefer the non-synthetic because of it's viscosity range (15w-40w) which
fits the Honda recommended range for our climate. I also like it because
it's easier to find out on the road than some of the motorcycle specific
oils such as Mobil-1 MX4T.

Here's one of the articles that recommends Rotella among others:

http://www.yft.org/tex_vfr/tech/oil.htm

__________________________
Mick McHam Houston, Tx
'01 ST1100 ABS STOC# 1134
http://www.hal-pc.org/~mmcham

 

Good article. I didnt even see that one when I was checking that oil
out. I went ahead and put it in my V-Star when I changed its oil last
Saturday.

Redshad