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Breakin Oil and Disappearing Rotella T

Mike Maurice

Fri, Feb 3, 2006 8:17 PM

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http://www.compcams.com/information/whatsnew/NewsDetails.asp?ListHistoryID=1985582846

Another major factor in the increase of flat tappet camshaft failure
is your favorite brand of engine oil. Simply put, today's engine oil
is just not the same as it used to be, thanks to ever tightening
environmental regulations. The EPA has done a great job in reducing
emissions and the effects of some of the ingredients found in
traditional oils; however these changes to the oil have only made
life tougher on your camshaft. The lubricity of the oil and
specifically the reduction of important additives such as zinc and
manganese, which help break-in and overall camshaft life, have been
drastically reduced. In terms of oil selection, we recommend Shell
Rotella T oil for the break-in procedure. Most often used in diesel
engine applications, this higher lubricity oil works in gasoline
engines as well.

I picked this out of the URL above. The Shell Oil site does not have
any listing for Rotella T. There is one for Rotella DD 40.
I don't think this resolves the issues surrounding break oil, but it
does add some info to the discussion.

Mike

Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon

<< http://www.compcams.com/information/whatsnew/NewsDetails.asp?ListHistoryID=1985582846 Another major factor in the increase of flat tappet camshaft failure is your favorite brand of engine oil. Simply put, today's engine oil is just not the same as it used to be, thanks to ever tightening environmental regulations. The EPA has done a great job in reducing emissions and the effects of some of the ingredients found in traditional oils; however these changes to the oil have only made life tougher on your camshaft. The lubricity of the oil and specifically the reduction of important additives such as zinc and manganese, which help break-in and overall camshaft life, have been drastically reduced. In terms of oil selection, we recommend Shell Rotella T oil for the break-in procedure. Most often used in diesel engine applications, this higher lubricity oil works in gasoline engines as well. >> I picked this out of the URL above. The Shell Oil site does not have any listing for Rotella T. There is one for Rotella DD 40. I don't think this resolves the issues surrounding break oil, but it does add some info to the discussion. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon

Scott H.E. Welch

Fri, Feb 3, 2006 8:32 PM

Mike Maurice mikem@yachtsdelivered.com writes:

You are right, it appears that Rotella is no longer listed on Shell's US
site. Here's a helpful site from Shell Canada, which lists all of the Rotella
oils:

http://www.shell.ca/home/Framework?siteId=ca-en&FC2=/ca-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/products/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/ca-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/products/product_name.html

I run Rotella T Single Grade in my 6-110 Detroit. One thing I will mention is
that I get mine from a commercial lubricant depot rather than a garage,
mostly because that allows me to buy 5 gallon (actually 20 litre) pails. The
6-110 holds 32 litres so just dumping in a pail is much faster (please, no
jokes about how fast said pail leaks out...).

Scott Welch
FirstClass Product Manager
www.firstclass.com

"The person who makes no mistakes usually doesn't make anything"

Mike Maurice <mikem@yachtsdelivered.com> writes: >I picked this out of the URL above. The Shell Oil site does not have >any listing for Rotella T. There is one for Rotella DD 40. >I don't think this resolves the issues surrounding break oil, but it >does add some info to the discussion. You are right, it appears that Rotella is no longer listed on Shell's US site. Here's a helpful site from Shell Canada, which lists all of the Rotella oils: http://www.shell.ca/home/Framework?siteId=ca-en&FC2=/ca-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/products/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/ca-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/products/product_name.html I run Rotella T Single Grade in my 6-110 Detroit. One thing I will mention is that I get mine from a commercial lubricant depot rather than a garage, mostly because that allows me to buy 5 gallon (actually 20 litre) pails. The 6-110 holds 32 litres so just dumping in a pail is much faster (please, no jokes about how fast said pail leaks out...). Scott Welch FirstClass Product Manager www.firstclass.com "The person who makes no mistakes usually doesn't make anything"