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: Rotella 15w40 to Synthetic 5W40?


FSTDMAX
02-26-2008, 10:29 PM
Has any one made the switch? Just wondering if it changed anything. I have been running rotella for ever and remember a member on here talking about his mileage went up when he put the synthetic in.

dntfxr77
02-27-2008, 12:39 AM
That was my experience maybe 1 mpg, but I mainly changed for a bit better lubrication at start-up.

Reineke
02-27-2008, 05:33 AM
The total cost of an oil change went up...

DRD632
02-27-2008, 09:51 AM
I saw about the same increase too, also I noticed that the motor idled and sounded alot smoother, especially in the cold weather. I used Schaeffer's 9000 5w-40, can't beat it for the money.