louder engine tick with Rotella T6
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I had M1 10w-30 in for the winter, and when I recently changed to Rotella 15w-40 I could certainly hear the difference.
Viscosities at 100° C
15.7 Chevron Delo 15w40
15.7 Rotella 15w40
15.2 M1 10w-40
14.6 Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40
14.2 T6 5w-40
14.2 Chevron Delo 5w40
14.1 Amsoil AMO 10w40
13.4 M1 0w40
12.0 M1 10w30
These are from VOA on BITOG. So, it turns out all 40 weight oils don't have the same viscosity. I recently learned this and was pretty surprised.
Viscosities at 100° C
15.7 Chevron Delo 15w40
15.7 Rotella 15w40
15.2 M1 10w-40
14.6 Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40
14.2 T6 5w-40
14.2 Chevron Delo 5w40
14.1 Amsoil AMO 10w40
13.4 M1 0w40
12.0 M1 10w30
These are from VOA on BITOG. So, it turns out all 40 weight oils don't have the same viscosity. I recently learned this and was pretty surprised.
Last edited by dr. mordo; 04-14-2013 at 09:40 PM.
#12
I had M1 10w-30 in for the winter, and when I recently changed to Rotella 15w-40 I could certainly hear the difference.
Viscosities at 200° F
15.7 Chevron Delo 15w40
15.7 Rotella 15w40
15.2 M1 10w-40
14.6 Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40
14.2 T6 5w-40
14.2 Chevron Delo 5w40
14.1 Amsoil AMO 10w40
13.4 M1 0w40
12.0 M1 10w30
These are from VOA on BITOG. So, it turns out all 40 weight oils don't have the same viscosity. I recently learned this and was pretty surprised.
Viscosities at 200° F
15.7 Chevron Delo 15w40
15.7 Rotella 15w40
15.2 M1 10w-40
14.6 Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40
14.2 T6 5w-40
14.2 Chevron Delo 5w40
14.1 Amsoil AMO 10w40
13.4 M1 0w40
12.0 M1 10w30
These are from VOA on BITOG. So, it turns out all 40 weight oils don't have the same viscosity. I recently learned this and was pretty surprised.
I'm still sticking with the T6 though, you guys can use whatever you want.
#13
I had M1 10w-30 in for the winter, and when I recently changed to Rotella 15w-40 I could certainly hear the difference.
Viscosities at 100° C
15.7 Chevron Delo 15w40
15.7 Rotella 15w40
15.2 M1 10w-40
14.6 Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40
14.2 T6 5w-40
14.2 Chevron Delo 5w40
14.1 Amsoil AMO 10w40
13.4 M1 0w40
12.0 M1 10w30
These are from VOA on BITOG. So, it turns out all 40 weight oils don't have the same viscosity. I recently learned this and was pretty surprised.
Viscosities at 100° C
15.7 Chevron Delo 15w40
15.7 Rotella 15w40
15.2 M1 10w-40
14.6 Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40
14.2 T6 5w-40
14.2 Chevron Delo 5w40
14.1 Amsoil AMO 10w40
13.4 M1 0w40
12.0 M1 10w30
These are from VOA on BITOG. So, it turns out all 40 weight oils don't have the same viscosity. I recently learned this and was pretty surprised.
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#18
Walmart sells 5w40 full synth Delo for $20/gallon. It looks to have the best additive package of any diesel oil I've seen, and it's even cheaper than Rotella.
I just looked at their website and it looks like Walmart sells the Delvac 5w40 for $27/gallon (at walmart it's rebadged as Mobil Turbo Diesel Truck oil). It is slightly heavier than the other 5w synth diesel oils, but the additives don't seem quite as robust as the Delo. And the price is same as T6, which we know is great oil.
Last edited by dr. mordo; 04-15-2013 at 07:13 PM.
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#20
There's literally a hundred threads here and the other forum about the tick so I'll stop hijacking this tread about it.
Cheers.
Last edited by schwaggy; 04-16-2013 at 06:48 PM.