Yeah I like rotella,now I'm just worried about the chrome.

 

Got my new results back and looks good! No high chrome.

 

According to the maniacs over at the bobistheoilguy forums, the T6 Synthetic is simply a label change from the old Rotella T Synthetic with the addition of some more shear protection (good) and it's now certified for use in motorcycles (which the motorcycle guys have been clamoring for for a LONG time now) and perhaps a mild reduction in zinc amount (though the zinc reduction is a rumor I saw in just one post over there and there was no supporting evidence).

In short. T6 is essentially the same and maybe little bit of an improvement in some respects (shear) the T Synthetic.

 

Everytime I sent in my oil I got it back with comments like "fawk your Z, kill yourself, and try again"

In all seriousness I always had stupid high metal levels, and they warned me of block (possible metal from bearings) or head gasket failure cuz of small amounts of coolant in the oil.

The car started what I think is rod knock, and Im as close as ever to just parting it out and moving on, just cant deal with it anymore.

 

And for anyone thinking Mobil1 is more appropriate in a high stress engine... check out this report from a stage 2 STI down in florida.

Those first two samples are from M1 "New Formula" 5W30 at 3000 and then 2600 miles. Results were pretty sh!tty.

Next is Rotella T Synthetic at 8100 miles... 8100 in a stage 2 car in florida heat. The numbers are VASTLY improved AND the dude's oil consumption was cut by like two thirds.

This is just an example of many of these types of threads over there. These dudes know their oil, and a large percentage of them choose Rotella T Synthetic/now T6 after testing and empirical data from lots and lots of oil analyses has shown it's superiority to oils that are considered by the uninformed to be top notch oils.



The more I read about Rotella T Synth/T6 Synth, the more and more convinced I am that it is one of the best bang for the buck oils out there, and certainly the best bang for the buck from stuff that is easily available.

 

I run T6 synth in my motorcycle

Even at track days and getting up there in mileage it doesnt burn oil and is cheap to buy. Good $hit...

 

why dont more people run the turbo diesel oil from Mobil1. Thats very popular on other boosted platforms and works really well with E85

 

I got back a report from them that said I was showing signs of bearing failure, but it looked like I had caught it before a complete fail. I drove the car once while I was waiting on the analysis and... BOOM.

Berto - I expect an advance PM if there is any kind of a part out. My car is on its way to running again, so yours should be broken soon

 

Do you use it?

 

Good info Neal, I am going to stick with rotella for all my cars, even nonsynthetic (which I am currently using for this time around and will be doing an analysis).

 

not yet, but most oils are very susceptible to faster breakdown while using E85. So I'll be using rotella or M1 turbo diesel when i get it up and going