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Shell Rotella Oil
07/22/09 at 14:00:39

I'm ready to take the plunge and buy a gallon of 15w40 Rotella T Triple Protection oil for the Wee Beastie. I don't want to rehash the debate of which oil is better. Would those who use it please reassure me its good for the bike. I've read the posts, a lot of you use it according to the posts. I'm just a little nervous using it for the 1st time.

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #1 - 07/22/09 at 14:03:45 Been using it the last 3-4k mi. It certainly isnt hurting anything.
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ret cg YaBB Newbies Offline riding since 1960 Posts: 19 Lumberton,Tx Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #2 - 07/22/09 at 16:25:52 Working fine in my 2006 with 6000 miles.
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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #3 - 07/22/09 at 16:54:46 Not only on this site, but I've not read anything negative about that oil on any other MC forums. Seems very popular with the MC crowd. I may just make the switch myself the next time I change my oil.
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KenGLong Senior Member Alliance Member Offline 2002 Savage Posts: 297 Albuquerque, NM Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #4 - 07/22/09 at 17:01:49 I'm planning on using it from now on for all my vehicles that don't have catalytic converters. I read somewhere that the sulfur level was a bit too high for cats.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #5 - 07/22/09 at 19:43:19 Its in the backhoe, 4 wheeler, lawnmower,& Savage..
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Re: Shell Rotella Oil
Reply #6 - 07/22/09 at 20:04:32

Are you guys sure you using the Rotella T Triple Protection ?
it's different than the regular Rotella T - reports on some other websites of slipping clutches like this one:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328478

little more info on the Triple Protection seems it has had is zinc content reduced

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Shell_Rotella_T

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Re: Shell Rotella Oil
Reply #7 - 07/22/09 at 20:55:34

Rotella-T Multigrade 15W-40 is the older formulation meeting API Service Categories CI-4 Plus and SL

Rotella-T Triple Protection 15W-40 is the new formulation meeting CJ-4 and SM.

CJ-4 has a max phosphate limit (from the zinc diethyl dithio phosphate or similar compounds) of 0.12%. Earlier categories including CI-4 and CI-4 Plus can have more.

Automotive oil with the ILSAC GF-4 emblem has an upper limit of 0.08%. Auto oils without the GF-4 on the label can have more. Motorcycle oils can be higher.

We do not know what zinc phosphorus level Shell put into the older Rotella-T Multigrade. (We really don't know what is in CJ-4 except no more than 0.12%). We do know that all these heavy duty engine oils of all brands keep diesel engine wear under control for 600,000 or more highway miles.

So---use the Shell Rotella-T Triple Protection oil and sleep well. It is a better oil than any 10W-40 except maybe a synthetic motorcycle-specific 10W-40.

Shell has said that the oils pass the JASO MA motorcycle clutch tests.

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #8 - 07/22/09 at 21:10:10 Thanks to all who replied. You have given me the piece of mind I was looking for. I'll be doing the oil change this weekend with the Rotella T triple protection.
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #9 - 07/22/09 at 21:10:56 Thanks to all who replied. You have given me the piece of mind I was looking for. I'll be doing the oil change this weekend with the Rotella T triple protection.
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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #10 - 07/22/09 at 22:12:56 I use and it is fairly cheap at Wally World.
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #11 - 07/23/09 at 04:22:16 Began using it months ago. No problems, no complaints.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #12 - 07/23/09 at 08:10:44 OOops, I was just talking about Rotella-T 15/40. I dont know about the TRiple Pro stuff..
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Shell Rotella Oil Reply #13 - 07/27/09 at 19:52:42 Just did the oil change with Shell Rotella T 15w40 triple protection. Ran the bike for about 20 miles on both highway and town roads with no issues. Thanks to all for the advice. Oil costs are now 1/2 what they were.
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Re: Shell Rotella Oil
Reply #14 - 07/28/09 at 09:25:09

Rotella is a perennial favorite on the gs500 group too.

I however run accel 10W40 from walmart. If that was unavailable I'd be all over the rotella T for my air cooled zook's for sure if not all bikes.

I like to just have 1 oil for all bikes, so I dont have to worry about matching it when I add to the thing inbetween changes.

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