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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17821 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #330 - 03/20/16 at 17:20:31 Krusader: Buying expensive oil can't correct for past abuse. If you run Rotella T, you have as good of chance of your bike surviving as any expensive oil. Adding a smidge of Redline ZDDP can't hurt and still doesn't break the bank.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #331 - 03/20/16 at 17:39:08 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/20/16 at 15:47:09: At 16,000, it's time to check the cam chain. Stick with what is proven. We have members with over 100,000 miles. Rotella T is cheap and reliable.
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Reply #332 - 03/20/16 at 22:31:16

Dave & Justin,

Thanks - you guys are right. I bought the redline on amazon only because it was clearly to know I was getting the right one.

For the love of me I could not distinguish which Rotella Oil to get. I read the post, but got tons of different results when I searched for the Synthetic -- Rotella T-6 5W40 ... and to confuse me more the factory manual states 10w-40.

If you can post a link to any store, Amazon, anything that shows me the bottle and the specs...I'll get right to it.

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #333 - 03/20/16 at 23:36:50 Kruzader, WalMart has the Rotella as do many of the auto parts stores. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CHT4W6/ref=sr_rp_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ie=UTF8&qid=1... Kenny G
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Reply #334 - 03/21/16 at 02:51:01

And if you don't want or need the more expensive synthetic....just get the 15W-40 Rotella. It is what I use in my bike. You can buy it at Walmart, Tractor Supply, and most auto stores for as little as $ 12 a gallon when it is on sale....closer to $ 16 at normal prices.

http://www.amazon.com/Rotella-550019913-Triple-Protection-15W-40/dp/B001B16NP...

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #335 - 03/21/16 at 09:24:02 Rotella T 15w40 is what all my bike run
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #336 - 03/21/16 at 12:48:44 When I had a bike, I ran it, it goes in the backhoe, and when the mechanic I hired asked me what oil I was running, he was pleased, and the mowers and the pick-up, heck, everything that doesn't demand a five w something or other, gets Rotella. It's cheap, it's available and it's good. How very autobiographical.
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #337 - 03/22/16 at 18:10:45 Kenny, I saw that one but wasn't sure if it was the right one because it said diesel. Kenny G wrote on 03/20/16 at 23:36:50: Kruzader, WalMart has the Rotella as do many of the auto parts stores. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CHT4W6/ref=sr_rp_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ie=UTF8&qid=1... Kenny G
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Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS
Reply #338 - 03/23/16 at 07:49:01

Kruzader,

Rotella is designed for diesel engines, but it has the correct additives for our old time flat tappet engines.

As others have stated you really don't have to use the synthetic blend you can use the Rotella 15W/40 which is less expensive.

I use synthetic oil because of previous history with it in air cooled motorcycle engines, I have had good luck with it.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #339 - 03/23/16 at 09:46:17 Rotella is heavy duty general purpose engine oil it is recommended for diesel engines because it has what they need, too If you read the back label on the conventional (can't speak for the synthetic) it is JASO certified for use in motorcycles, and in some cars, as well as farm equipment, mowers, etc
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #340 - 04/23/16 at 16:50:50 How much Redline ZDDP booster should be added if i'm using the Rotella 15W-40 oil? Aww found the link http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1345080430/0
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Reply #341 - 09/06/17 at 15:32:31

This is my first post so I hope I didn't miss this being posted earlier.

It looks like Royal Purple 10W40 was tested and rated well, see pic attached that was clipped from a pdf I found.

I used Royal Purple HPS 10W40 with my previous bike and plan to use with my 02 Savage.

You can purchase on Amazon for roughly $10.08 per qt if you get the case of 12.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #342 - 09/06/17 at 16:32:20 I'm not spending just shy of thirty bucks to change oil. Rotella has run a Savage over 155,000 miles.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #343 - 09/06/17 at 17:23:40 Wally World typically has Rotella on sale for around $14/gallon.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: RECOMMENDED OILS AND BOOSTERS Reply #344 - 09/06/17 at 19:14:57 royal purple is car oil ,it doesn't contain any phosphorus ,but does contain friction modifiers . doesn't sound like anything to be using in a Savage.
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