Has anyone used rotella t6 in a 3054t? Will this work? Thanks
I think it would be a good choice. I rate Rotella T6 as equal or better than Mobil 1.
IMO synthetic oil will most definitely shorten the time between crank and cam failures. No scientific method , just the engines I see come through me shop.
Thanks for the replies. I run t6 in my 5.9 24v and like it. I just bought a cat 416c and was seeing if I could run the same stuff. It has a synthetic blend in it right now Kendall 15w-40. Don’t know much about it and want to switch to a 5w-40 for up here in Alaska.
I mainly like the t6 5w40 for its cold weather performance. Engines start easier.
Shell spends well over 50 million a year on marketing their Rotella line, so people buy it. I think T6 is over-priced for a group III lubricant. Much better choices available IMO. T6 does have a huge cult following, so I’ll probably hurt some feels saying this. There has been controversy with Shell’s claim that T6 is a 100% PAO. It’s not. Shell is unable to market T6 as a synthetic outside the US market, is my understanding. But, it’s a popular bulk fleet lube in some regions, no doubt. Shell T6 base stock comes from Motiva, which is owned by Saudi Aramco. I’ll stick with the domestics.
Most Synthetics in the US are not true synthetics. You have to pay attention.
Coaldust, what would you recommend? I use this Chevron oil. Is it any better?
I think the Delo 400 SDE is a good product for the price point. Chevron spent a lot of time and money developing the CK-4 spec oil. I’m still skeptical about CK-4. It got forced upon us by the regulators. As of recently, you could still purchase Delo 400 LE, in bulk. But, CK-4 FA-4 is what we have to deal with now. Don’t get tricked by the marketing. Isosyn is a trade name for Isomerization of base stock. It’s not synthetic or a mixed synthetic oil. It’s a fantastic base group II+ lubricant. That opinion is based on monitoring many oil analysis reports from my small fleet and lots of customers. Disclaimer- I was employed by a large Chevron distributor. Maybe I drank the blue koolaid.
AK Cat, If you are looking for a full synthetic 5w-40 Ck-4 Diesel engine oil, it’s hard to beat Phillips 66® Triton ECT Diesel Engine Oil for price and availability. Especially for rigs that can’t be plugged in all the time for cold starts. I’ve been using it for about 6 years in the Anchorage area in a fleet of about 16 units. Three of those rigs were line haul trucks with pups that I could not plug in during the winter. Cat C13 and C15. Much easier cold soak starts. I don’t remember specifics, but the P66 had better specs and pricing vs the Delo full synthetic 5w-40
Hey thanks for all the replies. coaldust thanks for the great recommendation. I went with Caterpillar DEO 0w-40. It’s good for -40 to 104 F so I figured I didn’t have to worry about anything.I work right by Caterpillar in anchorage and figured I couldn’t go wrong with an oem oil.
Rebranded Mobile Delvac 1 ESP 0w-40. it’s a genuine group IV/V synthetic. Good stuff.
So Mobil is still the main producer for Cat-branded oils.? They were many years ago but I wasn't 100% sure it was still the case.
Yes, they still are. Just read an article in Machinery Lubrication magazine (Noria) that Caterpillar re-newed the contract with Mobile for North America. I’m not sure if that’s the case for the rest of the globe.