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Title: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: 1blk66 on June 16, 2013, 10:41:47 PM

Hey gang
I'm looking for the above motor oil.
Does anyone have a line on it on Vancouver or Surrey?

Thanks

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: buddy boy on June 16, 2013, 11:52:55 PM

Try lordco? I'v seen it there before.

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: Cameron on June 17, 2013, 06:47:43 AM

Costco!

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: mitchy965 on June 17, 2013, 07:33:13 AM

bought mine @wallmart!

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: dustin on June 17, 2013, 07:18:17 PM

Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, and Princess Auto all carry it.

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: 1blk66 on June 17, 2013, 08:46:36 PM

Thanks gang

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: josh on June 19, 2013, 12:17:18 PM

Not positive but I believe I read that the current rotella isn't the same zinc loaded formula that we got a couple years back?

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: purple turd on June 19, 2013, 12:30:55 PM

The zinc is gone but theres another additive thats supposed to replace it.ac delco engine  oil supplement, comp cams breakin additive, or there is hyperlube. Mopac carries some others. Possibly joe gibbs oil also at mopac

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: steveo_32 on June 19, 2013, 04:23:50 PM

Any oil's currently on the market have no zinc, minus the speciatly ones

comp cams oil, joe gibs, lucas 15w40 off road formula, (or just lucas off road formula)

additives are from, fedral mogel, comp cams, ac delco oil supplement, ect ect

a litte EOS additive is just a good thing to run.

the shell rotella and the delo 400 are the oils most seem to run, the shell rotella is the pennzoil and quaker state 15w40 shell is the parent company of both and there oils come from the same foundry.

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: beetlemandan on June 19, 2013, 06:17:44 PM

i was at the local hot rod club monthly meeting ( a few years back), and the was a 2 hour discussion on zddp ( the zinc additive they removed ). what i learned was that: a; the additive is designed to make oil cling to "high shear areas" like lifter and cam lobe surfaces. b; it was removed to make catalytic converters last 100,000 miles as directed by the u.s. gov't.c; roller lifters is the instant cure for modern oil.

that being said, if your valve spring are super high pressure, you're going to have lobe failures, and mighty quick. i don't know what the exact number is. so if you got a stock 1200, you're very unlikely to have grief. i've got bugpack high rev springs in my engine and have never had grief, but i also have scat lifters with that oiling hole, a possible cure???. i've also broken in new v-8s with stocks springs and never had grief either.

so if you have the option of roller lifters, you're crazy not to use them. and if not, get some additive

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: steveo_32 on June 19, 2013, 07:00:13 PM

I get about two guys a week that toast there top ends, not so much for us aircooled dudes, but everything else run er.

Title: Re: Shell Rotella T 15-40???
Post by: beetlemandan on June 19, 2013, 07:17:02 PM

bah! who needs lubrication anyway?!?!

i think i'd cry having my cam lobes ground off from having the wrong oil....