what about Rotella 5-40?

[a133]

Hi everyone,I have a 2008 chevy Duramax my son has a 2008 chevy 1500 with 4.2.I want to put Rotella 5-40 in it.Can I put Rotella in my wifes toyota corolla?It will help keeping one oil around the house.Plus I use Rotella in my dirt bikes and street bikes.
Thanks All.

 

[bepperb]

I would hesitate to put it in a Corolla that specs 5w-20. Theres a slim possibility the VVT-I won't like it, even slimmer that the [over sm rated zddp] cats or 02 sensors might fail prematurely, but a definite possibility your fuel mileage will go down significantly.

You have what, at least seven vehicles, using only one oil seems a bit optimistic.

 

[PT1]

Originally Posted By: a133
Can I put Rotella in my wifes toyota corolla?It will help keeping one oil around the house.
Thanks All.


You can but it will run like garbage. About the highest I would go in a Toyota or Honda 4cyl is 5w30. You can feel a bit of sluggishness with 5w30...so I say no to the 5w40 for sure.

 

[Gary Allan]

Do we even know what year the Corolla is ..and that it has VVT?

 

[Drew99GT]

Use the Rotella in the Duramax and bikes, and pick a different SM/GF-4 5w30 for everything else.

 

[Bambam]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Use the Rotella in the Duramax and bikes, and pick a different SM/GF-4 5w30 for everything else.


Good sound advice right there.

 

[JoeFromPA]

I wouldn't hesitate to run Rotella in almost any corolla in texas. I don't think it's the best oil for that application, but it won't shorten the life of the vehicle either.

My father ran 10w40 in a 1982, 1988, and 1995 toyota tercel, corolla, and paseo (respectively) with all engines running to over 200,000 miles, so I guess I'm somewhat swayed.

Interesting note: My father ran the 10w40 in the paseo in Sicily during the ~2001 Mt. Etna eruptions. That car regularly inhaled GOBS of volcanic ash for several weeks. He left the oil in the car for 2 years straight during which time he drove about 15,000 miles. It was then transported back to the states at which time he switched oils. The engine continued to run until he sold the car...

 

[D189379]

If a Ferrari can run on 20 wt oil, surely a Corolla could handle 40 weight.

 

[chevrofreak]

Originally Posted By: D189379
If a Ferrari can run on 20 wt oil, surely a Corolla could handle 40 weight.


I don't understand this logic at all.

 

[mechtech2]

The intent evades me, as well.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: D189379
If a Ferrari can run on 20 wt oil, surely a Corolla could handle 40 weight.


By that logic, I can get away with not running 2 stroke oil in my weed whacker.

 

[a133]

Sorry it is a 2004 corolla 50,000 miles.Never a problem so far.Auto trans.

 

[vregan]

Reference this link...I asked Valvoline about this, since I've just started running R-T Syn in 3 of my cars:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post1398805

 

[mcrn]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: D189379
If a Ferrari can run on 20 wt oil, surely a Corolla could handle 40 weight.


By that logic, I can get away with not running 2 stroke oil in my weed whacker.


Hey I don't use 2 stroke in my 5.3 Yukon!

 

[rclint]

I ran Shell Rotella T "synthetic" in a 97 accord 4 cylinder a a couple OCI's, never one problem, and no drop in gas mileage, and this was not just a simple back and forth to town car either, at the time I was working 115 miles from home each way, so 230 miles each day to work 4 days a week, plus the short trips to town. I'm not saying to do it, but if you decide to it I don't think you will see any difference at all.

On edit, I'm a gas mileage enthusiast, not a hyper miler, I run the stink out of my cars, no baby footing, however I keep a check on each tank calculating by hand (calculator in car), if it varies by 5 miles a gallon I know something is up, and I didn't see any variation of even a mile a gallon on this car.

 

[D189379]

Originally Posted By: chevrofreak
Originally Posted By: D189379
If a Ferrari can run on 20 wt oil, surely a Corolla could handle 40 weight.


I don't understand this logic at all.


Point being, WAY too much emphasis is being put on the oil weight. The 40 weight will be fine. Not optimal, but fine.

 

[Jaymus]

A lot of people, it seems to me, don't think of thicker oils this way:

No matter what oil you choose, you are running something VERY thick for 20-30 minutes. Lots of people never have oil that even gets to 40cst. Now, with a 30 weight being usually 10-11cst, and 40 weights being 14cst, or in the area of 14cst (little higher if it's an HDEO), I see nothing wrong with it. We are practically running xxW-400 a lot of the time in our engines (before it warms up), if you know what I mean.

Nothing is really 'too thick' for engines, because they are running 80+ cst when the oil is cold in most cases. Takes a while for oil to get down to 10-15 cst. Just a different way to look at it. My way, at least.

 

[Petrou]

Keep the oil scrap the trucks, buy dodge diesels or at least gasser chevy.

I can tell you from experiance that i did find a problem running the 5-40 syn rotella, it was noticably thicker and lost mileage, almost 1.5 MPG. Then again that engine could get hot enough to not make a diff. i would at least try it for a little bit and see what happens

 

[jstutz]

My recommendation is this if you use the vehicle for long periods of time so the oil get hot and stays hot then 40 weights will be okay. The problem is everyday when the vehicle is started for the first 20-30 mins the oil is much thicker than the 5w30s. With the engines of today it is probably better to have the increased flow than the other performance benefits of the xw40s. I have used the xw40s in my chevys for a long time and all is still well. If you want to see for your self, grab a quart of 5w30 and a quart of 15w40 and throw them in the deep freeze overnight. Play with them in the morning then try to imagine that 15w40 flowing thru an engine in the winter. Nothing like seeing it for your self.

 

[jmac]

I would not run any of the big block medium sized diesels on a 5w30 outside of Alaska and ambient temperatures above freezing.
And then I think Amsoil is the only one that has a diesel rated oil in that weight with the ratings you need. Though you may find some Chevron synthetic with the ratings you need up on the North Slope, sure won't find it down in the lower 48.