Shell rotella t6 5w-40?

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Old 05-22-2013, 12:02 PM
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Shell rotella t6 5w-40?

Anybody use this, I'm new to the subarus and have been told its one of the best for subarus.
It's says heave duty diesel oil, does that matter?
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Originally Posted by iBoost_
Anybody use this, I'm new to the subarus and have been told its one of the best for subarus.
It's says heave duty diesel oil, does that matter?
This is what a lot of people use and I do too. It is desil oil yes, but I've been told its the best for my 06 wrx so I don't question it. Someone will go into great detail I bet. But
Yes, a lot of people use this and reccomend it,
No, it doesn't matter it's diesel.
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I switched from M1 10w30 to the T6 5w40 and have no complaints. Car runs great with it and hasn't been burning any oil between changes (at least that I can notice).
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T6 has resulted in great oil analysis after being used in a wrx/sti. Its what I use and its fairly cheap and easy to come by.
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I've used Rotella T6 5w40 and know many that use it. It's a good oil and I haven't heard of any issue.
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I use it too, doesn't burn compared to when I using mobil 1.
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I also use it, i used to burn about a quart every 1k miles...now with t6 don't lose a drop. Can ran great in the snow also.
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+ 1. good oil. like stated above, it doesn't burn up like other oils do.
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I love it. InternationalB recommended it to me long ago and have been using it since.
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I use it also.
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Not every Walmart always have them in stock.
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there's a $5 rebate per bottle (2 max) for the rotella t6.

Shell Rotella T6 Rebate - Shell Rotella
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That's what I figured, just wanted to make sure.
Looks like its gonna be t6 and a Subaru blue filter this weekend. Then the 30k next service
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