Rotella T6

[woods]

Just FYI, the Walmart in Claremont NH had a shelf full of T6 on Tuesday morning this week and I grabbed two gallons.

hah, no shit. I was just driving through there. That's where my kid's atv came from. I was there Monday too.

 

[south east okie]

No idea. But its right up there with cream cheese, graphics cards, pro-bono hookers.

Screw the oil !

Woods , I want know where you Use To find the pro-bono hookers.I wanna start that checking place out in hopes they might be back one day!!

 

[Gravelcruiser]

In my local auto parts store today, and lo and behold, there it was. Rotella in the wild.

 

[24714]

Just a FYI.
Something changed a couple of years ago, and newer Rotella no longer has a gasoline engine rating.
So if you are using it, you are using a oil that DOES NOT meet manufacturer specs, unless your motorcycle happens to be a diesel.

 

[woods]

Just a FYI.
Something changed a couple of years ago, and newer Rotella no longer has a gasoline engine rating.
So if you are using it, you are using a oil that DOES NOT meet manufacturer specs, unless your motorcycle happens to be a diesel.

Wasn't it always spec'd for diesel?

 

[worncog]

Just a FYI.
Something changed a couple of years ago, and newer Rotella no longer has a gasoline engine rating.
So if you are using it, you are using a oil that DOES NOT meet manufacturer specs, unless your motorcycle happens to be a diesel.

IIRC, it had something to do with burning up catalytic convertors.

 

[24714]

Wasn't it always spec'd for diesel?

Yes, it used to be spec'd for both diesel and gasoline engines and for reasons unknown to me, it no longer has a gasoline rating.

IIRC, it had something to do with burning up catalytic convertors.

Very possible.

 

[Oldtrix]

so, no more JASO- MA2 rating?

 

[24714]

so, no more JASO- MA2 rating?

Last time I looked it still had the JASO rating.

 

[Oldtrix]

That's what my wethead calls for. So long as it maintain the JASO rating, I'll keep using it. Odd the SAE ratings have disappeared, though.

 

[Gravelcruiser]

Myself, I've just gone back to yamalube. Not much difference in cost, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy using an oil with a motorcycle on the label.

 

[klaviator]

I used Rotella in a couple of my older bikes that had Carbs and no Cat Converter. Now all my bikes are FI and have a Cat. Now I use motorcycle oil in my motorcycles and Valvoline 5W40 Full Synthetic car oil in my scooters. Scooters don't need motorcycle oil because the oil doesn't lube the tranny like a motorcycle.

 

[Simmons1]

I use Rotella and cheap car oil filters (where applicable) in everything with 2 wheels. In a roughly 500K miles of using it I have never had any issues. Until the pandemic it was relatively inexpensive and could be found in almost every Walmart, auto parts store, or truck stop.

On the last jug I bought. If it wasn't Ok for catalytic converters it wouldn't have the JASO specs listed.

• JASO MA2: This is a higher standard specification for modern motorcycles. These oils are suitable for use in motorcycles that have catalytic converters in the exhaust system.