Are you Rotella or Motul?

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Thought I’d give this new forum an opening discussion.
 
I jumped on the Rotella bandwagon a few oil changes ago.
I will need to see where it is being made as that might change my choice for the next oil change. Even thought I already have some purchased from the ******** south of us.
 
I've been a Rotella guy for a long, long time. But I see a most of it is made in the USA. So I guess I'll be switching to Motul! French company with manufacturing in various non USA locations.

Small beans? Futile? "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." —Confucius

Edit: Ok, apparently Rotella in the Canadian market is made in Brockville (see the other oil thread happening right now), so I guess I'm still a Rotella guy after all then!
 
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ToSlow said:
What viscosity are you using?
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10w40
I tried using the Rotella for a season or two and it was fine, but I did notice that shifting felt clunky near the end of the interval. With the 7100, I found that the shifting was still buttery smooth right to the end of interval. Also on long trips the bike still felt great with extending the oil change interval to 8-9k instead of the normal 6k I do.
 
T6 for a long time in many bikes. I would grab it in bulk when in the states. T6 keeps the engines nice and clean.
But as said above the motul did feel better in the shifts. $$ vs $$
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
Shell Advance 4T:
www.shell.com

Shell Advance 4T Ultra | Shell Global

Shell Advance 4T Ultra with PurePlus Technology, is our top-tier 4 stroke motorcycle engine oil.
www.shell.com www.shell.com
It's motorcycle specific and cheaper than Rotella. $16L regular price at Princess or Napa.
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Does it have all the extra vitamins that Rotella has though, that small engines really like? The extra zinc/ZDDP in Rotella for example is well know to be of benefit to small engines like ours.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
Shell Advance 4T:
www.shell.com

Shell Advance 4T Ultra | Shell Global

Shell Advance 4T Ultra with PurePlus Technology, is our top-tier 4 stroke motorcycle engine oil.
www.shell.com www.shell.com
It's motorcycle specific and cheaper than Rotella. $16L regular price at Princess or Napa.
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I’ve never seen this. Thanks!

I tried Rotella a few times and the shifting was odd. Thought it was my expectations went to Castrol m/c dino oil felt good. Back to Rotella not great again.
Now using Liqui-Moly and shifting felt good again. Two seasons so far. So I vote NDP
 
For all the Rotella users, 5w40 is on sale at Canadian Tire for $60/5L, plus a Shell rebate of $15/5L, plus whatever CT rewards you're enrolled in:

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www.canadiantire.ca www.canadiantire.ca

Diesel Oil Coupons for Rotella Oil | Shell Rotella®

We believe your hard work should be rewarded. So when it’s time for your next Shell ROTELLA® diesel oil purchase, be sure to check here for our current diesel motor oil coupons and offers that let you save on our products, oil change appointments, and more.
rotella.shell.com rotella.shell.com
 
Rotella T6 for years in all street and race bikes. Stocked up when Danté and I were in the States about a month ago. Will probably buy a couple more jugs at Canadian Tire with that promo. Thanks.
 
Relax said:
For all the Rotella users, 5w40 is on sale at Canadian Tire for $60/5L, plus a Shell rebate of $15/5L, plus whatever CT rewards you're enrolled in:

General PDP Template

www.canadiantire.ca www.canadiantire.ca

Diesel Oil Coupons for Rotella Oil | Shell Rotella®

We believe your hard work should be rewarded. So when it’s time for your next Shell ROTELLA® diesel oil purchase, be sure to check here for our current diesel motor oil coupons and offers that let you save on our products, oil change appointments, and more.
rotella.shell.com rotella.shell.com
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Great find.
I will pick up a jug or two as travelling to the USA for it is not an option right now.
 
shanekingsley said:
10w40
I tried using the Rotella for a season or two and it was fine, but I did notice that shifting felt clunky near the end of the interval. With the 7100, I found that the shifting was still buttery smooth right to the end of interval. Also on long trips the bike still felt great with extending the oil change interval to 8-9k instead of the normal 6k I do.
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T5 and T6 Rotella will be contaminated by blow by way before it loses viscosity.

I know a GL1800 and another ST1300 rider that go 24000km on T6. Both are over 250k on their bikes

I’ve started using Rotella T4 around 1980 and T5 a few years ago. Bikes, cars, pickups, atvs, boats…I drive my stuff to the end of its life… not a single failure that is oil related in 40 years.
 
oioioi said:
I will pick up a jug or two as travelling to the USA for it is not an option right now.
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It's not a great deal anyways - one must keep in mind that here in Canada Rotella typically comes in 5L jugs, but in the USA only 4L. I did the math on some jugs I bought at Walmart last fall while we were in the US and on a per litre basis, taking into consideration the smaller jugs, plus the exchange, the savings were very tiny.
 
PrivatePilot said:
It's not a great deal anyways - one must keep in mind that here in Canada Rotella typically comes in 5L jugs, but in the USA only 4L. I did the math on some jugs I bought at Walmart last fall while we were in the US and on a per litre basis, taking into consideration the smaller jugs, plus the exchange, the savings were very tiny.
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In October, I bought a 3 pack (3 X 1 Gallon) via Amazon for $72.88 USD (incl. $5.40USD of NY Tax) which at the time converted to be $103.09 CAD.

3 US Gallon equates to 11.355 liters. So thats $9.08 CAD per liter.

A 5L Canadian jug at this price would be $45.40 CAD. While CT is selling it for $64.99 regular price and on sale right now for $49.99 (after mail in rebate)

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