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Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6. #234660 05/23/2007 3:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 191 Louisiana R robin58 Shop Shark
robin58 Shop Shark R Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 191 Louisiana	Quote Originally posted by tclederman: The Shell Rotella T multi-grade 15W-40 oil appears to be non-synthetic (I am noting this because this thread started out with a question about the use of synthetic oils in 216 engines). This one seems to meet the qualifications of being comparable to a 15W-40 eventhough it is listed as a 5W-40 Synthetic. Link Anyone ever tried it? Opinions?

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Treyz	05/22/2007 1:27 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	gazim	05/22/2007 1:42 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Ghostrider	05/22/2007 1:55 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	fredoly	05/22/2007 2:24 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Brendan M	05/22/2007 2:36 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	dogris	05/22/2007 3:33 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	tclederman	05/22/2007 5:01 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	hotshoe36	05/22/2007 5:33 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	dogris	05/23/2007 2:02 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	tclederman	05/23/2007 2:20 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Tiny	05/23/2007 2:40 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	robin58	05/23/2007 3:15 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Beaver 53	05/24/2007 9:59 AM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Fireballv8	07/03/2007 5:45 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	down2sea	07/03/2007 6:06 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	Richard	07/03/2007 7:27 PM
Re: Synthetic motor oil in the old 6.	BigBlockCameo	07/03/2007 9:36 PM

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