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Thread: Oil
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05-24-2013, 11:45 AM #31
So, let me get this straight...The Rotella 15W-40 diesel oil is a suitable substitute? I can't find the pennzoil marine locally and the diesel label on the Rotella is throwing me off.
For the Vdrive I can use the same SAE 30 that I toss in my mower?2013 Mobius LSV
2004 Centurion T5
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05-24-2013, 12:06 PM #32
Oil
Todd
2017 SUPRA SA450
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05-24-2013, 12:35 PM #33
Not only suitable, but comes with a pretty solid recommendation: https://forum.moomba.com/showthread....173#post157173
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05-29-2013, 06:18 PM #34
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05-30-2013, 10:02 AM #35
It probably doesn't make a whole lot of difference if you change it every year anyway. Both grades will give you plenty of lubrication and won't break down in a year. I see no reason to quit running the sae30 though. I haven't heard of a v-drive failing on here ever.
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05-30-2013, 10:17 AM #36
The way I understand it, you want a non-detergent oil in your vdrive so any dirt, shavings, etc will drop to the bottom. Detergent oil on the other hand is designed to suspend the junk in the oil, then pass it through the oil filter. Makes sense in theory but in practice I'm not sure how much it matters. The vdrive is a simple system with no internal combustion junk to filter.
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09-12-2013, 06:39 PM #37Senior Member
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This year I started using Rotella T and what a difference, went the whole summer with just a small top up at the end. The years prior I was running Castrol GTX 15w-40 and had to top up around 2-3 times throughout the summer. Will be sticking to Rotella from now on.
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09-13-2013, 09:20 AM #38Senior Member
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09-15-2013, 10:30 AM #39Member
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On the advice of a friend I respect who owns a marine business and builds probably 250 motors a year, as well as does all his own machine work he recommended Rotella to me.
Brian
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09-28-2013, 02:30 PM #40Senior Member
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New (to me) shop serviced my boat this year, as I left it in BC for the winter. All they do is service boats; no Sales. They use synthetic oil in 100% of their oil changes. Didn't ask why.
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