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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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Rotella 5w40?
Can I run this stuff year round or just in winter?
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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rogersville. I take it warm temps won't matter to the oil?
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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Nope you can run it all year long thats what I do. If you are going to run that syn. you need to get Schaeffers and save your self 5 bucks a gallon when it comes time for your next oil change.
 
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I just changed to Rotella 5w40. Holy S what a difference.....
 
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Many many people on here run 5w 40 oils all year long. It is 100% safe to do.
 
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Year 'round here too,its a great oil for all temps.
 
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