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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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I have a 2001 f250 with a 7.3 and I live on long island and I go to school in upstate new york. I am thinking of making a switch to shell rotella synthetic 5w-40 from ams oil 15-40 syn and I am looking at going with a Baldwin filter. I was wondering if i am making the right choice. I also figured why I was down there I would install a fumoto quick drain valve. Thanx for your input.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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may be a little cheaper
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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You willbe really happy with the Rotella Syn. I just changed over and then ran a 3K mile trip to FL and back. The engine starts much quicker and is much quiter than the Dino. I use Motorcraft filters, but Baldwin is a decent one also.(IMO)
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Alot of us use Rotella syn... your engine will love it.. especially on cold starts.. but you can use it year round...
 
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it should start good on the amsoil 15w40 mine did
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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I would never switch from Amsoil the Shell Rotella, remember Shell is a product that support's IRAN.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by FordSDF250
I have a 2001 f250 with a 7.3 and I live on long island and I go to school in upstate new york. I am thinking of making a switch to shell rotella synthetic 5w-40 from ams oil 15-40 syn and I am looking at going with a Baldwin filter. I was wondering if i am making the right choice. I also figured why I was down there I would install a fumoto quick drain valve. Thanx for your input.
Why are you switching from Amsoil?
I have been thinking about switching from Shell Rotella T syn to Amsoil
There is nothing wrong with Shell, I just want to run Amsoil in auto trans, and fr/r diffs, too!
 
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