Shell Rotella Gas Truck oil Report 3k Miles

[MaverickZ71]

Shell Rotella Gas Truck is a great motor oil.  Comparable to GM's own Dexos oil, but costs less and is more readily available.  Around here you can buy it at WallyWorld, Advance Auto Parts and NAPA.  I've previously used Shell's own Pennzoil conventional, Pennzoil Platinum (regular and Ultra), and Quaker State Ultimate Durability, but the sweet spot for our current Silverado is Shell Rotella Gas Truck motor oil and Wix or Wix XP (same as NAPA Gold or Platinum) oil filters, changed every ~4500mi, even though the OLI says it's not due for an oil change yet.  Since the world has gone to hell in the last few months, it gives me peace of mind to know that I could go for a full year (if i had to) on this oil/filter combination and it would handle any driving conditions (extreme hot and cold, hauling, towing, extended idling, etc.) that I could throw at it.  No, I am not a Shell or Wix dealer, nor did I sleep in a Holiday Inn Express last night.  I've been too busy working in the EOC for this damned 'pandemic' they've got on.  

[mookdoc6]

I have been using this stuff lately too and like what I am getting for my money.  Little over 9.00 bucks for 5qts...LOL and burns off less than Mobil1  I will take it!  I see they are selling more of it now and the price has come up.

[16LT4]

Are you Rotella guys running 0w20, or have you gone the Ford 3v route and upped the viscosity rating a little to 5w-20?

[Bob2C]

Are you Rotella guys running 0w20, or have you gone the Ford 3v route and upped the viscosity rating a little to 5w-20?

0w-20 here

[LDM]

I currently have this oil in all 3 of my vehicles.  I can't complain since I got it for about $8 each 5 qt bottle thanks to the rebates last year and this year.  My TSC and Menards put them on clearance and then with the rebate it was a great deal.  I'm running the 5W30 in both my Camaros (89 TPI 350 and 94 LT1 modded) as well as my truck.

[16LT4]

2 hours ago, Bob2C said:

0w-20 here

Thanks. That’s what I decided to stick with too, as I’m still under warranty, FWIW. 

 

With my truck driving between upstate NY and FL’s treasure coast 4 times in 3 months (I’m now 25% through those trips), I figured “why not?” and just picked up 8 quarts of the Rotella 0w-20 at Advance. $21.32 after tax for 8 quarts. By the time I’ll begin my next round trip, I’ll be just about due, so I figured I’d get while the gettin’ is good, even though I’ve got 2 or 3 5-qt jugs of Pennz Plat on the shelf in my shop, plus about a half dozen M1 filters for this truck. Currently at 87k miles. The side effect of this thread is it had me start price shopping, and get a killer deal 1400 miles from home.

 

 

[Grumpy Bear]

9 hours ago, mookdoc6 said:

I posted 100k worth of UOA in a thread called "For Grumpy's eyes only" or something like that.

Yea, I remember now. D'ho!  Thanks for the memory jog. Yikes!