Fw: Rotella Ask Our Expert: Lubricant Properties

[Leslie Thrasher <redred1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is an e-mail from Shell-Rotella about their current formulation of
motor oil that was discussed earlier.  Draw your own conculsions!!!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AskShell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <redred1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:09 AM
Subject: RE: Rotella Ask Our Expert: Lubricant Properties


Red,
I would not expect you to have a problem with the current formulations of
Rotella.  Since October 15, 2006, we have been selling Rotella T with Triple
Protection 15W-40 (new API CJ-4)in all smaller packages and it has
approximately 1200 ppm zinc (indicative of the amount of ZDDP additive).
This is 50% more zinc than current passenger car motor oils (SM, GF-4) which
typically contain approximately 800 ppm zinc. Passenger car motor oils had
approximately 1200 ppm zinc prior to 2001. In 2001 the zinc was reduced to
1000 ppm and in 2005 reduced again to the current 800 ppm. These are typical
zinc levels, API ratings do not stipulate the zinc content, but the oil
performance.

Thus, the new Rotella T with Triple Protection 15W-40 CJ-4 has the same zinc
content that passenger car motor oils had in 2000 before the current
problems with flat tappet engines began. See the link below for more
information about Rotella.

http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=rotella-en&FC2=/rotella-en/html/iwgen/press_release_2006/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/rotella-en/html/iwgen/press_release_2006/cj-4_triple_1006.html

"Rotella w/ Triple Protection" meets API CJ-4, CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4, CG-4,
CF-4 for diesel and
API SM, SL, SJ, SH for gasoline engines and is suitable for your engine. A
data sheet may be found at the following link:
http://www.shellusserver.com/products/pdf/RotellaT(CJ-4).pdf

For more information about the API classifications, you may want to take a
look the following link to API:
http://www.api.org/certifications/engineoil/categories/upload/EngineOilGuide2006.pdf
If you have any additional questions, please call us at 800-231-6950. Thank
you for your interest in Shell products.

Thanks for your email!

Regards,

Keith Perry
Technical Information Center

Customer Service:  (800) 840-5737
Technical Support:  (800) 231-6950

Website, Shell Lubricants, USA:
http://www.shell.us/home/content/usa/products_services/solutions_for_businesses/lubricants/msds_search.html


-----Original Message-----
From: redred1@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redred1@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:24 PM
To: askshell, SLUBE-GSMR/5
Subject: Rotella Ask Our Expert: Lubricant Properties


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ROTELLA.com E-mail Form
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NAME               Red Thrasher
E-MAIL ADDRESS     redred1@xxxxxxxxxx
SUBJECT            Lubricant Properties
COMMENTS
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I have been advised that Rotella has been reformulated and is causing
excessive cam and lifter wear in older and/or high performance engines.
Does it still have the same amount of ZDDP and SL rating? 1200 PPM of Zink
and 900 PPM of Phosphorous.  I have been running this stuff for years
looking for a little viscosity!  Whats the deal?????
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