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Old August 22nd, 2014, 02:00 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by CZroe View Post
I use Rotella T6 and it is intended for diesel engines. There is a "fuel efficient" descriptor on all synthetics intended for cars which denotes the additives I'm talking about. This is what makes them bad for wet clutches.
Not all, and not just synthetics.

It's at the bottom of the API "donut" - I know - but look at any 40-grade auto oil. It doesn't have the "Energy Conserving" (Friction Modifiers) like the 30s do.

My point is that even though they (auto 40-grade oils) don't have Modifiers, they still are not a good choice for a cycle engine. People concentrate on the Modifiers part, but there are more important reasons NOT to use it (auto oil.)
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