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Old 06-02-2010 | 11:11 AM
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What oil would be the best for my boat? it has twin 350 chevys with about 10 hours on them.
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Old 06-02-2010 | 12:17 PM
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I'm using rotella t 15w-40 in my twin 350 setup.
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Old 06-02-2010 | 08:56 PM
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I just put a 540 in my mechanic said rotella has great cleaning agents in it.
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Old 06-02-2010 | 09:43 PM
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someone told me to run 20w50 synthetic. does that sound right at all?
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Old 06-02-2010 | 10:21 PM
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I run mine hard and like the Mobile 1 20-50W V-Twin synthetic. Ran my previous boat well over 500 hours on Mobile 1 with no issues. Another important item is the filter. Wix and K&N are good...stay away from Fram. Just my .02
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Old 06-02-2010 | 10:23 PM
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Royal purple 20w-50 racing synthetic all the way! I swear by the stuff!
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Old 06-02-2010 | 10:28 PM
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yeah i dont run anything besides wix filters.
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Old 06-04-2010 | 10:15 PM
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I ran my Semi over 500k miles on Rotella 15-40 is the best oil I can recommend. I run it in everything boat mower pick up taurus power washer ect. I had a motor that ran mobil 1 and after 300k it showed significant deposits I was told that it was due to it being a paraffin based oil which rotella is not. FYI had a plugged strainer and maxd the oil temp the other day, no problems, Except stupidity.
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Old 06-04-2010 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by scott__wilder
yeah i dont run anything besides wix filters.
Napa Gold are made by wix and are easier to find and cheaper. But you are right a wix product is the way to go!
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Old 06-05-2010 | 05:56 AM
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Brad Penn racing 20w50. Several top engine builders I discussed this topic with agreed on it. They use it in their own engines.

Semi syn made from premium base stocks and loaded with zinc for anti wear.
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