Rotella T5/T6, $29.99 @ Canadian Tire

LNXGUY

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Just picked up two jugs at the Mapleview store in Barrie to do the first oil change on the wagon. On sale from $39.99 (The T6 anyhow). Weird how the T5 was the same price...
 

yatzee

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yeah, the sale price is either 27.99 or 29.99, depending on the location and if the store is corporate owned or a franchise.
 

GD

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Cheapest I have seen it on sale at crappy tire is $28.49 in April this yr
 

Bob_Fout

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Good deal, bought a jug of 0W-40 (can't remember if it was T5 or T6) for my gasser plus a jug of Mobil1, which is also on sale this week plus an $8 off coupon: http://www.canadiantire.ca/affiliates/promo/autocoupon/
0w40 would be the T5 product

does the T5 or T6 meet the vw 505 spec?
Neither T5 0w40 nor T6 5w40 meet any VW spec. They are API truck oils (and very good ones at that!) and are permissible in your engine type per the owner's manual. In some ways the are "better" than VW 505.00 oils.
 

REDNECKDZL

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I know some guys are running T6 5W40 in there BEW, would this be fine in the BRM, would be nice to keep one type of oil around, for the ALH and BRM

i know the 2011 needs different stuff, but that's ok
 

pedroYUL

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So T5 is the same stuff as T6 but 0W40?
I like to use Pento HP2, but might give T5 a try if it compares to T6 (full synthetic, nice numbers and all that jazz). Thanks!
 

Bob_Fout

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So T5 is the same stuff as T6 but 0W40?
I like to use Pento HP2, but might give T5 a try if it compares to T6 (full synthetic, nice numbers and all that jazz). Thanks!
T5 0w40 is an older oil (meets older truck and car specs), T6 is a newer oil. No direct comparison can be made.
 

pedroYUL

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Thanks Bob, I was just thinking it could be nice as a winter oil, although I never had a problem with my oil (5W40) in the winter
 

Bob_Fout

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Thanks Bob, I was just thinking it could be nice as a winter oil, although I never had a problem with my oil (5W40) in the winter
It could be a year-round oil. I think around -20C you'd notice a difference.

I see you have a PD. Unknown how an older API oils would perform, it's not been tried that I know of.
 
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Toronto_Vento

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Saw that CT has the Rotella oil on sale this week. Looks like the oil is $31.99 this time around (based on online site). May be price variation in-store. If you are shopping at Wal-Mart, you can always try and get them to match if you don't want to make the separate trip to CT.
 

REDNECKDZL

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Blooding hell, i bought T6 last week, cause i couldn't wait for it to go on sale, and now it did

guess i'll have to get them to give me the sale price
 

Bob_Fout

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i think it was 5w-40



(that price is good right?)


edit: i saw it in passing. will go back and buy if everything checks out.
As far as I know, the 5w40 flavor is T6, and $18 would be a good price for it.
 

GD

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$21.49 a gallon jug at Wallyworld in Niagara Falls,NY regular price
 
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