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    Quote Originally Posted by F6Dave View Post
    Switching may not be an option these days as Rotella is in short supply. Last week the local Walmart had some on the shelves for the first time in months, but it quickly disappeared.
    Buy online, ships free to your local Walmart store, they have plenty.

    So I put T6, 15/40 in mine last fall, feel like I have a slight tick now. I bought some Gn4 Honda dino oil, plan to exchange soon just for a test.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerPJ View Post
    Buy online, ships free to your local Walmart store, they have plenty.

    So I put T6, 15/40 in mine last fall, feel like I have a slight tick now. I bought some Gn4 Honda dino oil, plan to exchange soon just for a test.
    GN4 is good oil, but you should just now stay with synthetic. See if you can return the GN4...


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    Quote Originally Posted by willtill View Post
    GN4 is good oil, but you should just now stay with synthetic. See if you can return the GN4...
    I have no idea the previous oil type history. I only have 2k on the Rotella, do you thing that would be an issue? I have 24k on my 2013
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerPJ View Post
    I have no idea the previous oil type history. I only have 2k on the Rotella, do you thing that would be an issue? I have 24k on my 2013
    You can put in the more free flowing GN4 (10w30) and see if that alleviates the perceived tick you are hearing. As I mentioned earlier, I'm running 5w40 Rotella, not 15w40.

    I meant to say that you should stay with a synthetic since that oil's properties exceed dino oil for longevity; such as shear life and contaminant suspension.


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    Quote Originally Posted by willtill View Post
    You can put in the more free flowing GN4 (10w30) and see if that alleviates the perceived tick you are hearing. As I mentioned earlier, I'm running 5w40 Rotella, not 15w40.

    I meant to say that you should stay with a synthetic since that oil's properties exceed dino oil for longevity; such as shear life and contaminant suspension.
    I'm also not 100% sure it's not an injector I hear ticking. I'll change it in the next couple weeks and report back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerPJ View Post
    I'm also not 100% sure it's not an injector I hear ticking. I'll change it in the next couple weeks and report back.
    Very posable if ya run OEM exhaust or a quite exhaust system. I know when my Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde exhaust system is closed I can hear my fuel injectors tick.

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