Thread: Penrite diesel 5W-40 Price

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Just looking at ebay 8..8 litres of Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 full synthetic is $122 with delivery

What is the opinion on that vs Penrite semi synthetic at $108 or at Supercheap $129 ?

Rotella seems to have a good reputation .
Regards PhilipA

What motor and how many k's are you putting the full synthetic in ?

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Just looking at ebay 8..8 litres of Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 full synthetic is $122 with delivery

What is the opinion on that vs Penrite semi synthetic at $108 or at Supercheap $129 ?

Rotella seems to have a good reputation .
Regards PhilipA

And check the price on Penrite Convoy DLA 10w-40 (20l drums), aka Enviro+ 10w-40 (7l bottles)
It meets the same specs as Rimula Ultra and should be cheaper.
I've been using it for years in the TD5, and previously in the Tdi and Patrol TD42T.

Rotella T6 5W-40

API: CK-4, CJ-4, CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4 ACEA E9, JASO DH-2, Cummins CES 20086; Volvo VDS-4.5; Detroit Fluid Specification DDC (DFS) 93K222, Caterpillar ECF-2/ECF-3, MAN M3575, JASO MA/ MA2, Allison TES 439, MB-Approval 228.31

Regards PhilipA

So Shell Rimula R6 10w-40 is $189 for 20 litres with free delivery.

API: CJ-4, CI-4, CH-4, CG-4, CF-4, CF; ACEA: E6,E9; Caterpillar: ECF-3; Cummins: CES 20081; DAF: Meets ACEA E6; Deutz: DQC IV-10 LA; IVECO: NG 2 (meets requirements); JASO DH-2; MACK: EO-O Premium Plus; MAN: M3477, M3271-1; MB-Approval 228.51, MTU: Category 3.1; Renault Trucks: RLD-3; Volvo: VDS-4

This one looks interesting. Except I don't know where I can fit a 20 litre container. LOL
Regards PhilipA

Simple answer seems to be Nulon 10W-40 diesel full synthetic which is E9 at under $100 for 10 litres.

BTW I used to use Nulon 5W-30 full synthetic for quite a long time until took recommendation of Rick 130 to use the Penrite 5W-40.

Now I find he has betrayed me by using Penrite Enviro+. Oh the pain!

To answer the question of a previous poster the car has done 215KK and I bought it with about 134Kk and used Nulon 5W-30 for about 3 years the switched to Penrite for 4 years. I just fitted a new sump gasket so minimal leaks.

Specification Groups	Specifications
American Petroleum Institute	API CJ-4 , API CI-4+ , API CI-4 , API CH-4 , API SN , API SM
Mercedes Benz	MB 228.31
Key Feature	Low SAPS HDEO , Low SAPS , Heavy Duty DPF Safe
ACEA	ACEA E9
Blend Type	Full Synthetic
Detroit	Detroit Diesel DDC 93K218
Caterpillar	CAT ECF-3 , CAT ECF-2 , CAT ECF-1a
Cummins	CES 20081
Compatible Fuels	Heavy Duty Diesel , Petrol , LPG
Mack Claims	Mack EO-O Premium Plus 07
MAN Claims	MAN 3575
Other Claims	Deutz DQC III-10LA , MTU Type 2.1
Renault	Renault RLD 3
Society of Automotive Engineers	SAE 10W-40
Volvo	Volvo VDS-4

Regards PhilipA

Originally Posted by PhilipA

So Shell Rimula R6 10w-40 is $189 for 20 litres with free delivery.



This one looks interesting. Except I don't know where I can fit a 20 litre container. LOL
Regards PhilipA

Good price for a very good oil.
That's what I used to pay for the Penrite equivalent, until the price rose.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

BTW I used to use Nulon 5W-30 full synthetic for quite a long time until took recommendation of Rick 130 to use the Penrite 5W-40.

Now I find he has betrayed me by using Penrite Enviro+. Oh the pain!

Regards PhilipA

I don't know about now, but in the past Nulon didn't hot blend, unlike Penrite and the major blenders. Hot blending results in a more consistent product.

ere are an estimated 1.3 billion vehicles driving around the world.

nearly all of them have regular engine oil changes

lot of money changing hands

where does all the waste oil go?



Kids toys, vinyl, new oil, heating fuel, plastics....[QUOTE=

One mineral sand processor in Tassie uses all that states used waste oil & sometimes has to import.

I sold LPG to industrial users from 1990 to a few years ago. Waste oil users ( abattoirs, glass houses for tomato's etc) were almost outlawed by the EPA back then but they quickly realized that millions of litres of old oil are worse pollution than burning it off. Most went to cotton processors in remote zones. As an aside our biggest selling point was that you didn't need a second burner/kiln or whatever to commission every 2 or 3 weeks while you cleaned out the one just used. Schools also burnt the stuff - until they went to self managing & then had to pay maintenance costs.