royal purple diesel oil ?

[1965LONEWOLF]

just changed over to royal purple - does anyone else use this oil ?

i noticed it wasn't in " tdr " oil test . please provide some info.

 

[roperteacher]

I haven't heard of it, but as long as it meets the "Specs" of CI-4 then you should be fine... I will go on their website and take a gander. You might want to go to Bob Is The Oil Guy and see if they have info on it...

 

[roperteacher]

Just read online about it, but I didn't see a rating. It is 15/40 yes, but is it CI4?? It also says to wait until 8-10,000 miles before using it...

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Just read online about it, but I didn't see a rating. It is 15/40 yes, but is it CI4?? It also says to wait until 8-10,000 miles before using it...

yes it is ci-4 plus

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Just read online about it, but I didn't see a rating. It is 15/40 yes, but is it CI4?? It also says to wait until 8-10,000 miles before using it...

Multi-Grade Oils — Typical Properties1, Part III





SAE GRADE / API SERVICE







10W40

15W403,4

20W50



ASTM Tests

CF-4,CG-4,

CI-4/SL

CF-4, CG-4,

CH-4, CI-4/SL, CI-4 PLUS

CF,CF-4/SJ





D-445

Viscosity



cSt @ 40°C

99. 9

113. 2

170. 0



cSt @ 100°C

14. 5

15. 4

20. 2



SSU @ 100°F

447

506

880



SSU @ 210°F

72

75

102



D-2270

Viscosity Index

150

143

138



D-4684

Pumping Viscosities



cP @ -35°C

—

—

—



cP @ -30°C

—

—

—



cP @ -25°C

—

21100

—



cP @ -20°C

—

—

18800



D-92

Flash Point °F

430

450

435



D-92

Fire Point °F

465

460

470





1ALL PROPERTIES ARE TYPICAL AND MAY VARY

3FOR USE IN BOTH GASOLINE AND DIESEL ENGINES

4MEETS DDC POWERGUARD 93K214 AND CUMMINS 20078 REQUIREMENTS AND VOLVO VDS-3







yes , its ci-4 plus

 

[DHuffman]

Just curious as to why you would start using it and then ask questions...

The best advice I can give on oil selection is to pick one and stick with it.

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Just curious as to why you would start using it and then ask questions...

The best advice I can give on oil selection is to pick one and stick with it.

most of the time i do , couldn't get any amsoil right away and my diesel guy uses royal purple , now i 'll use that 99% of the time - nothing last for ever nor do you always use the same thing , you try and do your best ...

 

[JWendt]

It is a good oil. Not going to get much of a reply on this site cuz alot of the people are die hard Amsoil only.

 

[CHolman]

Well I have Royal Purple in everything I own down to my weed wacker and I love the stuff... Both my diesels and all my friends that I've turned on to it won't go back... Here is a place that can't beat the price Longrider Ultratec Synthetic Oil by Royal Purple 80. 00 bucks for 4 gallons... .

 

[MDietrich]

I started using RP at the end of '04. Usually put 7500 to 10k on and dump it. The last two oil analysis came back that I could have continued to run the oil after 10,000 miles (I do change the filter at 5k when I go to 10k).



I will also run Rotella 5w40 in the winter months. If Royal Purple had a 5w40 CI4, I'd run that year round.



MD

 

[cclark746]

I have heard once you go to a oil like Royal Purple it is best to stick with it? Is this true? Where are do i go are send my oil to have it analyzed?

 

[RMalone]

I have only used Royal Purple on a tired gasser delivery truck that my company owns. I will admit that it starts easier and runs smoother than it did with dyno oil. I would temper that statement by saying that I don't really drive it that much so I may be looking through "rose colored glasses"!



I don't even think it is important to stick with ONE oil, I don't have evidence to support this opinion but Amsoil says that you can mix non or part synthetic with their full synthetic without problem, but you may not get as long a change interval. So I don't think there are any compatability issues with oils that have the same API spec.



I have been using the Valvoline 5-40 full synth, I like it and at $18/gallon I think it is a reasonable bargain. I have noticed a huge difference between 15-40 and 5-40 when the temps are below 20deg F. The engine noise at start-up is much lower with 5-40 than 15-40, I have seen this with both Mobile 5-40 and Valvoline 5-40. I also change at 10k/mi with a filter change at 5k/mi.

 

[RBeard]

Royal Purple

I have been using it in everything for 175k miles. go 7500 miles & change filter. go 7500 more miles,change oil & filter then repeat.

 

[MDietrich]

I have heard once you go to a oil like Royal Purple it is best to stick with it? Is this true? Where are do i go are send my oil to have it analyzed?

I buy an oil sample kit from a local Caterpillar dealer. Comes with a sample bottle, a container to put the bottle in, and a mailing label to put on the container.



Just put in the mail and a few weeks later you get a report.



MD

 

[roperteacher]

A few weeks later????? That must be why I go with blackstone. I mail it off from california and it arrives 2 days later and I have my report that same day in my E-mail! Last time I took a sample on Sunday afternoon, Mailed it Monday morning and had my sample report in my E-mail by 9AM on Wed! I would never wait weeks for my results.

 

[SeaGriff]

Since you already used it, I assume you already know it's a good product. I spoke with a gentleman named Jeremy at Desert Racing Concepts, and tend to respect his opinion about Royal Purple throughout the vehicle. He worked for Cummins and seemed quite informed.

 

[Mrudolph]

Royal Purple is a great oil, used it for years.

 

[wild4stangs]

Been using it for about 20000 miles. That is what Scott @ Massdiesel suggested. Also just went to RP in the transmission and diffs as well... Yea, I was also stunned that RP was not in the TDR article. Not really sure why, as Redline, Amsoil, and other synthetics were represented.

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Been using it for about 20000 miles. That is what Scott @ Massdiesel suggested. Also just went to RP in the transmission and diffs as well... Yea, I was also stunned that RP was not in the TDR article. Not really sure why, as Redline, Amsoil, and other synthetics were represented.

YOUR A VERY SMART GUY - I ALSO LISTEN TO SCOTT AT MASSDIESEL , HE'S A SMART GUY AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING HE HASN'T DONE WITH A CUMMINS ENGINE - HE'S BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT - SHOULD SEE HIS NEW PAINT JOB ON THE RACE TRUCK - CAN YOU SAY " SWEET ":-laf

 

[wild4stangs]

I have seen the new paint job and I agree it is awsome ! Now I just want to see it go down the track !