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Rotella T6 5w-40 Availability

Firebird said:
That's nuts!!

Let's go Brandon!
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2001WS6 said:
Zoro still has Valvoline in stock.

5w40
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Looks like they are sold out now... shows backorder. I found 3 gallons of this locally (only 3 left) so I bought it. I'm guessing this is a good alternative to Rotella T6... is that right?


fuchsroehre said:
I usually order things at Summit racing. They are very reliable and quick with shipping

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mob-122271-1#overview

Mobil 1 Delvac ESP meets all requirements per the Ram owners manual.
As of now they have more than 10x 1 Gallon available.
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This link still shows availability, as of this morning, for anyone looking.
 
Anyone knows what's going on?
This is not the toilet paper situation we had 2 years ago!
Our 5W40 Mobil, Shell and so on is not coming from Asia where supply chain issues are originating currently?
Or is it possible that people creating an artificial shortage to drive prices up? Like OPEC does with crude oil or Enron did with natural gas.
The shelves are still full of regular automotive oil, so it nearly looks like there is a focus on the CK4 low viscosity oils.
 
Pry don’t live where you do. But go to Napa or your local Cummins dealer is you have one. They sell valvoline premium blue 5w40 in gallon jugs.

Cummins dealers always have them. And by always i mean 99%.


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Brutal_HO said:
Local Walmart had a metric crap-ton of DEF, mostly SuperTech but some Peak.

No Rotella to speak of.
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Our Walmart hasn't had DEF in a month at least :(
 
Is that Mobile 1 Delvac ESP worth picking up? (I might just grab the"kit" of 4 gallons)
 
My local Cummins dealer/shop had some 5w-40 which has been impossible to find anywhere else. It's a full synthetic Valvoline oil recommend by Cummins.

Might be worth checking out for those that have a local Cummins service center.
 
Just picked up three gallons of T6 at the local Home Depot last night. $23/gal. They had a few left but I didn't see anymore up on the overhead shelf.
 
This is all I can find in my city, it lists Cummins on the label
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fuchsroehre said:
Anyone knows what's going on?
This is not the toilet paper situation we had 2 years ago!
Our 5W40 Mobil, Shell and so on is not coming from Asia where supply chain issues are originating currently?
Or is it possible that people creating an artificial shortage to drive prices up? Like OPEC does with crude oil or Enron did with natural gas.
The shelves are still full of regular automotive oil, so it nearly looks like there is a focus on the CK4 low viscosity oils.
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There seems to be a shortage of almost everything right now and not just things from overseas. I believe for the oil it is the shortage of bottles, etc. to put product in and those may be made in other countries. I read that one company could not get enough 1-gallon jugs for their oil but it is not limited to big companies like shell, etc. I was talking to a small farmer yesterday who has a fairly busy roadside store in addition to his wholesale farming. He was showing me his jams, honey, etc. that were packed in all sorts of different types of jars. He said they just get whatever they can purchase but it has been hard to stay supplied with enough containers to put his product into.
 
tyler2you said:
NAPA has the Delo 5W-40 to pick up in store at $21.99 a gallon. They say it will be ready for pick-up on the 25th. Hopefully they won't cancel it.
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I had to pay $23 a gallon
 
Not available at a Home Depot within a 100 miles of my area in SoCal
 
None of this makes any sense. Our local WalMart has basically no Rotella T6 and has not had any for some time. I needed some oil for the car this past week and got the last jug of that weight. There is no oil shortage so this has to be a created shortage for some nefarious reason.
 
Not sure if that is known to everyone.
Ram recommends 5W40 when ambient drops below 0F. So, what you really want is 5W40 synthetic with an API CK-4 specification. The CK-4 is the quality standard of the oil and that is provided by many manufacturers. Don't get so hung up on the Shell brand.
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fuchsroehre said:
Not sure if that is known to everyone.
Ram recommends 5W40 when ambient drops below 0F. So, what you really want is 5W40 synthetic with an API CK-4 specification. The CK-4 is the quality standard of the oil and that is provided by many manufacturers. Don't get so hung up on the Shell brand.
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That's the problem though, at least in my area. Plenty of 15w-40 available in various brands (even some Rotella t5) but no 5w-40 in any brand. I would even run the warmer weather 10w-30 if I could find it. The only diesel oils for the most part that I found were the 15w-40, which doesn't cut it in the newer CGI hydraulic lifter Cummins.
 
Nd79 said:
That's the problem though, at least in my area. Plenty of 15w-40 available in various brands (even some Rotella t5) but no 5w-40 in any brand. I would even run the warmer weather 10w-30 if I could find it. The only diesel oils for the most part that I found were the 15w-40, which doesn't cut it in the newer CGI hydraulic lifter Cummins.
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If you're near Aurora, NAPA has Delvac 5W40 available to pick-up in store.
 
I saw this post and ordered T6 from Tractor Supply 4 days ago - ship to store. Says it was delivered today. Hopefully my local one doesn't put it on the shelf before I can grab it ... they aren't exactly the best one around. Napa had the Valvoline 5W-40 in the warehouse when I checked with them, but not in the store.
 
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