Marketing! Other similar oils include Mobil Delvac and the synthetic Delvac
1. The consumer version of the Delvac 1 is the Truck and SUV 5w-40.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Robert Downes
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer
engines.

you know, it's wierd, it seems that the rotella is readily available until
you hit the west coast. everywhere i've been in my van, florida to alaska
and most parts of the country, it's in any auto parts store and bigger
diesel filling stations, except washington-oregon-california, where i resort
to delo-400 if i must. i would love to hear an explanation for this
phenomenon.

-bob
'82 transporter 1.6TD 5sp "Kid Cassidy"

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> Autozone, Wal-Mart, Advance Auto Parts
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Miller
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9
> waterboxer engines.
>
> Not easy to find the Shell rotella. Only places I've found are oil
> change places that have it in bulk.
>
> And other sources?
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Jul 29, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>  20W50 is okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior
>> additive
>> package.  It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil...
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  On 07/29/2011 01:12 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>
>>>  I'm a WD 40 fan.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>
>>>