(Shell) Rotella-T 5W40 Synthetic
Tried this stuff out for the first time after reading about it on Bobistheoilguy... and I have to say it's the first time I've been impressed with motor oil. It's marketed towards turbo diesel trucks, but others have run it through the same engine as mine with no problems, and lots of praise.
I originally was a Mobil 1 guy, then moved over to German Castrol, and I feel that this stuff is better than both of those, at least for my applications.
First startup with this oil, lifter tick was immediately gone. Occasional misfire on cold start also gone. The Castrol Syntec had turned pretty much jet-black after only 5000km (service intervals are 13-15K due to monster oil capacity) and I would have NOT wanted to see what it looked like if I had allowed it to run the full course.
Car is a 2000 Audi A6 2.7T Stage 3 (400+ hp) w/ 89,000km.
I've also checked and this oil doesn't have any friction modifiers, so it would be safe to run in wet-clutch applications. I plan to run it through the bike (ZX6) and I'll update with impressions of that as well.
1978 Porsche 924//1987 Chevrolet Chevette
//1987 Kia Besta//2000 Audi A6//2013 VW Jetta//2006 Kawasaki ZX6