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Old 06-24-2009, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by epssax View Post
I bought Rotella T 5W40. It is full synthetic and meets MB 228.31.
I can tell you right now that Rotella T isn't a full synthetic. It shouldn't hurt your engine, but it's not a full synthetic, it's a group III synthetic which means that it's just conventional oil hydrocracked to imitate a synthetic.
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