Rotella T

[Buehrle, Michael]

There may be a difference between US and Canada Rotella. In the Cnd. Shell handbook there is no reference to T6 being compatible to with hydraulic or hydrostatic transmission. 
 Forums and message boards may provide further advice on this but I know shell will not officially endorse any Rotella for motorcycles although their tech support guys off the record gave the "T" a big thumbs up when I asked them a few years ago. I know that at one time they wanted you to buy their more pricey bike specific oil and it was an attempt to stop cannibalizing their own product line. 
T5 does have the Allison approval meaning it works with wet clutches. There is no JACO reference in their Cnd. Literature. YMMV.

I will put the question to the Shell techs the next time I'm on the phone with them.

Mb
-----Original Message-----
From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Steven Bixby
Sent: April 14,2011 11:20 AM
To: Buehrle, Michael
Subject: Re: Rotella T

Um... to my understanding, T-6 is the "replacement" for the full-synth
we knew as "Roella T", with it now being JASO rated too, so that bikes
with warranties requiring JASO-rated are not in violation, so to
speak.

I've been using T6 for about a year and the bikes seem to be working fine.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Buehrle, Michael
<Michael.Buehrle at ottawa.ca> wrote:
> Checking the Shell 2010 lubricants handbook against an older 2005 edition, T1 and T5 are still rated for hydraulic transmission duty making them suitable for wet clutches. The T5 is the new name for Rotella synthetic and the T1 is the new name for the old straight mineral oil. T6 has the antifriction additive that makes it unsuitable for transmission clutches.
>
> Mike
>
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> Sent: April 14,2011 10:03 AM
> To: Buehrle, Michael
> Subject: Rotella T
>
> Did Shell drop the Rotella T Synth???  I've always used this in my GPZ, and
> my fiancee's EX250.  I couldn't find the stuff anywhere today.  I see they
> have new lines of Rotella now.  T1, T5, T6.  Anyone know if any of these new
> lines will wreck the clutch?  I miss my simple choice :(
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