Shell oil

Is it ok to put into your engine?

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voice from the past opined in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

If you're talking about "Rotella", it's engine oil. But it's formulated for diesels.

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Backyard Mechanic

Do you know where to put it ? or will you be back to ask 57 questions on how to find the oil filler..

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Chief Wiggum

Chief:

You chose me as your enemy because I let you know you were becoming quite presumptuous about my car restoration, in spite of the several threads of the care and advice I sought for some of the details. To some, to ask questions is the evidence that you are a failure. I would think that those who fear such failure are really that themselves.

You have to convince the rest of the room who know my intelligent approach to my task, that it isn't. The threads stare you in the face. You only make a fool of yourself, and make yourself appear to have no real knowledge of car repair or restoration and maintenance. Your terror at the thought of car restoration makes me think that you're new to it.

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voice from the past

First, I haven't "Chosen" you as anything, and I don't consider you an enemy.

It's not the asking of questions that makes you objectionable, it's the fact that when several people have made honest attempts to answer your questions you mis-read the post, and then start making a bunch of childish attacks.

I'm not the only one that has this opinion of you, You've made a fool of yourself MANY times, and alienated some of the most knowledgeable posters here. As you state the threads that make that evident are staring you in the face!

At any rate, as I said I'm not one to try to start, or fuel flame wars. Making the comment I did was just lowering myself to your level, and for that I am sorry!

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Chief Wiggum

A lot of people have used Shell motor oils for many years..... providing they are rated for your motor (and I can't see why they wouldn't be), go for it. Shells only problem is in choosing goofy names.

We get back to the point of pain regarding oils. This is likely a can of worms best left in the barn..... yes, I would even use SpamsOil (damn... gettin' sophomoric again) but I would stick with my 3000/90 schedule. As long as the motor oil meets API qualifications for your motor, there should be no problem.

The problems occur (and I'm sure there will be a lot of anecdotal information surface here) when we try to extend our service intervals with some misbegotten idea that saving a meagre amount of money over the intended life span of our car is great. In reality, it boils down to rolling the dice. Mass produced motor "A" will handle it and come out shining.... mass produced motor "B" just can't take it and will puke the contents of your wallet onto the road.

The only question remaining... as far as the oil changes are concerned - 20% off of what?

-- Jim Warman snipped-for-privacy@telusplanet.net

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Jim Warman

WHEN I HAD BEEN ATTACKED I ATTACKED BACK. YOUR EXAMPLE IS PERFECT. YOUR PERCEPTION IGNORED THE ACTUAL ATTACK UPON MY OWN INNOCENCE. YOU PROBABLY MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING.

I'm going to look for it and prove it.

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voice from the past

Now I remember: IT WAS YOU!: JUST YOU!

You read and disregarded or never saw all my other posts about my careful restoration job on my mustang.

Your smart assed remarks, filled with disrespect and ignorance were not tolerated so now you whine and whimper, and say that to face your own bad character is too low a task. I can understand that.

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Sounds like you might be a little thin-skinned for newsgroups..... sit back, take a deep breath or eight... it'll pass. Nobody said this was going to end in a group hug....

-- Jim Warman snipped-for-privacy@telusplanet.net

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Jim Warman

Dammit, i want my group hug.. or a hug from just kate will do too!

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Matt

Sounds like you're presumptuous.

Maybe you could have sided with me, that he became far too carried away and I made a couple of so-so comments about it and he has dogged me for three months or so. Who do you suppose is really carried away?

Now that you know this, if you still hold your view after hearing this, you are deliberately presumptuous.

I have rarely seen it fail that the bad guys get all the friends.

I was minding my own business, very well, and he came blasting in with armloads of really ridiculous and way out there accusations and wild comments out of the blue.

I suppose people like that should be completely closed out.

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