Amsoil Metric 10w40 or Rotella T6 5w40 in my ACE 1330 Rotax

[Baveux]

Thats the 2 options I have here where I live in Canada.

For all the much more educated participants here, what would be your go to oil between these two ?

I plan to follow CanAm schedule maint. interval 9300 miles or 1 year

I'm trusting more Sopus than Amsoil , but dont ask me why ... Its a gut feeling I guess

Price wise I dont care , Rotella will be around 20.00 less so over 1 years its negligeable

Then I won't bother you anymore and make my decision after reading you position

 

[goingplacesanddoingstuff]

Amsoil, hands down.

 

[Oillover]

Either one will suit your needs

 

[zrxkawboy]

AMSOIL

 

[wpod]

Amsoil, hands down.

Why ?

 

[wpod]

Which oil would let the engine outlast your ownership of the trike.

 

[goingplacesanddoingstuff]

Why ?

PAO based, less propensity for foaming, retains original properties longer.

 

[FowVay]

Note that Amsoil also sells a 5W-40 motorcycle oil that precisely meets the requirements of your trike.

If cost is a non-issue then I also recommend the Amsoil product.

 

[02SE]

When I tried Rotella T6 5w40 in a shared-dump bike, it quickly sheared, and the shifting became very notchy. Others have expressed having the same experience.

 

[Bonz]

Shear is shear, and all the downsides that go with it. 5w40 shears a good bit in about any scenario, don't know a way around it regardless of the brand. 10w40 in a good oil will not shear to where it compromises smoothness in shifting, from experience.