Anyone using Royal Purple motor oil in your CRD?

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2006 CRD Limited

I have used it before in the 15w40 weight. I do not think they make it in a 5w40 it seemed to work well. I bought it from long rider in Tulsa OK it cost $79.80 plus $10.61 shipping to KC total $90.41 for 4 gallons not bad. I have since gone back to Mobil 1 truck and SUV 5 w 40 about $22.00 at wally world. Long rider # is918-742-2714 although I think they have a toll free # it just is not printed on there invoice.

Wow... those prices. I'll stick with Schaeffer 9000 full synthetic 5w40 at around $17 a gallon and shipped free to my front door with free oil sample kits included.

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2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.

I haven't - but Mobile 1 TD truck 5-40 synth was on sale at Smallmart 17.50 a gal in 5 qt containers (22.00), just recently - might still be. Unfortunately they only had the 4qt size in my area (read 75 miles away), but complained enough till they gave me the sale price on the smaller jug. The usual places in my town wanted 27 to 28 a gallon.

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05 KJ - Lt Khaki CRD Sport - w/GDE Eco, Franky II, Al's 4.5 Arms, JK Rubi Moabs, Silent Armors, Spidertrax Adapters, Rola Basket
05 TJ - Silver RME Auto with some Stuff

Where are you getting that from? bobistheoilguy seems to think pretty highly of Schaeffer's oil, and I'd like to try some.

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In this war of lines, so many have been crossed. Where will it all stop?

2006 Deep Beryl Green CRD Sport *SOLD 1/22/12*
Provent, V6 Airbox, Fumoto, Samcos, GDE ECO & TCM Tune, Euro JK TC, Magnaflow Catback
245/70/16 Destination A/T's
Boiler's Radiator Skid Plate
Jeepin' By Al 2.5 inch Adjust-A-Strut Lift, JBA Gen 4.5 UCA's (6/5/10)

I run it in my diffs. Too pricey for me to run in the motor.

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Ryan
2006 Ford F-250 PSD CC FX4
**GONE**
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD
SAMCO Hoses//GDE Tune//PML Trans Pan//TransGo HD Shift Kit//MBRP Exhaust

1986 2R Mustang SVO

I use the sales rep that sponsers the BITOG site you mentioned. His name is Mark and he is out of Pontiac, IL. You can get ahold of him on the BITOG site or at www.specializedlubricants.net I tend to order a lot of oil and grease so I tend to get the best pricing. There is no preferred customer pricing like Amsoil has, but their regular pricing even beats out Amsoils preferred pricing. I know he was at one time running a pricing special on the Series 9000 5w40 for those that do not get a lot of oil. I think it was a two case minimum for the deal with shipping thrown in. You might want to bug him about this if he doesn't mention it. Or, you could go in with someone else to make an order. Schaeffer tends to be more of a bulk supplier of oil since their primary customers are industry and fleets. You can get just one case, but you will not be making the best deal.

After using the stuff for almost 100K miles in my semi and about 30K in my CRD, my oil samples look great and rival anything that I got with other oil. Actually, my wear numbers have trended a little lower since the switch. I was using Amsoil before in my CRD and the Schaeffer seems to be doing a better job. Never tried Mobil, but then, I won't pay their criminal pricing... not when I go thru over 100 gallons of oil a year in all my vehicles and equipment.

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Environmentalist Green + Socialist Red = Facist Brown

2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.

No.
To expensive.
Mobil, Shell, Amsoil, Valvoline, all have been around for almost 100 years. Don't know about Amsoil, sure someone will correct me, but I tend to trust the companies that have reputations in racing and the trucking industry.
This Johnny Come Lately to the world of Lubricants just doesn't sit well with me. AKA, those old Dura Lube commercials, Pro Long, you know, run your car with no oil or water for 6 hours in the hot CA heat.

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06 Liberty Sport
DIESEL
Skid Row Engine and Fuel Tank Skid Plates, straight pipe, modified air box, Tow Hooks, 245/70/16 Hankook ATM RF10s, Kennedy Lift Pump,Home Made Provent, Husky Liners throughout, Wet Okole seat covers, All J Products Rear Storage Shelf, Fumoto, Frozen Rotors-Cross Drilled and Slotted, and Bilsteins all around

The royal purple I bought last year came out to about $22.00 a gallon with shipping to my house. The same as wally world for the turbo diesel truck Mobil 1. Now that I think about it the Mobil 1 might be a 5 quart jug, compared to the Royal Purple 4 quart jug.

TDT is not sold in 5 qt jugs.

Amsoil... 1973. Schaeffer... 1837. NO OTHER lubricant producer has been around as long as Schaeffer. Not Mobil, Shell, etc and I can get their products as low or cheaper than all the other brands (even cheaper most times than Wally World pricing). And it is one of the best perfoming motor oils. Not just my opinion. If you want to spar over that assertion, march yourself over to www.bobistheoilguy.com and have at it with some of the petroleum engineers there. Just a little advice.... wear your cup. Some of the members at that forum play pretty hard.

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2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.

Schaeffer 9000, $18 a gallon, shipped FREE to my house complete with oil sample kits (prepaid analysis) and free postage.

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Environmentalist Green + Socialist Red = Facist Brown

2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.

ummhh--

- synthetic oils were only created in WW2 - first commercial attempts in the 60's
so 73 is still in the 1st generation of commercial synthetic oils and a year before Mobil 1.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil

There no real comparison between a true synthetic and older petroleum based oils.
(the high cracked petroleum's are closer)

Schaeffer 9000 is synthetic

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2005 CRD
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Comment was made about how long producers have been around. Schaeffer been around the longest. I didn't see that the discussion was how long synthetics have been around. Not sure it means anything either. Schaeffer 9000 is a full synthetic. In the event I missed that comparison, would you please point out which post was comparing traditional oils to synthetics?

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2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.

it was more of a response to NJCRD's 100 year comment.
I don't expect companies to exist prior to the date their product was invented.

I'm more impressed with current chemical properties and oil analysis.

If you're getting good data off of Schaeffer - that's more information than anyone's posted on Royal Purple
(although Amsoil has some good numbers)

Have you posted those on the Oil Analysis thread?

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=4582&highlight=engine+oil+ppm

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2005 CRD
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That was my point in a nutshell. I have seen the postings of the better known oil companies, Mobil, Shell, Schaeffer, and Amsoil. Stating the length of time they have been in business just leads credence to their reputations as opposed to over hyped marketing. Royal Purple is a newbie with miracle cures of more power in a bottle.
Think back to the early 90's when DuraLube was this wonder cure for lubrication. On their infomercials they would run an engine with no water and hose it down with a fire hose and "the oil was so great" that the engine stayed running even with no water! If you know a little bit about cars you knew that the engine was being cooled with the fire hose, not flooded. I also think it was a Chrysler slant 6 which you couldn't kill even if you tried.
Royal Purple has a great marketing program and they get their name out there. As for paying so much for a bottle of something with extraordinary claims that RP makes reminded me of such marketing from the likes of the Slick50, ProLong, and DuraLubes of the early 90s. It doesn’t sit well with me. "Add a bottle of DuPont Teflon to your engine at every oil change" Who remembers that?
For the record, I am not bad mouthing anyone's choice, simply answering the original post question of has anyone used Royal Purple and why?
We all have our loyalties and brands we trust and buy for whatever the reasons may be. The oil topic seems to be the most debated issue on this site. I say, who cares? As long as you change your oil regularly with synthetic oil rated to spec and use a half way decent filter then none of us should have any issues.
Chances are this truck will out live many of us on this forum if maintained right. After all, the thing is a diesel.

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06 Liberty Sport
DIESEL
Skid Row Engine and Fuel Tank Skid Plates, straight pipe, modified air box, Tow Hooks, 245/70/16 Hankook ATM RF10s, Kennedy Lift Pump,Home Made Provent, Husky Liners throughout, Wet Okole seat covers, All J Products Rear Storage Shelf, Fumoto, Frozen Rotors-Cross Drilled and Slotted, and Bilsteins all around

Well said... I think that is one thing we all can agree on.

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2006 Liberty CRD, Frankenlift II, Al's A Arms, Moog LBJ's, GDE tune, Etechno GX3123 Glow plugs, Fumoto drain valve, Elephant hose CCV mod.