What type of oil do u guys use
08-01-2010, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by toniotran,Jul 31 2010, 11:26 PM
currently using castrol edge and quite happy with it, but wanted to know if there are any benefits/loss switching over to valvoline maxlife since it seems to be significantly cheaper but isn't full synthetic and only a synthetic blend? additionally, car is an ap1 with a little over 100k miles...thoughts and opinions greatly appreciated.
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08-01-2010, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by chimps,Jul 31 2010, 09:56 PM
royal purple. tis nice, probably gonna try out amsoil or redline next.. seems like a lot of people are using castrol..gonna have to look into that
once i tried Royal purple, i never go back to anything else.
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08-06-2010, 12:34 AM
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the timken oil test is a buncha crock, Royal Purple is crap. even their reps i talked to at SEMA a 2 years back didnt know much about their own product.... i stick with Redline myself, ive used Amsoil with good results but i stopped using it after they stopped meeting European ACEA A3 regulations. Motul 300v is a very quality oil but overkill for a daily driver imo and lacks the detergency compared other high performance oils, although it is expected because it is a race oil afterall. it can be daily driven on, just change every 3k miles. another oil i liked is Neo Synthetic oil. right now im trying out the new Pennzoil Ultra after seeing many positive UOA's of the Pennzoil Platinum oil, although it is the first GrpIII oil my engine has seen since after breaking in my motor several years back.
08-06-2010, 01:27 PM
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I use Mobil 1 because of the cheap 5 quart jugs at Walmart as well. I buy one of those, and always keep 1 quart in the trunk. Between oil changes (every 4,500-5,000 miles), I have to add ~1/3-1/2 of a quart max.
When I had an AP1, I switched from Mobil 1 to Pennzoil Platinum Synthetic, and it didn't burn quite as much between changes, but its harder to find.
When I had an AP1, I switched from Mobil 1 to Pennzoil Platinum Synthetic, and it didn't burn quite as much between changes, but its harder to find.
08-06-2010, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Cal2010,Aug 1 2010, 03:25 PM
+1
once i tried Royal purple, i never go back to anything else.
once i tried Royal purple, i never go back to anything else.
08-06-2010, 02:50 PM
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ive used Valvoline VR-1 racing oil 20w50 full synthetic and before everychange i flush the motor with Gunk engine flush. Use the Valvo and also put in restore4 every change. Runs me about 50bucks total and 1hr job but cars runs healthy with about 5quarts. This castrol edge??? what weight and qt#? im curious