Which Engine Oil Do You Use?

[iskateboard1234]

not fram filters

 

[ChuckFaze]

Not Fram Filters, iskateboard?
Any particular reason ... bad experience with them?

I've always understood Fram was a pretty good brand for Filters, both Oil and Air Filters.

Right now I have a Fram Tough Guard Oil Filter in my Isuzu Rodeo as it came FREE as part of the Sale Deal with the Castrol Syntec oil.
I would have gone with Fram Air Filter as well, but I ended up going with an STP Air Filter because that saved me $2.00.

Supposedly Mobil 1 Extended Performance is the best Oil Filter out there, but Wooooooo! It costs $12.99 at AutoZone vs. the Fram Tough Guard Oil Filter, which normally costs $6.99.

 

[mr. jizz]

I just use whatever is on sale or is the cheapest.

 

[KLSsw08]

I use Valvoline Max Life 10w30 synthetic blend in my customized 2000 dodge neon;at 143,651 miles and still runs great.I go 3500-4000 miles
between oil changes and it isn't too dirty.I've had the car since 2002 and has been a very reliable car.


Scott

 

[Jagger69]

Out of curiosity, Jagger, do Valvoline and Havoline have any connection?
I wondered that the other day since they have that same "voline" suffix if you will.

Not as far as I know. Havoline is a Texaco product and Valvoline is refined by Ashland Oil.

 

[BadNewsBewes]

Amsoil ... now there's one that I read is VERY good.
Of course, for a certain price.

Until I saw their logo, I kept looking at it, reading it more as Am Soil rather than Ams Oil. I kept thinking, "Well that's weird. Couldn't they think of something better to name it?" Then I finally saw their logo and it clicked, "Ohhhhh! Ams Oil ... NOW it makes sense." :laugh:

:1orglaugh Yes it does read that way. It is a good brand. Its made from tigerblood and is for bi-winners. I would use either Amsoil, Pennzoil Platinum, mobil1 or royal purple, all being 100% synthetic.

Forums complaints about castrol blend thinning at high temps wouldn't put me off using it. BMW use castrol as their recommended brand. No matter what you look to research on the net, there's studies to show something and other studies to show the opposite.

 

[TheOrangeCat]

I comes in a can (I think) and a man in grubby overalls puts it in the car. Somewhere.

And that's the limit of my mechanical knowledge.

 

[Facetious]

Let me see if I have this correct.
So you're NOT talking about using a Synth Blend, but rather, you literally pour in say 2½ quarts of Synthetic motor oil and 2½ quarts of Conventional motor oil?

Yes :hatsoff:

 

[ChuckFaze]

:1orglaugh Yes it does read that way. It is a good brand. Its made from tigerblood and is for bi-winners. I would use either Amsoil, Pennzoil Platinum, mobil1 or royal purple, all being 100% synthetic.

Forums complaints about castrol blend thinning at high temps wouldn't put me off using it. BMW use castrol as their recommended brand. No matter what you look to research on the net, there's studies to show something and other studies to show the opposite.

Well Shit, then ... if Castrol is good enough for BMW, it can't be too bad for a Rodeo.

I don't know, BadNewBewes. If Amsoil is made from Tiger Blood, it'd be debatable if it can be considered 100% Synthetic. It might be 75% Synthetic and 25% Organic ... or Biological.

 

[ChuckFaze]

I comes in a can (I think) and a man in grubby overalls puts it in the car. Somewhere.

And that's the limit of my mechanical knowledge.

For some reason, that reminded me of the scummy Parking Attendant dude in the movie Ferris Beuller who took that Corvette out FLYING after the Ferris Beuller gang were out of sight. --- Trust me. I'm a professional. :rofl2:

That scene has always entered my mind when I have to trust my vehicle to a Shop or on the very rare occasions I've had to trust it to a Valet.

 

[Rey C.]

Rey C's a rich boy. How much you guys wanna bet he's worth billions...

:elaugh:

You're not on the pipe again, are you? What would Will E Worm say if he found out? :nono:

More like Rey C. has been fascinated by cars and engines since he was about 7 years old. And when he gets a car that he likes, he tries to take care of it. No matter how much money you have or make, IMO, that just makes sense. So I use synthetic oil (and K&N filters) in the cars I have that would cost a lot to repair.

 

[ChuckFaze]

Ahhh, I saw those K & N Oil Filters at AutoZone.
Apparently those are the Porn Star equivalents of Oil Filters.
They are the elite! :bowdown:
From what I read on the box, they are used on Race Cars.
Better than the Mobil 1 Extended Performance Oil Filter ... or so the price would indicate.

 

[Rey C.]

I don't think there's anything wrong with Fram or other filter brands. But yeah, I switched to K&N filters a few years ago after talking to a serious car guy at a track day event. My mechanic is into drag racing and he said K&N was the best way to go too. An engine is basically just a big air pump that requires lubrication and cooling to survive. So I try to put the best oil, coolant and filters on and in any engine that really matters to me.

 

[squallumz]

personally, i prefer canola.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I use whale oil when it's available but in a pinch I'll use Tiger oil because Tiger blood is for pussies.

 

[Member2019]

Mobil 1 ... and have any of you considered G-Oil?

Since around 1985, I have used Synthetic Mobil 1

That was also around when GM adopted Mobil 1 as the oil for the Chevrolet Corvette, and every Mobil 1 representative I've ever talked to about the Corvette says don't bother changing it under 12K miles (~19,500km). I've been putting Mobil 1 in all of my vehicles over the last decade and change every 5K miles (~8,000km) or so.

All jokes aside about animal oils, with all the alleged individuals "concerned about the environment" on here, I'm surprised more people don't consider (or even know about?) Green Earth Technology's G-Oil?
http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencarad...is-first-bio-oil-to-win-api-service-mark.html

It's used in racing as well:
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/03/2...gies-g-oil-named-official-oil-of-alms-and-im/

It's been gathering up more and more teams in the manufacturing-focused American LMS as well as being considered for a few that run in the European LMS races as well (not considering the ALMS teams that already run some other LMS races):
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-dyson-partners-with-g-oil/

I hope you guys aren't hearing about G-Oil for the first time. I know I get called a lot of names, and people have argued with me over the environment (among other things), but I'm not lying when I say I'm either involved with or am a professional colleague who is involved with, many Green innovations. As I always say, if you don't like something, create something better, instead of just bitching about things (which does nothing). Engineering, physics and other things aren't optional understanding if you want to change the world.

Because people expect solutions that exist.

 

[brodkill]

huh... ive never thought of asking one of my many bus drivers this question

i guess i will have to get back to you on this

 

[Ravenholm]

I use Start You Bastard it works for me.

 

[ChuckFaze]

Actually, Prof Voluptuary, I AM hearing about this G-Oil for the first time.
It'll take some real Hocus Pocus Abracadabra for G-Oil to really break into the scene and actually carve out a noticeable market share among oil sales.

Dyson Racing winning several races while using G-Oil would certainly help the cause in piquing people's curiosity and getting them to try it.

So, by "biodegradable," do they actually mean you can actually dump it right in the ground and it wouldn't be bad for the environment? It wouldn't contaminate the ground water?

 

[ChuckFaze]

I use Start You Bastard it works for me.

That's reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger threatening an airplane engine in the movie Commando with, "Fly or Die!" :laugh: