Which Motor Oil Do You Use - Page 6

jfisher · 02-24-2009, 01:15 PM

I run 0w-30 German Castrol in the MR2 and Mustang.

petedynamics · 03-11-2009, 02:34 PM

Red Line

the2ndr · 03-11-2009, 02:52 PM

castrol syntec blend I used for over 100k trouble free miles, until......

ebouwman · 03-11-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by the2ndr

castrol syntec blend I used for over 100k trouble free miles, until......

what? until what?

atc8989 · 03-11-2009, 04:53 PM

I use Super America

MR2 Drifter · 03-12-2009, 07:15 AM

Mobil 1 fully sythetic,

mobil 1 is the only oil I trust, and $25 for 5 quarts is nothing
(I used pennzoil before and my other car lagged for some reason and all my friends use mobil 1 on there cars and they have built engines)

BTW, can someone tell me why you have to change your oil every 3 months even if your car was just sitting at a shop and not being driven around?

ebouwman · 03-12-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MR2 Drifter

BTW, can someone tell me why you have to change your oil every 3 months even if your car was just sitting at a shop and not being driven around?

Not totally sure about 3 months, i thought it was 6 months, but i think it's because conventional oil keeps on breaking down or something, and really if you drove your car 2 or 3 times a year, does that mean you should use the same oil for 10 years? Probably not.

I wouldn't change it every 3 months while it's being kept in the garage, especially when you're running a synthetic.

MR2SW22 · 03-12-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MR2 Drifter

Mobil 1 fully sythetic,

mobil 1 is the only oil I trust, and $25 for 5 quarts is nothing
(I used pennzoil before and my other car lagged for some reason and all my friends use mobil 1 on there cars and they have built engines)

BTW, can someone tell me why you have to change your oil every 3 months even if your car was just sitting at a shop and not being driven around?

DON'T EVER, I REPEAT EVER USE PENNZOIL! i saw 2 motors that were cracked open by an experience tech at a chrysler store, he would open the head of the engine, and there was all this build up of sludge all over the place. he goes, i bet you anything this person runs pennzoil, sure enough that chrysler store used bulk pennzoil, and that customer was always getting her car serviced at their location. apparently it's just crappy oil. I prefer royal purple, and now even walmart in arizona carries it, and at $7 a quart, that's only $28 + $2 for a toyota filter (i have toyota parts guys as friends) for an oil change! i use to use mobile 1 all the time, it's a great oil as well, i just noticed a slight increase in spoil speed when i switched to royal purple, and my tacoma got better gas mileage, and ran much better switching from mobile to royal.

EddieG · 03-12-2009, 02:44 PM

I use castrol 10-30w all year round. Then again I dont drive my car that hard anymore.

fvillota · 04-22-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MR2SW22

DON'T EVER, I REPEAT EVER USE PENNZOIL! i saw 2 motors that were cracked open by an experience tech at a chrysler store, he would open the head of the engine, and there was all this build up of sludge all over the place. he goes, i bet you anything this person runs pennzoil, sure enough that chrysler store used bulk pennzoil, and that customer was always getting her car serviced at their location. apparently it's just crappy oil. I prefer royal purple, and now even walmart in arizona carries it, and at $7 a quart, that's only $28 + $2 for a toyota filter (i have toyota parts guys as friends) for an oil change! i use to use mobile 1 all the time, it's a great oil as well, i just noticed a slight increase in spoil speed when i switched to royal purple, and my tacoma got better gas mileage, and ran much better switching from mobile to royal.

yea I've seen 3 cars using penzoil go out due to sludge clogging everything up.

and man do i wish my local walmart would sell royal purple!
till then Mobil 1! lol

Achilles · 04-24-2009, 04:32 PM

where do you get amsoil?

and I use valvoline... thats alright isn't it?

Cavanagh · 06-10-2009, 05:00 PM

When my swap is complete I will be using Royal Purple.
I usually use Valvoline or Castrol.

brianbooth · 06-20-2009, 02:35 PM

A guy I bought an engine from swore that Royal Purple evaporates so you have to keep topping it off and claimed there was some sort of lawsuit about it. It seemed pretty crazy to me but whatever.

What seems at least as important as the oil to me is the filter. I used a good ole Fram Orange Death Cap a couple times and noticed that the oil was usually good and black after 3K then I read a study on filters where the guy talked about how crappy they are. So I picked up a mobile 1 filter and with 4K on it, the oil is still a nice translucent golden color.

jamesp · 09-22-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MR2TRD1

What about Shell Rotella T? I know its mainly for diesel engines, but I know a ton of Subaru guys run it. My buddy also runs it in his SV650.

I use the Rotella T 5w-40 in my NA MKII and my SRT-4. Both are used hard.

LeePeyton · 09-27-2009, 11:54 PM

I use what ever synthetic is on sale with a K&N filter on the TL.

As far as the MR2 I'll use plain jane GTX for break in but as far as after the 500 miles, I'm not sure. I'm leaning towards Royal Purple but Mobile1 is good stuff too.
Kind of undecided, sure I'll go with purple. Not going to be driving it a whole lot and why dump insane amounts of money in a car to not put the best oil in it?

mr2magic · 09-28-2009, 09:54 AM

Castrol 10w-60 for me.

Johndoe205 · 10-07-2009, 10:17 AM

I use mobil one only because amsoil is a hard to find motor oil as opposed to mobil one

GENESIS · 10-07-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fvillota

yea I've seen 3 cars using penzoil go out due to sludge clogging everything up.

and man do i wish my local walmart would sell royal purple!
till then Mobil 1! lol

I agree Penzoil sucks! a while back my friend had the same problem massive sludge inside his motor.I think penzoil fix the problem though but i still wouldn't
mess with it just because their behind.

GENESIS · 10-07-2009, 12:40 PM

I don't Discriminate on synthetic I like to try the top notch various type such as:

1.Royal Purple
2.mobil 1 extended performance
3.mobil 1 0-30
4.amsoil
5.eneos
6.castrol edge

I am currently using castrol edge I don't know if i posted this before check out my Oil shrine I don't lie when I say I never miss an oil change hehehe.

fvillota · 10-07-2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GENESIS

I don't Discriminate on synthetic I like to try the top notch various type such as:

1.Royal Purple
2.mobil 1 extended performance
3.mobil 1 0-30
4.amsoil
5.eneos
6.castrol edge

I am currently using castrol edge I don't know if i posted this before check out my Oil shrine I don't lie when I say I never miss an oil change hehehe.

http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/IMG_2973.jpg

you wanna send me 4 quarts of royal purple oveR? haha
i'll test it for you lol

View Poll Results: What Motor Oil Do You Use
Valvoline	37	7.86%
Mobil 1	199	42.25%
Quaker State	7	1.49%
Amsoil	27	5.73%
Lucas Oil	0	0%
Royal Purple	48	10.19%
Pennzoil	20	4.25%
Interstate	0	0%
Castrol	87	18.47%
Other	46	9.77%
Voters: 471. You may not vote on this poll

06-20-2009, 02:35 PM	#113 (permalink)
brianbooth Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 195 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	A guy I bought an engine from swore that Royal Purple evaporates so you have to keep topping it off and claimed there was some sort of lawsuit about it. It seemed pretty crazy to me but whatever. What seems at least as important as the oil to me is the filter. I used a good ole Fram Orange Death Cap a couple times and noticed that the oil was usually good and black after 3K then I read a study on filters where the guy talked about how crappy they are. So I picked up a mobile 1 filter and with 4K on it, the oil is still a nice translucent golden color. Last edited by brianbooth; 06-20-2009 at 02:41 PM..

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02-24-2009, 01:15 PM	#101 (permalink)
jfisher Some Skills Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 99 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I run 0w-30 German Castrol in the MR2 and Mustang.

03-11-2009, 02:34 PM	#102 (permalink)
petedynamics Some Skills Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County ---- Posts: 382 Thanks: 18 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Red Line

03-11-2009, 02:52 PM	#103 (permalink)
the2ndr yes, I miss it! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: atl,ga Posts: 422 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	castrol syntec blend I used for over 100k trouble free miles, until......

03-11-2009, 04:53 PM	#105 (permalink)
atc8989 atc8989 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 76 Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I use Super America

03-12-2009, 07:15 AM	#106 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 948 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Mobil 1 fully sythetic, mobil 1 is the only oil I trust, and $25 for 5 quarts is nothing (I used pennzoil before and my other car lagged for some reason and all my friends use mobil 1 on there cars and they have built engines) BTW, can someone tell me why you have to change your oil every 3 months even if your car was just sitting at a shop and not being driven around?

03-12-2009, 02:44 PM	#109 (permalink)
EddieG Some Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: FWB FL Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I use castrol 10-30w all year round. Then again I dont drive my car that hard anymore.

04-24-2009, 04:32 PM	#111 (permalink)
Achilles Big Boss Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	where do you get amsoil? and I use valvoline... thats alright isn't it?

06-10-2009, 05:00 PM	#112 (permalink)
Cavanagh AKA-Eskimo Kid Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield,IL Posts: 184 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	When my swap is complete I will be using Royal Purple. I usually use Valvoline or Castrol.

09-27-2009, 11:54 PM	#115 (permalink)
LeePeyton Building Motor from Hell Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tennessee/USA Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 23 Thanked 67 Times in 61 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I use what ever synthetic is on sale with a K&N filter on the TL. As far as the MR2 I'll use plain jane GTX for break in but as far as after the 500 miles, I'm not sure. I'm leaning towards Royal Purple but Mobile1 is good stuff too. Kind of undecided, sure I'll go with purple. Not going to be driving it a whole lot and why dump insane amounts of money in a car to not put the best oil in it?

09-28-2009, 09:54 AM	#116 (permalink)
mr2magic deutsch type skillz Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 107 Thanked 53 Times in 49 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Castrol 10w-60 for me.

10-07-2009, 10:17 AM	#117 (permalink)
Johndoe205 No Skills Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 39 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	I use mobil one only because amsoil is a hard to find motor oil as opposed to mobil one

10-07-2009, 12:40 PM	#119 (permalink)
GENESIS Gate keeper of Redwood rd Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: dublin,ca Posts: 778 Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 24 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	I don't Discriminate on synthetic I like to try the top notch various type such as: 1.Royal Purple 2.mobil 1 extended performance 3.mobil 1 0-30 4.amsoil 5.eneos 6.castrol edge I am currently using castrol edge I don't know if i posted this before check out my Oil shrine I don't lie when I say I never miss an oil change hehehe.