Which Motor Oil Do You Use - Page 7

GENESIS · 10-07-2009, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvillota

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

Hehehe I would but my friend already Jacked them from me a few minutes ago,He only had for quarts of mobil 1 and he needed 4 more for his m5 so he mixed it with royal! I cant believe it why don't we all just start mixing oils

traintech86 · 10-07-2009, 07:00 PM

i just became part of the royal purple club. well that and i was advised to mix in this lucas oil stuff. he said it would make the oil thicker and help out with the itsy bitsy smoking problem i had. it made sense because i changed to a really thin oil when i got the car. so far all smoke free! and another thing, i might just have AC haha.

fvillota · 10-08-2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GENESIS

Hehehe I would but my friend already Jacked them from me a few minutes ago,He only had for quarts of mobil 1 and he needed 4 more for his m5 so he mixed it with royal! I cant believe it why don't we all just start mixing oils

awwwwwwwwwww fail!

GR8MR2 · 10-24-2009, 09:05 PM

FWIW, I have run many of the brands mentioned here and had my oil tested by Blackstone Labs <http://www.blackstone-labs.com>. Funny thing is that lab results show the oil that performed the best in my MR2 was Pennzoil Platinum. The one oil many have badmouthed here.

Here is another good source for unbiased oil info.
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TomsMR2 · 04-09-2010, 04:58 AM

keep in mind toyota designed the car, even turbos, to be ran on pretty low grade mineral oil at 7500 mile service intervals.

mr2s fail due to running low on oil, or just not having it changed at all and getting beaten over the years. people doing these 50 dollar oil changes every 2000 miles are just pouring money into the trash.

i use quaker state 5w30 semi synthetic now, because its free

changed about every 5000 miles. the quality of oil these days is so drastically better than what the car was designed to be ran on. just make sure to keep the engine full, you'll be alright. its absolutely splitting hairs comparing synthetics, they're all great.

STLMR2na · 04-09-2010, 09:27 AM

i've always been a valvoline guy, but i think i'm switching to mobil 1.
not only the reviews here but the ones ive seen personally, an s10 with 370000miles, lexus with 600,000miles...i **** u not

328FTW · 04-09-2010, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STLMR2na

i've always been a valvoline guy, but i think i'm switching to mobil 1.
not only the reviews here but the ones ive seen personally, an s10 with 370000miles, lexus with 600,000miles...i **** u not

Seen a commodore with 600,000km still going strong with just regular changes on mineral oil. It was driven hard to was a shop car people are afraid of km's but lack of maintenance is what you should be afraid of. My 3vz has 200k on it and I'd take that over a mistreated 68,000km engine anyday. I've had a low km abused engine it went out in style the big cloud of smoke and a cylinder went bye bye way and I did a top 8 shotout like that

3 cylinder third place ftw.

arber0214 · 04-09-2010, 07:19 PM

valvoline 20 50, in the summer. mobil one 10 40 in the winter

Fabulousj79 · 04-09-2010, 07:44 PM

Poor Quakerstate, I don't think they will ever lose the bad reputation! lol I use Mobil 1 in the deuce and Castrol in the other 3.

Gairloch · 04-09-2010, 08:01 PM

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valvoline 20 50, in the summer. mobil one 10 40 in the winter

That that is some heavy oil. Where do you live and which motor do you have?

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arber0214 · 04-10-2010, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gairloch

That that is some heavy oil. Where do you live and which motor do you have?

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i have the 3sgte engine and i live in MA, it doesn't get that hot up here but the car drives very good with the 20 50. i have a heavy foot. lol

ShackC · 04-19-2010, 04:31 PM

Im gonna use Mobil 1. Would like to go with Ams oil but it is way to pricey.

cloak · 04-21-2010, 06:11 AM

amsoil 5w 30. i have winter and drive the mr2 seven months of the year, so i just change oil once a year. i'm sure i could go longer without changing though.

knightbird123 · 04-21-2010, 02:17 PM

castrol high mileage 5w30 is what I use

Bak@EMSPowered · 04-22-2010, 01:38 AM

Mobil1 turbo diesel full synthetic in all my cars.

PearlJammzz · 04-22-2010, 12:20 PM

Amsoil in the WRX, and will soon be in the MR2.

I just switched from 5w-30 mobile 1 full synth to 10w-30 Amsoil full synth and gained 2-3MPG in the WRX.

328FTW · 04-23-2010, 07:03 AM

I just put Valvoline VR1 racing in the turbo for tuning since it was cheap.....ish. I'll probably move to castrol edge gold fully synth after the first few meets and dump the old stuff in my roadcar because that's how I roll.

JDMsw20vs · 06-07-2010, 01:04 AM

No one uses nippon oil products? I use eneos 5w40 it's amazing, Makes mobil one look like vatozone oil.

TomsMR2 · 06-07-2010, 04:16 AM

eneos is a scam. they under rate their oil to produce fake horsepower "gains". eneos 5w30 is thinner than mobile 1 5w20! its close, but its still thinner. its deceptive marketing to under rate the viscosity of your oil and then claim a false gain.

if someone drained out your expensive eneos oil for the cheapest 5w20 mineral oil on the shelf, you'd never notice.

mmltml · 06-07-2010, 10:41 PM

any reasons why I shouldn't be using Pennzoil? That's what I've always used in my other cars...

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

04-09-2010, 04:58 AM	#125 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Still not heraldo. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pineapple under the sea Posts: 4,911 Thanks: 18 Thanked 406 Times in 303 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	keep in mind toyota designed the car, even turbos, to be ran on pretty low grade mineral oil at 7500 mile service intervals. mr2s fail due to running low on oil, or just not having it changed at all and getting beaten over the years. people doing these 50 dollar oil changes every 2000 miles are just pouring money into the trash. i use quaker state 5w30 semi synthetic now, because its free changed about every 5000 miles. the quality of oil these days is so drastically better than what the car was designed to be ran on. just make sure to keep the engine full, you'll be alright. its absolutely splitting hairs comparing synthetics, they're all great. __________________ Science fact: If you took all the veins from your body and laid them end to end, you would die.

04-19-2010, 04:31 PM	#132 (permalink)
ShackC Shut up&enjoy the ride Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern Cali. Posts: 924 Thanks: 47 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Im gonna use Mobil 1. Would like to go with Ams oil but it is way to pricey. Last edited by ShackC; 04-19-2010 at 04:40 PM..

06-07-2010, 01:04 AM	#138 (permalink)
JDMsw20vs Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 70 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Wow I'm surprised No one uses nippon oil products? I use eneos 5w40 it's amazing, Makes mobil one look like vatozone oil.

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10-07-2009, 07:00 PM	#122 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	i just became part of the royal purple club. well that and i was advised to mix in this lucas oil stuff. he said it would make the oil thicker and help out with the itsy bitsy smoking problem i had. it made sense because i changed to a really thin oil when i got the car. so far all smoke free! and another thing, i might just have AC haha.

10-24-2009, 09:05 PM	#124 (permalink)
GR8MR2 MR2 owner since 1990 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 53 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	FWIW, I have run many of the brands mentioned here and had my oil tested by Blackstone Labs <http://www.blackstone-labs.com>. Funny thing is that lab results show the oil that performed the best in my MR2 was Pennzoil Platinum. The one oil many have badmouthed here. Here is another good source for unbiased oil info. Welcome

04-09-2010, 09:27 AM	#126 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	i've always been a valvoline guy, but i think i'm switching to mobil 1. not only the reviews here but the ones ive seen personally, an s10 with 370000miles, lexus with 600,000miles...i **** u not

04-09-2010, 07:19 PM	#128 (permalink)
arber0214 OT people blew me hard Join Date: May 2006 Location: MA Posts: 2,824 Thanks: 11 Thanked 96 Times in 94 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	valvoline 20 50, in the summer. mobil one 10 40 in the winter

04-09-2010, 07:44 PM	#129 (permalink)
Fabulousj79 N20 Junkie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Baltimore, Md. Posts: 202 Thanks: 11 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Poor Quakerstate, I don't think they will ever lose the bad reputation! lol I use Mobil 1 in the deuce and Castrol in the other 3.

04-21-2010, 06:11 AM	#133 (permalink)
cloak get euros Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 62 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	amsoil 5w 30. i have winter and drive the mr2 seven months of the year, so i just change oil once a year. i'm sure i could go longer without changing though.

04-21-2010, 02:17 PM	#134 (permalink)
knightbird123 Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	castrol high mileage 5w30 is what I use

04-22-2010, 01:38 AM	#135 (permalink)
Bak@EMSPowered Banned Seller Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,925 Thanks: 30 Thanked 193 Times in 165 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/93% )	Mobil1 turbo diesel full synthetic in all my cars.

04-22-2010, 12:20 PM	#136 (permalink)
PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,115 Thanks: 9 Thanked 74 Times in 69 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Amsoil in the WRX, and will soon be in the MR2. I just switched from 5w-30 mobile 1 full synth to 10w-30 Amsoil full synth and gained 2-3MPG in the WRX.

04-23-2010, 07:03 AM	#137 (permalink)
328FTW Crazy Nasty Honey Badger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,235 Thanks: 24 Thanked 266 Times in 239 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I just put Valvoline VR1 racing in the turbo for tuning since it was cheap.....ish. I'll probably move to castrol edge gold fully synth after the first few meets and dump the old stuff in my roadcar because that's how I roll.

06-07-2010, 04:16 AM	#139 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Still not heraldo. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pineapple under the sea Posts: 4,911 Thanks: 18 Thanked 406 Times in 303 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	eneos is a scam. they under rate their oil to produce fake horsepower "gains". eneos 5w30 is thinner than mobile 1 5w20! its close, but its still thinner. its deceptive marketing to under rate the viscosity of your oil and then claim a false gain. if someone drained out your expensive eneos oil for the cheapest 5w20 mineral oil on the shelf, you'd never notice.

06-07-2010, 10:41 PM	#140 (permalink)
mmltml MR-Slow Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Linesville, PA Posts: 96 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	any reasons why I shouldn't be using Pennzoil? That's what I've always used in my other cars...