Engine Oil

[Jana]

Originally posted by gixxer@May 7 2004, 06:06 PM
hahaha, ohhh gotta love the Engrish speakers.

anywho, i am a Mobil 1 devotee

when i received my old maxima at 170k, i immediately switched to Mobil 1 and it never leaked a drop up to its 212k demise (water pump)

i just trust it, and it seems like all the new kick ass cars come with Mobil 1 from the factory. plus you can buy it in 5 quart jugs! wooot
Agreed. I've used Mobil 1 from the day I bought my car. Never had problems so why change.

And I love that I can buy the 5 gallon jug :D

[Halon]

So what do u guys recommend on my car? I've been running Valvoline 10W30 forever and I have about 103k miles. Stick with it? Still change it every 3k since it's not synthetic?

[Kracka]

Rotella-T is what you need. It is like $6 for a gallon and it is heavy-duty oil designed for turbo use.

[AJ]

Rotella's cheap. You get what you pay for. ;-)

[Kracka]

Try and find a better performing conventional oil for turbo applications. I know people who have switched from Mobil1 and never gone back.

[AJ]

And I bet there are more who swear by it. There is a reason one sells more than the other.

[Kracka]

Which is used by more long-haul tuckers? I'm not trying to change everyone's opinion on here...I was just making a recomendation to ME612 since he asked for it. Some people swear by synthetic...some don't. Everyone should use whichever oil they personally feel is best.

[A//// Guy]

ME612- I think you will be fine with valvoline oil.. either regular or synthetic. I have never used Valvoline but they are a good brand. And as JET said, the valvoline doesnt lifter tick as much.

Personally I have used Castrol Syntec in my car ever since the rebuild. Its great for lifter tick ( I get none). I switched to Mobile for one oil change and ever since that one of my turbo's copper washers has been leaking a little and I noticed the oil pan leaked a little too. I know Mobile one is great oil, but in my car it lifter ticked ALOT when cold and liked to penetrate a little too much for me, so I switched back.

Higher mileage motors- I wouldnt switch to synthetic.. not worth it and it will penetrate through gaskets and other things that were mentioned before.

[AJ]

Originally posted by TalonTSiDude@May 9 2004, 08:47 PM
Which is used by more long-haul tuckers? I'm not trying to change everyone's opinion on here...I was just making a recomendation to ME612 since he asked for it. Some people swear by synthetic...some don't. Everyone should use whichever oil they personally feel is best.
which for me is the cheapest 5 quart jug i can find at walk mart. lol

[Kracka]

Supertech oil is actually cheaper if purchased by the quart instead of the gallon.