Synthetic Oil opinions and experiences wanted
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I use Pennzoil Platinum. It's usually on sale and offers protection as good as Mobil1 based on used oil analyses (UOA's). Mobil1 synthetic protection for sometimes half the cost!
Go to bobistheoilguy.com and you'll learn more about oil than you'd want to know.
Go to bobistheoilguy.com and you'll learn more about oil than you'd want to know.
Raynman said:
Synthetic oil has properties that are far superior to regular oil. I dont see how a conventional oil is any better. Synthetics can provide the proper lubrication at higher ( high rpms / load) and lower (start up) temperatures.
Lets use some common sense for a moment. If synthetic oil was not supposed to be used at all, I would assume it would be clearly stated in our manual.
I used only Mobil 1 synthetic oil in my previous car and after 95,000 miles my cam lobes were still shiney, the looked brand new. (with the oil cap removed I could see my cam lobes with ease)
As far as changing times....3k seems about right. I cant see any reason why putting new oil in your car could possibly hurt it. You are removing any debris or wear particles from the lubricant and removing old worn out oil. Not to mention your putting in a new filter which isnt clogged with garbage.
Afroman said:
FYI PP is a full synthetic.
EDIT: Correction. I have just been informed that PP has just recently switched from Group IV or V synthetics to Group III. Boo! Hiss! (pissed) :bs:
Well, at least the PP batch I had in my car was prior to the switch.
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I always use Mobil 1 but on my 1st change with my Speed 6...WalMart did not have any 5 qt. jugs of 5w30 and the case of 6 quarts ran about $12 more...didn't make any sense to me, so I bought the Pennzoil Platinum for the first time.
If they have indeed switched to a lower grade than I won't be buying it again, I go to Auto Zone and spend the extra money their instead.
If they have indeed switched to a lower grade than I won't be buying it again, I go to Auto Zone and spend the extra money their instead.
I wanna clear something up here.
ALL synthetic oil BASE is the same,the only difference is in the grade,and additives.
aslong as you use a top brand (royalpurple,redline,motorcraft,mobil1)you will be better then fine.
you won't have a issue with any,UNLESS you use a grade not suitable for your climate.ie 30 wt in a 0 deg climit.
or 5-30 in 110 deg climit.
I recemend useing 10-30 for summer,and 5-30 for winter for most of the US,and if you race your car,consider useing like a 10-20,or even 30,but allow you car to fully warmup before driving it.
ALL synthetic oil BASE is the same,the only difference is in the grade,and additives.
aslong as you use a top brand (royalpurple,redline,motorcraft,mobil1)you will be better then fine.
you won't have a issue with any,UNLESS you use a grade not suitable for your climate.ie 30 wt in a 0 deg climit.
or 5-30 in 110 deg climit.
I recemend useing 10-30 for summer,and 5-30 for winter for most of the US,and if you race your car,consider useing like a 10-20,or even 30,but allow you car to fully warmup before driving it.
wicked said:
That might be true for the dino oil, but people have been getting very good UOA's from Platinum synthetic. A fair amount of the discussion at BITOG is about Pennzoil Platinum giving comparable UOA's as Mobil1 for a fraction of the price. It certainly has the potential to be the giant slayer, though now I'm not sure given the downgrade to Group III. But then again, even M1 is now Group III so who knows.
