thnking about switching to royal purple.....
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ScratchNSniff
Undisputed Parts God
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- Way to Many
Mobil1 Full Synthetic Extended Performance, 5 Quarts for $20 with a Mobil1 filter through Autozone...you can't beat that...I say NO...
I get a coupon for that offer every couple of months in the mail and buy the limit on it...
I get a coupon for that offer every couple of months in the mail and buy the limit on it...
Outlawstar98
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
I use royal Purple, I like it.
does it seem like it runs smoother or quieter or anything? and how many miles is it rated for?
Outlawstar98
Member
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
It runs well, it's just like any other oil I put in my car. And idk how many miles, I usually don't go by that, I just go by how long I had it for (so far like 4 months lol) or what it looks/feels like. I'm a slacker when it comes to oil changes, well not really it's just my family never had problum with oil, my dad didn't change his oil in a year, he has a f250 from 2000 with 150k miles on it, still runs as good as new, we never had any issues with it, same with my moms car.
But any synthetic oil will be about the same, it's more of a brand thing to me then anything else.
But any synthetic oil will be about the same, it's more of a brand thing to me then anything else.
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege
In all honesty I think all synthetic oil is probably the same. We use Mobil Delvac1 at work in our Semi's and we go 100,000 miles on it. I know diesels are different but we also use it in the bosses pickups and go 10,000 on those, 5,000 on the filter. I use regular oil in my other car and change it every 5,000 miles, 180,000 on it now. I think it all depends how you drive it too. Synthetic won't break down that easily so I think it's only worth it if you use it like it's intended. It's pointless using synthetic if you change it every 3,000 miles, it'll be wasting good oil.
you need to get an oil testing kit like one from blackstone and it can tell you how well the oil stands up during use. most hondas dont like royal purple under boost, but it worked great under na applications. syn oil in not just syn oil. because you just have to hit a percentage to be considered syn, u really need to know more about the oil from test to know what your getting into. mobile 1 may be stock fill in a lot of cars but honestly mobile 1 in barely a syn and for some time had to remove the fully syn label from their containers because they could not meet a legality. there was a site called theoildude.com but i dont believe its up anymore. do your research.
i need this...
Outlawstar98
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- 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege / 2013 BRZ
I Like K&N fliters the best IMHO, I love the nut on top if i cant get the right angle to get a filter wrench on it haha.
+1 on the k&n oil filter
i go with 5w30
to the creator of this thread...have u received enough advice on this yet?? are u doing it or not
foreverzero89
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- 03.5 'speed protege
RP is considered by many to be the best, me included. i have not found another oil that is any better.
Oil change made your idle smoother??? Your oil must have been ******.... LOL, so thick its bogging the motor down??? (rlaugh)
Boosted_Speed
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lol wow
You guys running the K&N oil filters are getting ripped big time. The absolute best bet is a mazda factory filter....however if your dead set on aftermarket pick up the mobil 1 filter...exactly the same as the k&n just cheaper
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/reference.html
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/reference.html
They are both purolator filters aren't they?
*edit, not according to that chart... nvmd
