What kind/brand of oil do you use?

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ducky1288

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2008 White Mazdaspeed 3
Wow I haven't been in here in a while.....So I've had my speed since April and I'm getting ready for another oil change and I was looking around and just curious as to what everyone else was running in their Speed. I originally thought my dealer mentioned something about Penzoil but the next oil change I asked my fiance, he is into cars but he really owns a body shop, he told me to put Castrol GTX 20/50, well I went to go buy some oil again yesterday and his friends works at autozone, (thats the only reason why I went I know all the workers lol) and he told me he runs synthetic in his Scion TC (which he thinks is the greatest thing ever and he races people but its pretty much a ricer :) ) anyways he told me 20/50 seemed kind of thick but I dunno I guess I'm just wondering what the majority is running out there or if I am supposed to have something specific in my car, it would be a nice thing to know....oh and 5.7 quarts geez! My fiance's 07 z71 4 door chevy takes that much lol anyways just would like some feedback thanks!
 
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Your going to need 6 quarts of 5w30. Its what the Speed owners manual calls for. I personally use Mobile One which is full synthetic, Castrol syn-tec is good as well.
 
As hot as Arkansas gets in the summer, you could use a 5W or 10W-40 in the summer time, whether it be conventional or synthetic. Just realize you should change your oil more frequently with conventional. Castrol GTX is one of the best conventional oils out there, but with a turbocharged motor, I would honestly spend the extra cash on a good synthetic.
 
Yep, the manual says 5w-30. There's practically no mention of synthetic. Mine will get Pennzoil Platinum at the next change.
 
Where are you getting PP 5w-40? Ordering it special? Went to Pep Boys today and they are selling PP 15W-50. I'm like WTF! More cars can use a 5W-40 than a 15W-50 anyday and they're selling 15W-50.
 
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As hot as Arkansas gets in the summer, you could use a 5W or 10W-40 in the summer time, whether it be conventional or synthetic. Just realize you should change your oil more frequently with conventional. Castrol GTX is one of the best conventional oils out there, but with a turbocharged motor, I would honestly spend the extra cash on a good synthetic.
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If you bought at Crain then you bought my car, lol, or the one I was going to buy. Anyway, I use Pennzoil Platinum 5w30. I haven't had any problems with it, and it's easy to find so I like it. I'm going to give Royal Purple a try, there's another guy in LR with an MS3 that swears by it.
 
ducky1288 said:
Wow I haven't been in here in a while.....So I've had my speed since April and I'm getting ready for another oil change and I was looking around and just curious as to what everyone else was running in their Speed. I originally thought my dealer mentioned something about Penzoil but the next oil change I asked my fiance, he is into cars but he really owns a body shop, he told me to put Castrol GTX 20/50, well I went to go buy some oil again yesterday and his friends works at autozone, (thats the only reason why I went I know all the workers lol) and he told me he runs synthetic in his Scion TC (which he thinks is the greatest thing ever and he races people but its pretty much a ricer :) ) anyways he told me 20/50 seemed kind of thick but I dunno I guess I'm just wondering what the majority is running out there or if I am supposed to have something specific in my car, it would be a nice thing to know....oh and 5.7 quarts geez! My fiance's 07 z71 4 door chevy takes that much lol anyways just would like some feedback thanks!
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Turbo charge engined = should only use Fully Synthetic oil = longer lasting engines/turbos w/o issues in longer runs.

5w30 is recommended oil weight for MS3, that being said if you daily drive it then you should stick/use with that "oil weight", unless you street race or drive it hard in daily basis where you need to use different oil weight for the weather you live in etc.

If you want the best and affordable then go with RedLine brand(a vendor here sells them in good price as well)

I use Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic, No problem , no issues so I'm happy with it.
I had bad experience with Castrol in the past with different car but I know for fact that Castrol is BIG in EUROPE.
Valvoline Platinum is good as well from what i've heard.
 
5w30 for most cases... i used penzoil platinum

I think going up to 5w or 10w 40 is good for cars that are driven hard, or are losing oil (like mine). I just recently put in mobil 1 10W40. 5w40 would probably be better, but i could not find any locally..but I am in florida and it rarely gets cold so I should be fine.
 
So where was my fiance's reasoning in using 20/50? lol I'm not going to ask him because he doesn't like when I question things about cars, technically I don't know just tons about cars to question....so a thinner oil basically then?
 
ducky1288 said:
So where was my fiance's reasoning in using 20/50? lol I'm not going to ask him because he doesn't like when I question things about cars, technically I don't know just tons about cars to question....so a thinner oil basically then?
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Some people always assume that a thicker oil is better, which isn't always the case. As long as you run a good synthetic 5W-30 such as PP or M1 and change it every 5000 miles you'll be fine. If the car is going to see the track you might want to go with a 5W-40, but based on used oil analysis the 5W-30 M1 I use in my MS3 work beater held up fine for 5000 miles and several track days.
 
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I used Castrol GTX 5w 30 then switched to Mobil clean 5000 5w 30. Both are conventional and are good oils. My engine now has 45k and does not burn a drop. Frequent changing is the key and I'd use the correct weight. As for which oil to use? Take your pick. You could take every type of oil and line them up and someone will have something to say good or bad about each. As long as they meet or exceed the specs designed for the engine, they'll work just fine.
 
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