Who uses synthetic oil
91stealth
09-05-2004, 11:00 PM
alrite my g/f's stealh tt has 103,000 miles on it and i was wondering if i could run amsoil or redline or something of the nature in it? Also i was wondering if an amsoil oil filter would be fine too? Thanks
Gateway
09-05-2004, 11:24 PM
I use valvoline 10w30. 96k miles.
I was told by a mechanic that valvoline is good oil for an engine.
I was told by a mechanic that valvoline is good oil for an engine.
Thourun
09-06-2004, 12:29 AM
I use mobile 1 10w30 100k miles, Honestly I don't think it matters much among the top brands. What I want to know is the difference between synthetic and natural.
got mph
09-06-2004, 10:56 AM
I based on studies ive read mobile 1 is a top quality full synthetic and that is what i use in all my cars except the stealth which i use redline.
It is very important not to overlook the oil filter, there are big diffs. in them. long story short go with mobile 1 or k&n oil filters, they use full synthetic media and can handle higher oil pressures that would blow a hole through paper filters. i think i found the info at (stealth316.com).
now if anyone can help me with my driveline issue id appreciate it.
It is very important not to overlook the oil filter, there are big diffs. in them. long story short go with mobile 1 or k&n oil filters, they use full synthetic media and can handle higher oil pressures that would blow a hole through paper filters. i think i found the info at (stealth316.com).
now if anyone can help me with my driveline issue id appreciate it.
Igovert500
09-06-2004, 07:00 PM
I use mobil 1 synthetic 10w30, it is a prefered brand amoung many 3s'ers
Redline and royal purple are extremely good brands as well in all parts of your car, not just engine oil, and I would highly recommend them.
As far as oil filters...this is a really good read, it is an independent study on all the main brands:
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html
got mph, I used this as a guide for driveline issues
http://www.stealth316.com/2-awddrainfill.htm
i used synchromesh and mobil 1 75w90 if I remember correctly and it improved shifting quite noticeably.
Redline and royal purple are extremely good brands as well in all parts of your car, not just engine oil, and I would highly recommend them.
As far as oil filters...this is a really good read, it is an independent study on all the main brands:
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html
got mph, I used this as a guide for driveline issues
http://www.stealth316.com/2-awddrainfill.htm
i used synchromesh and mobil 1 75w90 if I remember correctly and it improved shifting quite noticeably.
sLADe781
09-07-2004, 07:40 PM
I use Mobil 1 Synthetic 10w30. :)
mitsuGTvr4
09-08-2004, 06:39 PM
i use mobile 1 0w-40, which is really thin.....i heard it was supposed to be good on cars with turbos.
Getsum3kgtsl
09-12-2004, 03:10 PM
Make sure it doesn't have any oil leaks. If it does, just use regular oil or a high mileage oil, cuz synthetic will leak out fast and you'll need to add frequently, which means more money gone
Hotshot8792
09-12-2004, 08:29 PM
i'm switching to mobile 1 15w50 here, not too worried about a leak, just replaced the rear main seal which is the most common place for a leak on our cars.
Teazrsnow
09-13-2004, 11:02 AM
well the best out there is BG,Mobil 1,royal purple, and redline but they are said to give 3-5% power and the others won't be much different but some people notice that the oil leaks out or is burned off faster than normal oil
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