Oil - What do you use?

[MaxBURNOUT]

When it comes to oil witch is better. patrolium based or synthetic. and if you go from patrolium to synthetic do you have to do any special steps besides change your oil and filter.. do you have to flush your system?

If you know please let me know.. and if you have any suggestions on oil please let me know

Right now im using Pinzoil 10W40

MaX

[BullShifter]

No you don't need to do anything special when switching from different types of oil, that's a myth. the only thing you don't want to do is mix them, say 2qts of conventional & 1.50qts of synthetic.

I personally use Mobil 1 synthetic or Penzoil Synthetic.

10w-40 is too thick for your engine. 0w-30, 5w-30, or 10w-30 should be used. thicker oil robbs your engine of power and a little 4 banger doesn't need that. Plus it doesn't flow as it should.

[MaxBURNOUT]

Thanks... what is your side on the that new Quaker state sh!t..

[BullShifter]

Originally Posted by MaxBURNOUT

Thanks... what is your side on the that new Quaker state sh!t..

All the major brands are good: it's a personal pref. in my opinion.
Mobil 1
Royal Purple
Amsoil
Penzoil
Valvoline
Quaker State
Etc, Etc, Etc

[slammedcivicsi]

Amsoil is where its at.

[MaxBURNOUT]

never heard of it

[civickiller]

10w-40 is not too thick for your engine. especially for synthetic which they say is a thinner oil to begin with.

turbo companies recommend 20w-50 when using turbos

[Sikocivic]

Originally Posted by jackasssi

the only thing you don't want to do is mix them, say 2qts of conventional & 1.50qts of synthetic.

Not mixing synthetic and conventional is another myth. There is nothing wrong with doing it. Most oil companies sell "blended oil" that is 70% conventional and 30% synthentic.

[icE_x]

wow, i learned a lot from readin this thread seriously - there's so many oil myths!

[dmbrisket 51]

seareously me too, if its not a myth, then why do they sell flush systems? are those one of the ploys of the company praying on the ignorence of us all? and yes i knew about blended oil, and holey shit, 10w40? i use 5w30, specally in the winter time when its cold out

[MaxBURNOUT]

Well. I live in south East Texas... We really havent seen snow sence the 60s

[skotman]

it's plenty warm down here near new orleans, even in the winter, to use 10w40. in fact, that's what i almost always used to use, until i realized that 10W30 actually seemed to save me a litte bit on gas milage.

recently i switched to synthetic. first i tried one of those synthetic blends, mentioned above, with no special flushing in between. i'd never even heard of the myths of not mixing them. the additives people use, and "oil treatments" are often synthetic oils, so why would i need to flush? anyway, at the next oil change i went to full synthetic. i figured i'd give it a try, dispite the total money i spent on the oil change being more than twice what i normally spend. i even got one of those super duper Fram X2 filters that come in a can. weird.

anyway, long story short, i've noticed no performance difference or gas milage increase or decrease between conventional, blended, and pure synthetic oils. someone explained to me, however, that synthetic oils, supposedly, do not leave harmful deposits in the engine like conventional oils do. oh well. 15 year old car. no way to tell now.

[MaxBURNOUT]

Yeah, Really.. well on my next oil change im going to go with 10w30 or 5w30 - Probibly 10.. I just wish it would hurry up and warm up. Later..
Max

[MaxBURNOUT]

Sence were on the subject of oils and fluids.. any suggestions on tranny fluid?

[civickiller]

syncromesh for tranny fluid.

i run synthetic blend in my car. i run a 10w-40. hawaii never gets that cold. they say synthetic is thinner which is why you shouldnt use it in old high mileage cars because it gets past the rings mroe so you burn more oil. thats just what i heard.