let's talk oil

Ran m1 for a while. I've a bit of an oil crazy...

I've switched to Castrol 0w-40 European formula. That said, if you want liquid crack under the hood try motul 300V - x-wxx (your cars/climate weight)

Amsoil is also VERY top notch.
 
The Driver said:
Ran m1 for a while. I've a bit of an oil crazy...

I've switched to Castrol 0w-40 European formula. That said, if you want liquid crack under the hood try motul 400 - x-wxx (your cars/climate weight)

amsoil is also VERY top notch.
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Driver,

Is that Castrol you use the famous German green one that many rave about?

Thanks,
Steve
 
fdresq4 said:
Driver,

Is that Castrol you use the famous German green one that many rave about?

Thanks,
Steve
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It was Green however it is now black. As long as it says European formula in that little badge your good. Once a year advance auto has it on sale on it, 4$ a qt. It literally sells out in a day. Even at regular prices it's awesome though. I find the 5 liters are great and some very few walmarts have it (As much as I hate going into those things).





This is what I use for Track days...
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Motul 300V 5W30 "Power Racing" Engine Oil, 2L (2.1qt) - ViVA Performance

Just for fun, I ran Valvoline Non-Syn 10W-30 in my 3rd Gen Rx7, stuff is awesome for rotaries.
 
Mobil 1 ESP 5w30 with a Nissan filter in my Pathfinder.

BMW / Castrol TWS 0w60 with a BMW oil filter in my BMW.

Although, the later oil may now be changing soon, since BMW dumped Castrol for Shell in the new year. I think I'd still stick with he same oil, as it's available through the mail from Castrol as the same oil without the BMW part number and "approved by BMW" on it. I'm not sure what She'll is going to come up with for the NA older M cars.
 
Swanicyouth said:
Mobil 1 ESP 5w30 with a Nissan filter in my Pathfinder.

BMW / Castrol TWS 0w60 with a BMW oil filter in my BMW.

Although, the later oil may now be changing soon, since BMW dumped Castrol for Shell in the new year. I think I'd still stick with he same oil, as it's available through the mail from Castrol as the same oil without the BMW part number and "approved by BMW" on it. I'm not sure what She'll is going to come up with for the NA older M cars.
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I would stick with the Castrol as well.

Wonder if BMW will start manufacturing engine oil caps that say Shell on them rather than Castrol?
 
I was a Mobil 1 fan for a few years unless I had a ugly whip just to get by (whatever lemon I could afford because I was a bad NJ driver) I would just put any conventional oil as long as it wasn't used. I was raised normal oil is oil is oil.

When I got back into the retail business and trying to figure out what High Milage/Synthetic was better than the other was a needle in a hay stack. So, now I run Castrol Edge with a purolater PureOne/synthetic filter. A year ago it was Valvoline SynPower. So far I don't notice anything different.
 
I used to use valvoline, made the move to mobil1 a year ago for my street cars, lucas only in the race cars. For filters, I've always used fram because they're what I use on my race cars.
 
MrCleanit said:
I was a Mobil 1 fan for a few years unless I had a ugly whip just to get by (whatever lemon I could afford because I was a bad NJ driver) I would just put any conventional oil as long as it wasn't used. I was raised normal oil is oil is oil.

When I got back into the retail business and trying to figure out what High Milage/Synthetic was better than the other was a needle in a hay stack. So, now I run Castrol Edge with a purolater PureOne/synthetic filter. A year ago it was Valvoline SynPower. So far I don't notice anything different.
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Great combo, I always use purolator pureone. They really do have the best filters out. (Go look em up on Bob is the oil guy)
 
Mobil 1 oil in the nice cars and truck, with name brand stuff (whatever is on sale) in my Taurtus beater. PureOne, Mobil 1, K&N filters in everything. 3-4k intervals on all.

Randy
 
Accumulator said:
OK, I gotta ask- in the absence of something weird going on, why change out a long-life synthetic at 3-4K?
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I change every 5k and I'm using "synthetics" (one oil is more synthetic than the other). It seems like cheap insurance to me. When I cracked open my BMW engine it was spotless. Not even the normal aluminum staining, everything was silver still.

My cat-sized brain tells me that while the base stock may be fine for 10-15k, the additives may not. Also, oil gets dirty from pollutants from incoming air (unfiltered particles) and the process of combustion.

What I never seem to grasp is why anyone buys anything but the factory oil filter.
 
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