What oil do you use and why?

enog24

enog24

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I am getting ready to do an oil change on my 2006 Lincoln Zephyr. Me and my dad were talking about which is best for newer vehicles. I only have 12,000 miles on the car and am going to use Castrol Syntec Blend, just dont think I need a full synthetic. Price is not a factor so would going full synthetic be worth it?



What are your preferences for oil and why?
 
I use Castrol Magnatec and very happy with its performance. It also makes the engine runs smoother and quieter. Cheaper than a fully synthetic. I even notice the engine starts easier in the morning. And adds a little more pickup to the engine's acceleration.
 
I use Purple motor oil because I like the cool purple color bottles they come in. :laugh:

Actually I felt a slight power improvement and better MPG from the OEM oil when switched to full synthetic.
 
If price is no object than there really is no downside to using a full synthetic.



I regularly run Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-30 or Mobil 1 Racing 0W-30 in the Mustang. I have been doing used oil analysis on the Mustang for years and they always come back with glowing reports.



I just had a used oil analysis done at 102K with an oil change interval of 7500 miles. The Mustang does not burn a drop of oil and the results again were positive with below normal wear and no water, fuel or solids in the oil and plenty of additive left with a TBN of 3.0 (TBN of 1.0 is considered low).



If you have questions about your oil than I would suggest used oil analysis. I use Blackstone labs and would recommend them to anyone.



Blackstone Laboratories
 
I run Mobil 1 5w30 in my Impala and I run Penzoil Platinum 5w20 in my Focus. I've been flling the Impala with Mobil 1 for years. I think synthetic is the way to go.
 
It's pretty hard to justify using anthing over the OEM approved and recommended Motorcraft 5W20 as it's a spectacular product.



Overall you would just have to keep this car well over 300k miles to perhaps maybe see a difference.
 
I've been using Penzoil Platinum synthetic 5w20 in my '05 Mazda3 for the past couple years. I run it 7500K between changes. After my 2nd 7500K run, I sent it in for a UOA. It came back flawless and showed that I could have run it out longer. Platinum, IMO, is the best bang for the buck synthetic oil out there...or, it used to be. I stocked up with 60+ quarts a couple years ago when they had crazy deals ($1.99/qt.).



For my leased Tacoma, I use Motorcraft 5w20 and change it every 5K. MC is a rock solid oil.
 
I take all of mine back to the dealer. I use OEM oil and have them fill out that maitenance book that is in your owner's manual. I follow everything it says from time for an oil change, change spark plugs, and even do a flush. Just doing that will greatly increase you resale value and really increase trade in value if you take it back to the same type of dealer. :usa
 
Yal said:
^LOL :D well said.



I haven't been on Autopia long but I am surprised it took this long for an oil thread to start up :)
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Oh, we've had them before...they usually turn into a brawl after a while, just like a wax thread (my oil is better than your oil :nana: )
 
I use German Catrol 0w30 because the German Castrol is leaps and bounds ahead of the US stuff and the Mobil 1 5w30 is a thin 30weight and tends to shear back fairly quickly. My car tending to naturally burn oil in VTEC means I definately don't want an oil on the thin side.
 
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