 Synthetic oil, which ones are good? |
 Nov 23, 2004 - 1:22 AM
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I haven't looked too much into yet but was wondering which synthetic oil you prefer. Any good or bad comments on them?
I just wondered since it's getting close to time for my oil change and I got some pretty high miles. I thought about a tune-up and synthetic oil. Oh yeah, whats good for the trans? I got my ideas. Now I want to hear yours. --------------------  CLOSED on 25 acres! -shop coming soon.... |
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Nov 24, 2004 - 5:26 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '03 From FRANKFORT,KENTUCKY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I switched to synthetic oil (Castrol gtx) at about 120,000 miles. It starts better in cold weather,runs smoother, seemed like a tiny tiny tiny bit more power( i could be wrong). I wish I hadn't switched though because now it leaks oil really bad,a quart and a half in a 5 day work week, and it cost alot to keep oil in it. Synthetic oil isn't bad, but switching to synthetic at a higher mileage will show you problems that you would have otherwise not seen,like worn gaskets. When I get a brand new car I will put in synthetic but not in another used car or motor. Besides an engine gets accustomed to the type and grade of oil it gets on a regular basis
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frosty Synthetic oil Nov 23, 2004 - 1:22 AM
Newbie Umm.. It might be too late for you to change to sy... Nov 23, 2004 - 1:55 AM Blakout16 i have the good ol' synthetic oil .... only pr... Nov 23, 2004 - 2:07 AM fastgt http://alltrac.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=244
hop... Nov 23, 2004 - 6:32 AM Supersprynt QUOTE(Blakout16 @ Nov 23, 2004 - 2:07 AM)i ha... Nov 23, 2004 - 8:18 AM NYCelica I use 10W40 Quaker State Peak Performance for the ... Nov 23, 2004 - 8:33 AM Supersprynt You should not go from standard to synthetic like ... Nov 23, 2004 - 8:34 AM NYCelica It wont hurt but it will leak somewhere around the... Nov 23, 2004 - 8:37 AM Supersprynt No it wont hurt but why...just stick with the synt... Nov 23, 2004 - 8:40 AM playr158 mobile1 ful synthetic all the way!!!... Nov 23, 2004 - 11:19 AM Sev408 u use 5w 10, hmm im using 10w 30 cause thats what ... Nov 23, 2004 - 2:08 PM Supersprynt I also use Mobil 1: 15W:50 (spring/summer car only... Nov 23, 2004 - 2:17 PM Doge If you are diligent with your oil changes it wont ... Nov 23, 2004 - 3:05 PM Mr_E An awful lot of synthetic oil isn't actually s... Nov 23, 2004 - 3:20 PM Anub1s I use Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic 10w30 and the mobil ... Nov 23, 2004 - 3:42 PM spunky393 Mobile 1 full syn. is what i use and is a very goo... Nov 23, 2004 - 4:02 PM Mr_E FYI - Mobil 1 is a real synthetic, and pretty damn... Nov 23, 2004 - 4:32 PM Hanyo yup yup. mobile 1 for me.
after 3k miles the oil... Nov 23, 2004 - 4:45 PM Junior Mobil 1 and castrol synthetic are the best for you... Nov 23, 2004 - 4:48 PM Blakout16 QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Nov 23, 2004 - 1:18 PM)QU... Nov 23, 2004 - 5:17 PM Anub1s I use Fully synthetic Amsoil 2000 series 75W90 tra... Nov 23, 2004 - 5:30 PM frosty QUOTE(Junior @ Nov 23, 2004 - 9:48 PM) ... Nov 24, 2004 - 2:42 AM
exxtractor Nycelica I think you have it backwards, shouldn... Nov 27, 2004 - 3:05 AM Justin When I put synthetic oil in my trans almost all of... Nov 26, 2004 - 10:31 PM jbcustom Im using Castrol 10W30, its great stuff, but as me... Dec 2, 2004 - 4:22 PM Lar- I'm using Top Secret engine oil....
Not bad...... Dec 3, 2004 - 2:06 AM Bigmeanbulldog55 I know I don't have very many boxes, which mea... Dec 3, 2004 - 2:32 AM Bigmeanbulldog55 I just wanted this post to get back up to the top ... Dec 4, 2004 - 3:37 AM |
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