anyone use jiffy lube? Thinking about tryin em out instead of the usual dealership since I dont have the means to change my own oil where I live...

 

RP is noticeably better 2 me its in everyones own opinion i also wanna try the greddy oil i hear its supposed to be pretty nice

 

then do it yourself? only need a 10mm and 14mm socket.

 

yea but then you have to find somewhere to take it, and osmething to raise the car up on. id rather pay someone 15 bucks and have them do it. ive been taking my cars to a mobil place for years and will continue taking my car there. it is a standalone mobil oil change and brake place.

 

+1 for Mobil 1 oil filter.

 

mobil 1 with rp?

 

that filter will work fine with the royal purple.

 

All depends on weather I think. I use mobil 1 10-40W

 

no, I am speaking from a purely data standpoint. I have seen oil analysis comparisons. there is a big difference. I do personally run Amsoil and have been pleased with it compared to the old oil I used. a car 'feeling' smoother and the oil really protecting the engine are two different things : )

(ans I in no way am sponsored or sell amsoil or motul)

 

Amsoil. That, Motul, and Elf are the only 3 true 100% synthetics available here, Elf being a newcomer this side of the Atlantic. But keep in mind that none of those 3 are available OTC while RP is, in case that matters to you. I get Ams from a local private dealer. Ams also ships via their site.

 

Mobile 1 5w-30.

 

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

 

I've gained 20whp off of royal purple. stock i think it's 5-30. this is what I run in cali.. I've used mobile 1 previously.. can't tell any difference.

 

+1...used it in my GS-R & SI back in the days, and now I use it in my Z.

 

YEAH... new mod: oil change... better than stickers? I think so.

Stickers: 10-15whp (15 is Vtec on the Z)

Oil change: 20whp

Winner: Oil change

 

All of the questions in this thread are answered in the top 100 questions thread.

Best oil -> motul 300V ... if you want to know why, check out the virgin oil analysis of it on bobistheoilguy forums

 

it takes me about 5-10 minutes to change my oil.. the most time consuming thing is letting the oil drain out. are you kidding?
one time i took my CBR1000 to a local bike dealer because i didn't have a stand yet, and when i got it back it still had the same oil filter on it. I asked them about it and they tried to say it was a simple mistake. I took out the plug and it was still cruddy oil. If you do it yourself, you know you've done it right.

 

we run the motul full synthetic 5w-40 all year round in our shop cars here and temperatures go from one extreme to the other in atlanta. We have never had any complaints. In fact, most customers that have switched to it praise it.

We are also a motul dealer so PM if intersted.

 

problem with changing your oil isn't the using of the sockets .. its the disposing of the oil.. if you get caught dumping it in the wrong place you get a hefty fine.. and alot of oil places charge you to have them take your old oil..

i remember driving around on a saturday for 2 hours trying ot find some where to take the old oil.. some places wanted the price of an oil change to take the oil

 

That sucks. in california, pep boys, autozone etc. take used oil for free.