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Old 01-17-2009, 10:21 AM
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What weight, synthetic or non, brand? What have you tried, liked, or disliked? Im changing my oil this afternoon and im just curious.
Old 01-17-2009, 11:11 AM
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Old 01-17-2009, 12:24 PM
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i have been using royal purple 5w 30 all the time and it seems good.
Old 01-17-2009, 01:34 PM
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i use synthetic ams oil 5-30 summer, 0-30 winter. got it because of good reviews. i like the oil but not the price.
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5w30

ran Mobil 1 syn but switched to castrol i think
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I used regular Castrol conventional oil 5w-30 for a few thousand miles and then I switched to synthetic. I currently use Castrol Syntec 5w-30. To be honest I can't tell the difference.

In the summer I plan on using Mobil1 0w-40 (European Formula), they said it performs well..
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Im the only guy running 10w30 mobil 1 fully synthetic it seems. Stock should be 5w 30 but I change my own oil and they didnt have any 5w30 at walmart when i went!
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I use 5w30 mobil 1 synthetic... I get them at costco when they are on sale with $7-9 off for 5 or 6 quarts... It comes out to $22 and I have my dealership change it for $15 for labor and filter since I'm lazy to do it myself.
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don't have HR, but castrol "German" syntec 0W-30 works great [but the price has gone up in my area...now costs as much as RP] My current fill @ just over $5 a quart is Pennzoil Platinum
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i picked Castrol Syntec 5w-30 now for the best oil filter, mobil 1, K&N ? Any thoughts?
Old 01-19-2009, 12:23 AM
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I've been running Mobil 1 5w-30 and a Pure-One filter
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Originally Posted by jgregory124
i picked Castrol Syntec 5w-30 now for the best oil filter, mobil 1, K&N ? Any thoughts?
Im using Mobile-1 0w-40 and Mobile-1 filter. However I was doing a search on this late Saturday and am going to try the Wix filter. I would do a search for the thread but Im lazy and already did my own research and the post was very informative with flow & filtration numbers.

BTW, Mobile-1 filters have a great filtration system but I think flow was considered low. I haven't had a problem with the bigger filter (I don't use the little one that Mobile-1 recommends).

Im very surprised that there was no flaming on this thread like all the other "What Oil/Filter" threads.
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This weeks “Best motor oil” thread. Cool.
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I knew it was a matter of time...
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Motul Eco Synthetic Oil 5w30

Power Enterprise Oil Filter
Old 01-19-2009, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
This weeks “Best motor oil” thread. Cool.
this isn't the "Best motor Oil" thread, this is the what type of oil and filter are you running in your HR thread.

Nobody is asking which is the best oil to run, only to see what every one else is running
Old 01-19-2009, 04:46 PM
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whatever my guy at the car care place puts in there...
Old 01-19-2009, 05:07 PM
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I've been running Royal Purple 5w30 for a while. Tried a few other brands, but after watching a friction test I'll never use anything else.
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still getting free oil changes from dealer so whatever they use
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How do I spot the german castrol oil? I currently use mobile 1 5w-30 with a wix oil filter.


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