Thought this was interesting, even though it's highly specific to the engine design.
TL;DW: Castrol or Nulon 10w60 has the best protection in RB engines.
So I usually modify my cars quite a lot, and running a remote oil filter is pretty easy considering I usually have to add an adapter to be able to use a large air-to-air oil cooler anyway (with thermostat of course). I'm thinking I should buy a filter mount that can fit the largest filter I can...
Hey there @High Performance Lubricants, I got an email about your black Friday sale for free shipping on cases of twelve, but it appears to be only for your hploil.com site. Anything similar happening on advlubrication.com?
Thanks.
Pulled my Fram ultra filter from my 2005 Mazda 6 2.3 liter today. The filter material has completely detached from the plastic frame. This is 8000ish miles running Mobil 1 0w40 with some Castol 0w20 top off. Not cool Fram. I did add Mos2 about 3000 miles in because I was curious about how it...
There's a lot of discussion on this forum of specs and qualifications for specific applications, but I have a more general question. Are newer oil formulations and their additive packages actually better at protecting an engine from wear, or are they mainly driven by manufacturer requirements...