First post here for me but I have been reading the forums for about a year or so. Anyway, I have been doing my own oil for about 20 years and have been using amsoil off and on for the last 8 years. I have only used their top end oil in the past and have found their oil to be high quality, but a bit pricey and is probably more than what I need now. I don't drive as much as I did in the past, and I like to change my oil twice a year so an oil with an extended drain is not required, but I still want a high quality oil. My question is how does the new OE oil stack up against other oils in it's price range such as PP or M1 etc..
I am driving about 6,000 miles in a 6 month period, but I would call it severe service because of the frequent short trips and living in a damp cold environment during the winter. The rest of the year is mainly pavement but in the fall I am in the woods for two months during hunting season. I also do some towing now and then. I have mainly been using PP for the past couple of years but on a recent trip into my local Napa I saw the OE on the shelf for $5.50 a litre. Seems like a pretty good deal when you consider the regular amsoil is $14.00 a litre and a 4.7 l jug of PP goes for $38.00. I'm thinking it will work just as well or better then the PP, and is a bit cheaper. Seems hard to beat!
I am driving about 6,000 miles in a 6 month period, but I would call it severe service because of the frequent short trips and living in a damp cold environment during the winter. The rest of the year is mainly pavement but in the fall I am in the woods for two months during hunting season. I also do some towing now and then. I have mainly been using PP for the past couple of years but on a recent trip into my local Napa I saw the OE on the shelf for $5.50 a litre. Seems like a pretty good deal when you consider the regular amsoil is $14.00 a litre and a 4.7 l jug of PP goes for $38.00. I'm thinking it will work just as well or better then the PP, and is a bit cheaper. Seems hard to beat!
