Back Yard Brew :)

[OiledMustangGT]

01 Civic (non-vtec) 5W-20 specified
takes 3.75qts

It currently has valvoline durablend (10% synthetic?) 5W-30 w/a ST filter running 3-5k intervals. (oil is about $10 for 4 quarts)
I was thinking about a home brew of 1 quart M1 full synthetic 5W-30 topped off with 2.75 qts of the cheap 5W-30 M1 drive clean oil (or possibly 5W20 HAVOLINE) (~1.50/qt) it would be approx the same cost. It would run the same 3-5K interval.

Which do you think is a better blend as far as addative package and performance? I think I might be getting a better blend (more synthetic) with the home brew?

[ May 14, 2004, 02:47 AM: Message edited by: OiledMustangGT ]

 

[Pablo]

I would just use real M1.

 

[joatmon]

Why not use Mobil Drive Clean Plus? There's a current thread talking about it.

To see the specs:
Mobil Drive Clean Plus

 

[OiledMustangGT]

yeah, i saw that it seemed like more hype than anything to me (I could be wrong though).... not to mention I have not seen it locally yet.

anyway, do you think the drive clean plus would be better than my m1 mix?

 

[TC]

Bottled oils have formulas which have been tested and proven in both lab and real-world settings. With random "backyard" mixes of random oils, I'd suggest one should expect random performance of said mix.

 

[OiledMustangGT]

about how much $$ is the drive clean plus, and who carries it?

 

['00obw]

If it's true that M-1 T&SUV has a better additive package than M-1 SS, I would use that instead.

bgin