Picking up a 2005 Kia Spectra with a 2.0 for a spare car. The owner made a deal I couldn’t say no too. The car was used for commuting 170,000 miles and bought new by them. I have no clue if it was maintained properly or not. Would HM oil be best for this application? It will mostly be a school car for my teenage son and a gas saver when we need to run around. I was thinking of a Fram ph9688 and Valvoline 10w30 but I see that for 30 cents more I can use Pennzoil 10w30 HM. All from Walmart and under $25. Any benefits to HM oils as I have never used them?
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High mileage oils are suppose to be a bandaid for consumption and leaks by treating seals and being marginally thicker in viscosity. There is not really much of a difference otherwise that shows up on a normal oil analysis.
A high mileage oil may prevent consumption and leaks from starting and it definitely won't hurt. In that price range, supertech full synthetic high mileage wouldn't be a bad alternative either.
A high mileage oil may prevent consumption and leaks from starting and it definitely won't hurt. In that price range, supertech full synthetic high mileage wouldn't be a bad alternative either.
Here are a few previous threads on the benefits or characteristics of high-mileage oils:
Pennzoil High Mileage conventional moly content.
Does anyone know if Pennzoil High Mileage convention oil still contains the huge dose of moly that the old copper colored bottle had? The only voa I could find was the older copper bottle on the PQIA site. Any voas,uoas on the current yellow bottle formula?
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Super Tech High Mileage Full Synthetic
I saw a thread from a year or so ago about this product. Has anyone tried it and liked/disliked it since then? My vehicles are getting older and I'm thinking of trying it. One has a small leak and the other is starting to consume oil a little
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How Many of You Use High Mileage Oil?
You can see I have a pretty old fleet and I have steered away from High Mileage oil up to this point. However, I am starting to see a light (not necessarily "the" light) and am curious how many of you use a High Milage oil? What criteria do you use in making the switch? Is it merely miles on...
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High mileage oil, is it really needed?
Currently all of my vehicles have over 75,000 miles with 132,000 miles being the most. Currently I've been using 5W-30 Valvoline conventional in all of them. Is there any benefit going to a high mileage oil if the engine is in good shape? Thanks. Wayne
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high mileage question
I've been using 5-30 Platinum high mileage full synthetic on my Solara in South Florida. My mechanic suggested that I switch to 5-40 instead of the "high mileage" version. I don't think Pennzoil makes 5-40. Is it available and if not what would be the reasons to use 3w30 high mileage vs...
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Best "high mileage" oil to stop leaks...
I decided to purchase my sisters 2000 Ford Taurus (Vulcan OHV) with 207K miles. It has been at our house now for about a week and I noticed a few oil drops on the ground. I don't believe my sister ever had to add oil between oil changes so I don't think this is a large leak, and from the size of...
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When do you start using High Mileage Oil?
I am nearing the end of a year-long clean-out period in my Kia. Back when I was an apartment dweller, I relied on the manual and the dealer for my oil changes. The manual calls for 7500mi OCIs, so that's what I did. Now I have a house and a garage, and I enjoy doing my own car maintenance again...
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High mileage oil just contains seal swellers?
Years ago, i saw this was supposed to be the case, was it true? and is it still true? Example, the manufacturers seem to consider anything over 75k miles as high mileage, any reason to use it when over that mileage?
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Penzoil ultra and high mileage
Hi all. I bought Penzoil high mileage and I have 2qt. Ultra platinum left from last oil change. I would like to combine but I just want to hear your expertise will maybe a different additives work one against another or not. Thank you.
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High Mileage oil for a Saab
Hello everyone! I own a Saab 9-5 Aero that has a 2.3Litre turbocharged engine, with 240.000kms on the clock. I have an oil consumption that's about 1L/1000km. It has been inspected by multiple mechanics, all of them said that i need to replace the rings if i want to eliminate the oil...
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Super Tech High-Mileage. Any good? Any UOA?
I already asked what the cheapest HM oil is on the market and people replied Super Tech High mileage. Is this oil any good? P.S. The search function is horrible!
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What HM oil is best to reduce burn off?
I have a 95 Mazda B4000 with the 4.0L V6 engine with 112k miles. I got the vehicle at 73k, and used Valvoine Durablend 5W-30 from then until a little over 100k. The previous owner from new was a relative and used conventional Pennzoil 5W-30. At just over 100k I noticed some oil consumption...
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Good idea. I’ll ask what they used or where they took it tonight when I get the car.
Hi mileage Mobil One and a good filter like Fram Ultra. Why keep beating on a beater?
I am conflicted on the philosophy of cheap car, cheap oil. I mean if anything, it probably needs a better oil more so than a better car. More detergents to clean, a better film to protect worn parts, etc.
I run a name brand full syn in my $2300 commuter because I want it to last as long as possible. Granted supertech may serve that purpose as well as a name brand, but that's another conversation. The only scenario I see where a cheaper oil might be a better choice is if the car needs top offs frequently.
I run a name brand full syn in my $2300 commuter because I want it to last as long as possible. Granted supertech may serve that purpose as well as a name brand, but that's another conversation. The only scenario I see where a cheaper oil might be a better choice is if the car needs top offs frequently.
we had a 2006 spectra bought new , started life on 5w20 then bumped up to valvoline syn blend 5w30.
The engine was quieter on the 30 weight when fully warmed up.
We had that car 12 years never had a lick of problems with it even the a/c was still ice cold and never topped up.
Also used factory oil filters for around the first three years then went to the white can purolaters and supertech.
Never ever had engine noise from using these filters
The engine was quieter on the 30 weight when fully warmed up.
We had that car 12 years never had a lick of problems with it even the a/c was still ice cold and never topped up.
Also used factory oil filters for around the first three years then went to the white can purolaters and supertech.
Never ever had engine noise from using these filters
A friend of mine has an 06 spectre with 300k kilometres on it, only been fed whatever cheap oil the quick lube place gives her for the past 12 years she’s owned it. She just had a local mechanic do a thorough inspection over it as she plans for a few big road trips and he said besides some new shocks, it’s still in great mechanical shape
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I'd use any store brand 15W-40 CK-4 rated oil that was cheapest and call it a day.
Planning on doing that with my old accord starting with next oil change. It has 248k miles on it currently.
Planning on doing that with my old accord starting with next oil change. It has 248k miles on it currently.
Castrol/Pennzoil/Vavoline HM, or forgo the HM seal swell and additional detergents and use ST/Kirkland synthetic. I think MaxLife Syn Blend is a fine choice for older cars.
Heck, if your local Walmart has Havoline Lifelong Syn, that would also be a great choice.
Heck, if your local Walmart has Havoline Lifelong Syn, that would also be a great choice.
I asked him what oil he used but he just took it to whatever shop was convenient when it was due. I ended up buying the oil change special at Advance which was a jug of Fram HM 10w30 and a Fram Force filter. $23.99. My son is going to learn how to service his car this weekend with me. I pretty excited about teaching him a life skill that will save him some money.
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Use Supertech Cf2/SG I have used it for 3 years in KTM 500 excf. If it works in a 2019 bike, I'm sure it's fine for a beater. 380 hours on the clock
Agreed. Though I may spend just a bit more and use Mobil Delvac Super 1300 15W-40, or even consider Rotella T4.
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Valvoline MaxLife 5/10W-30 and use the rebate shown in the rebates forum...
get whatever is on sale/clearance 
