Best oil overall

[AndyH]

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I know this question seems to be asked a lot, and i know the answer tends to be that it depends on the car. But there must be one oil (street formula that can be bought by the average consumer, no exotic racing oils) that seems to shine above the rest.

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Pretty tough to beat the cost-to-performance value of Castrol Syntec 0W-30 (a.k.a., "German Castrol" or "GC"). Available in the U.S. at most AutoZone stores, usually for less than the cost of Mobil 1. GC continually turns in great UOA's in a variety of vehicles as well.

 

[Ron AKA]

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I don't have any problem with someone making a claim. I do however have a problem with someon making claims and not backing them with any proof. There's been a lot of that going on in this topic.

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You are right, and the ones that do provide the proof to back up their claims get criticized by those that have provided nothing.

 

[Harry61]

I believe this URL site will be an eye-opener for most interested in the "best" oil.
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oil-life.html

 

[Ciffer]

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I believe this URL site will be an eye-opener for most interested in the "best" oil.
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oil-life.html

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what i gathered from that article is that not only are amsoil and mobil 1 are both excellent option, but also there really isn't a "best" oil, which i guess is what most people have been saying.

 

[elsmacko]

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I believe this URL site will be an eye-opener for most interested in the "best" oil.
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oil-life.html

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Well this is an interesting test. The Mobil 1 allowed more engine wear, it appears. The Amsoil however sheared down, but didn't allow as much engine wear (or they have a secret ingredient that hides wear metals in UOA's

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I'm not sure what type of driving the original poster does. I don't know which engine he has (still). All I know is it's turbocharged and modified. How much horsepower? He doesn't like to spend much time typing I guess

But at that drain interval, I suppose whichever Synthetic that is cheapest should be ok. If he is running it really hard, might even juust change it every 2 months. In which case, go with whichever Synth is cheapest like I said.

Although in MY turbo engine, Mobil 1 burns like ________ crazy. Wally Synth works ok. I'm gonna check out Rotella Synth and Castrol Syntec next. I'm running the Wally Sytnh and change it every 2-3 months.

I am driving really short trips right now, as work is 3 miles from home, and I come home for lunch. In fact today when I went and put gas in the car, I checked my oil, and I sniffed the dipstick; the oil smelled like raw fuel. The oil has only been in there a month. I took it for a 6 mile highway run, came home checked the oil, it smelled normal again. I guess I evaporated that raw fuel out of it by doing so. I'm rambling. But basically, short trips change it more often and use cheaper stuff because extended drain OCI is not a good idea.