Best To Run The Same Oil All The Time?

[OilReport99]

Agree... 30 is statistically substantial indeed.

Question is.... Which one to run to make it 30 ???

I'm thinking Valvoline 150k Maxlife.

I like black colored oil containers.

Here ya go...

Heavy Duty Motor Oil

HPL heavy duty CI-4 Plus/SL engine oil is a HDMO based motor oil designed for those looking for higher performance and better protection. It is formulated to maximize performance and meet the demands of high performance gasoline and diesel engines. HPL engine oil reduces the coefficient of...

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[OilReport99]

Agree... 30 is statistically substantial indeed.

And so are 29 and 31 - Twin Primes for that matter.

 

[Mr_Luke]

I have run 29... 29 different oils in my Nissan Altima VQ two door coupe... At near 335,000 miles it still runs very strong and zero leaks.

Nice. Does it use any oil?

 

[bbhero]

I'm impressed that you've kept count.

Let me see if I can remember them all from the top of my head...

Castrol EP gold 5w30
Pennzoil Ultra 5w30
Pennzoil Gold 5w30
RP 5w30
Castrol High mileage 5w30
Castrol Magnetec 5w30
Castrol Ultraclean 5w30
Valvoline White 5w30
Valvoline Maxlife FS 5w30
Havoline 5w30
Havoline High mileage 5w30
Cam2 Superpromax 5w30
Cam2 Dexos full synthetic 5w30.
Quaker State FS 5w30
Quaker State HM 5w30
Formula Shell 5w30
Carquest High mileage FS 5w30
Havoline Pro DS 5w30
Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 Pennzoil Platinum HM full synthetic 5w30
Napa Full synthetic 5w30
Napa FS high mileage 5w30
Warren Oil synthetic blend 5w30
Lubrigold 5w30
Federated Auto parts FS 5w30
Mag1 Dexos full synthetic 5w30
Motorcraft synthetic blend 5w30
Quaker State AD 5w30
Super S 5w30

 

[bbhero]

Nice. Does it use any oil?

Not much at all. Maybe 12-14 ozs in 4k miles.

 

[bbhero]

Here ya go...

Heavy Duty Motor Oil

HPL heavy duty CI-4 Plus/SL engine oil is a HDMO based motor oil designed for those looking for higher performance and better protection. It is formulated to maximize performance and meet the demands of high performance gasoline and diesel engines. HPL engine oil reduces the coefficient of...

www.advlubrication.com

Interesting...

Give me Valvoline 150k black container though... Cheaper and it's container pours extremely well.

 

[JC1]

Oh, but what if you use different seasoning on your beans?

Could alter his off gassing depending on the seasoning.

I've never stuck to one brand in an engine. Change is good IMO.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Or change the types of oil you run as per the people who buy various brands of oil that's on sale?

Does it matter much?

You remind me of my cousin. He will ONLY use Pennzoil in his vehicles engines. He thinks if he uses any other brand of oil his engines will suffer a mechanical break down.
Use whichever oil you like.

 

[Mr_Luke]

If you were looking for a used car and saw a CARFAX report for a car that showed it had an OCI every 5k miles, but with various oil brands of the right viscosity, would you shy away from it? I doubt I would.

 

[Mr_Luke]

One thing you will never see is a failed engine at 250k miles with a diagnosis of "the owner failed to stick with one brand of oil."

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

If you were looking for a used car and saw a CARFAX report for one of the used cars that showed it had an OCI every 5k miles, but with various oil brands of the right viscosity, would you shy away from it? I doubt I would.

I wouldn't. I would thank the previous owner for at least doing OCI's.

 

[Silver Samurai]

Your engine doesn't know what brand of oil is in it any more than your body knows which brand of green beans you eat.

Unless you’re 6 years old who in their right mind eats green beans?

lol

 

[wemay]

Brand A today often times won't be the same formulation as Brand A a year or two from first use.

 

[Mr_Luke]

I used many oil brands in my Nissan Sentra and it didn't burn a drop of oil when I parted with it. It only had less than 100k miles when I swapped it but switching oil and filter brands didn't seem to hurt it any. I probably changed the oil & filter more than I should have, as I often do these days.

I put 255k on my 1995 Honda Civic using mostly Castrol GTX 10w30 and 5w30 and OEM filters. It used a small amount of oil but not much.
Do I think it would have used less oil if I'd ran various brands of oil in it? Possibly but I really don't know.

 

[Mr_Luke]

I always kind of had the belief that using various brands of oil is a good idea, kind of like feeding your pet cats or dogs various brands of food and a varied diet.
I might as well pick up two 5 qt jugs of NAPA 0w20 FS and run them at some future OCI. No need to fill up my closet with the stuff but I think it would serve my Prius well for a while.

 

[wpod]

Or change the types of oil you run as per the people who buy various brands of oil that's on sale?

Does it matter much?

Why would you think it would matter?.

 

[Quattro Pete]

I always kind of had the belief that using various brands of oil is a good idea, kind of like feeding your pet cats or dogs various brands of food and a varied diet.
I might as well pick up two 5 qt jugs of NAPA 0w20 FS and run them at some future OCI. No need to fill up my closet with the stuff but I think it would serve my Prius well for a while.

Bad analogy, IMO. Your engine does not need a varied diet.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Unless you’re 6 years old who in their right mind eats green beans?

lol

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What's wrong with green beans?

 

[bbhero]

Green beans seasoned with chicken bouillon Brand... " Better than bouillon" and onion flakes slow cooked for hours on low heat... Are very, very good.

 

[Mr_Luke]

Bad analogy, IMO. Your engine does not need a varied diet.

So IYHO you're better off to run one brand of oil?