DIY Synthetic Blend

'00obw · Mar 28, 2004

I want to blend my own mix of dino and synthetic oils. What is a good ratio to shoot for?

TIA..bg

sbc350gearhead · Mar 28, 2004

IMO you would be better off to call Tim Mills and order some schaeffer's supreme.

Last_Z · Mar 28, 2004

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Originally posted by '00obw:
I want to blend my own mix of dino and synthetic oils. What is a good ratio to shoot for?

TIA..bg

I would think 75/25, dino/PAO would be cost effective and still provide the benefits of PAO. You could increase or decrease the PAO content, but cost and performance will shift accordingly. For PAO, I would choose M1 and Pennzoil for dino.

Pablo · Mar 28, 2004

Soon I begin the 50/50 Amsoil/Pennzoil blend.

rjundi · Mar 28, 2004

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Originally posted by Pablo:
Soon I begin the 50/50 Amsoil/Pennzoil blend.

What OCI using this mix?

BIGJ552000 · Mar 28, 2004

I always thought this was a BAD idea?!?!? Am I wrong?

Last_Z · Mar 28, 2004

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Originally posted by BIGJ552000:
I always thought this was a BAD idea?!?!? Am I wrong?

Not true! That's what we've been lead to believe. All oils are 100% compatible with each other. All oil blenders approve of mixing brands in case of emergency......they don't want you to use the other brands because they will lose your business. Mixing synthetic and dino will shorten the synthetic's life expectancy, but extend the dino's life.
Since I know most of us here (99.0%) do not go beyond 5-6k miles, the mix should work well for cheap.

Pablo · Mar 28, 2004

I'm gonna go 5K in my turbo on this the first go around, then try 7.5K miles. (10K miles is the Amsoil recommendation for this turbo)

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