After reading the wealth of information that this forum has to offer it's time to make my first post. I was thinking about the first oil change I did 14 years ago when I was 17. I stopped by auto zone, got quaker state regular oil, a fram oil filter, and a fram air filter, mostly because those were amoung the cheapest i could find for my old beater car.
Then I discovered the auto internet comunity out there and learned I was doing it all wrong! Over the years I began shopping at NAPA because autozone stinks, using mobil because quaker states causes sludge, wix filters because frams will kill your engine, and k&n air filters because they were supposed to be the best!
Fast forward to 2017:
Now the consensus is that autozone has great end of the year oil deals, fram makes some of the best oil filters and fram air filters are good at protecting engines. K&n air filters will kill your engine and wix doesnt filter well
If people start saying quaker state is a cheaper way to get the same shell base oil as the much touted pennzoil I'll be full circle!
I realize different forums have different opinions but I generally agree with most of the opinions here. The products have changed over the years and this us meant ti be light hearted. Anyone have old war stories to share?
Then I discovered the auto internet comunity out there and learned I was doing it all wrong! Over the years I began shopping at NAPA because autozone stinks, using mobil because quaker states causes sludge, wix filters because frams will kill your engine, and k&n air filters because they were supposed to be the best!
Fast forward to 2017:
Now the consensus is that autozone has great end of the year oil deals, fram makes some of the best oil filters and fram air filters are good at protecting engines. K&n air filters will kill your engine and wix doesnt filter well
I realize different forums have different opinions but I generally agree with most of the opinions here. The products have changed over the years and this us meant ti be light hearted. Anyone have old war stories to share?