frankenstein oil mixture how long would you run it

[Ashtray77]

Hypothetically, let's say you have a quart each of these 5w-20 oils: Mobil 1, Valvoline Synpower, Quaker State Conventional, and Napa Synthetic and put them into your Honda Civic for an oil change... How long would you run this mixture for? Just curious..

 

[mopar_monkey]

should be fine under normal use.

 

[mozart]

Originally Posted By: Ashtray77
Hypothetically, let's say you have a quart each of these 5w-20 oils: Mobil 1, Valvoline Synpower, Quaker State Conventional, and Napa Synthetic and put them into your Honda Civic for an oil change... How long would you run this mixture for? Just curious..


I think it is a good question. If you look at the back label of most sythetic oils, they often say "... compatible with all conventional and sythetic oils from leading brands". Not all say this though. I guess the adaptive molecules may attack the ultraextendedpowertec gumbo

 

[S2500Dog]

Man, that some wierd combination you going for your Civic.

 

[Tremo]

Should be good for at least 5000 miles.

 

[zrxkawboy]

Originally Posted By: Tremo
Should be good for at least 5000 miles.


ditto

 

[Captain_Klink]

7500-10,000 miles as long as it is warm weather, and engine is run for longer trips. if only short trips, then 4-5000 miles. if cold weather and short trips, 2-3000 miles.

 

[Mr Nice]

10K miles is very easy for your Civic.

 

[dgee]

Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
10K miles is very easy for your Civic.


civics are soooo easy on oil lucky you
id go for 7-8k no problemo

 

[Ashtray77]

What would be considered a longer trip? My daily commute to work is about 15 miles, 14 of it highway.. Is that considered long enough?

I'm not running this mixture yet, but might next spring.. when you have a car that only takes 3.75 qts. and buy different 5 qt bottles that happen to be on sale, you get leftovers..

 

[yaris0128]

From what I hear the different additive packages can get messed up when mixed but I doubt that since they are all pretty similar. My next change in my yaris is getting leftovers from of a 1.5qt of Valvoline Synpower, 1.5qt of Super Tech synthetic and a 0.5qt of Royal Purple. Id rather not use a mix of oils but Im not going to throw away all that left over oil.

 

[Lethal1ty17]

I've wanted to try an OC with a qt of each of the top 5 oils, run it like 10k, then do a UOA

either way, your civic should easily squeeze 8k out of that oil mixture, no problemo.

 

[dparm]

You're fine. That motor will run forever on just about anything.