My cousin is working at delivery pizza, he car is running none stop, I mean he working that car to extreme condition, he is using walmart oil and change it every 2-3 week, I was told him using syntetic or just regular pennzoils with auto rx, what do you guy thing ? he have a camaro v6. Thanks
good oils for pizza diliver ?
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Non stop is not extreme. It is easy on the engine. It's the cold starts and short trips that are killers.
Keeping an engine hot is the best thing for it.
Keeping an engine hot is the best thing for it.
To agree with the other posters, pizza delivery, much like a cab or police car, is not really extreme. Just keep it changed with dino should be fine.
He cannot go wrong with his plan right now as he is changing before it is needed and keeping the oil fresh. SuperTech is a good oil for his usage.
I prefer Olive oil on my Pizza deliveries.
He has a good program with what he's doing...in fact, he's probably over-doing it. As long as his car is in good tune, he could go 5000 miles between changes with an API SM-rated mineral oil. Change the filter every other oil change. Seriously!
He has a good program with what he's doing...in fact, he's probably over-doing it. As long as his car is in good tune, he could go 5000 miles between changes with an API SM-rated mineral oil. Change the filter every other oil change. Seriously!
With a lot of mixed driving he might want to consider a gasoline additive to keep the fuel system clean and add a bit of lubricity to the gasoline, something like RLI's gas additive or Fuel Power (a site sponsor). Also adding 3 ounces of Auto-Rx every oil change would be useful. With those frequent oil changes his biggest headache might just be traffic and getting lost, not engine wear.
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All good comments imo. If you want to get him "involved" have him figure some fuel component to his OCI and do a UOA. The easy way to figure this is taking his normal fuel economy vs. his delivery fuel usage. He's always in the sweet spot for most of the unavoidable wear on the engine. The oil condition is his only concern. Fuel enrichment, assuming that the injectors are not fouled, should be mostly a non-issue.
I'd say that he should invest in some type of fuel system maintenance program. A bottle of Amsoil PI or maybe Regane every so often would probably not be a bad idea.
I'd say that he should invest in some type of fuel system maintenance program. A bottle of Amsoil PI or maybe Regane every so often would probably not be a bad idea.
Good to know for us college kids who deliver on nights/weekends. I am starting an Auto-RX cleaning on my Buick LeSabre (1999, 34k miles, formerly used to drive to church on Sundays) that is used for delivery on the weekends. It's left running at people's houses both for convenience, keeping the engine hot, and reducing wear on stuff. Also slightly better economy, strangely enough. Well, assuming I'm not kept standing for 10 minutes.
then I will have no comment, when I see him next time. he using 10w/30 super tech and super tech oil filter, I might tell him change one a month. We did many important maintain on that car, like plug and wire and seafoam, brake fluid,tranny and rear fluid, change new driver belt, fuel filter, he use factory stuff but when to oil he just use walmart cheap brand and change it often, he say that car give him 15-17mpg, he never turn off his car when I park outside people house, and when he get back he turn off his car and 5-10min later he had to go again, I think he is working 7-10 hours a day, that what he told me. Thanks for all the rely.
Originally Posted By: killagt
My cousin is working at delivery pizza, he car is running none stop, I mean he working that car to extreme condition, he is using walmart oil and change it every 2-3 week, I was told him using syntetic or just regular pennzoils with auto rx, what do you guy thing ? he have a camaro v6. Thanks
I would use a synthetic like Amsoil XL 5w30 or ASL 5w30 and an EaO filter. Then he won't have to change oil every 3 weeks. Adding a bottle of Amsoil P.i. to the gas would help, maybe even some Amsoil Power Foam though the intake once.
My cousin is working at delivery pizza, he car is running none stop, I mean he working that car to extreme condition, he is using walmart oil and change it every 2-3 week, I was told him using syntetic or just regular pennzoils with auto rx, what do you guy thing ? he have a camaro v6. Thanks
I would use a synthetic like Amsoil XL 5w30 or ASL 5w30 and an EaO filter. Then he won't have to change oil every 3 weeks. Adding a bottle of Amsoil P.i. to the gas would help, maybe even some Amsoil Power Foam though the intake once.
I'd worry more about the starter and the brakes than what oil he's using, especially if the oil's almost always warm.
Originally Posted By: killagt
My cousin is working at delivery pizza, he car is running none stop, I mean he working that car to extreme condition, he is using walmart oil and change it every 2-3 week, I was told him using syntetic or just regular pennzoils with auto rx, what do you guy thing ? he have a camaro v6. Thanks
I'm fairly sure he could go longer than every 2-3 weeks on any oil. I know as a pizza guy he doesn't have much dough to spend on synthetic oil, but good gawd every 2-3 weeks must be sucking his spare change and ruining his social life. I think he should use a HDEO and go 6 weeks at least. The conditions aren't THAT nasty.
I'm just puking this up and sure it will attract wrath and scorn, but I would drop Amsoil HDEO ACD SAE 30/10W-30 in the beast and go 3 months, to possibly 6 months. I'll hook him up.
My cousin is working at delivery pizza, he car is running none stop, I mean he working that car to extreme condition, he is using walmart oil and change it every 2-3 week, I was told him using syntetic or just regular pennzoils with auto rx, what do you guy thing ? he have a camaro v6. Thanks
I'm fairly sure he could go longer than every 2-3 weeks on any oil. I know as a pizza guy he doesn't have much dough to spend on synthetic oil, but good gawd every 2-3 weeks must be sucking his spare change and ruining his social life. I think he should use a HDEO and go 6 weeks at least. The conditions aren't THAT nasty.
I'm just puking this up and sure it will attract wrath and scorn, but I would drop Amsoil HDEO ACD SAE 30/10W-30 in the beast and go 3 months, to possibly 6 months. I'll hook him up.
Pablo, how did I know there would be an Amsoil angle to your HDEO recommendation?
Can't blame you: I'm sure it would serve him well.
I don't know if I missed it, but how many miles does 2-3 weeks work out to?
Regardless I have a feeling his driver's seat will wear out long before the engine.
For my money the Super Tech is a good choice.
Can't blame you: I'm sure it would serve him well.
I don't know if I missed it, but how many miles does 2-3 weeks work out to?
Regardless I have a feeling his driver's seat will wear out long before the engine.
For my money the Super Tech is a good choice.
Extend that OCI to 6 weeks at the very least. This is one case where a UOA may actually pay for itself.
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Extend that OCI to 6 weeks at the very least. This is one case where a UOA may actually pay for itself.
Better yet, get of the week system of OCI and go to miles or fuel consumed.
Extend that OCI to 6 weeks at the very least. This is one case where a UOA may actually pay for itself.
Better yet, get of the week system of OCI and go to miles or fuel consumed.
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I know as a pizza guy he doesn't have much dough to spend on synthetic oil, but good gawd every 2-3 weeks must be sucking his spare change and ruining his social life.
No social life, obsessive about changing oil.
Sounds like a potential BITOGer. Some recruit him.
I know as a pizza guy he doesn't have much dough to spend on synthetic oil, but good gawd every 2-3 weeks must be sucking his spare change and ruining his social life.
No social life, obsessive about changing oil.
Sounds like a potential BITOGer. Some recruit him.
I delivered pizza for longer than I care to admit, easy money. I used Castrol GTX at 5K mile intervals in my Integra RS with the 1.8 liter DOHC non vtec engine. Car had 300K miles when I sold it and it still was running like a top to redline. When I pulled the valve cover, all was clean, no sludge and only a slight golden color to the head.
The B18 is a fantastic motor, PriusLove. Just out of curiosity, sorry to hijack the thread temporarily, but how often did you change your timing belt in your RS?
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I would run synthetic and go 3-4 months at least. If I had to change oil every 3 weeks I would drive my car off a cliff.
I think I would wear out my rhino ramps changing so often????
I think I would wear out my rhino ramps changing so often????
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