Nice car.2019 Accord Sport 2.0t
I don't find it funny, I think if I don't use the right oil the super the turbo will crap out some day and it will be a bazillion dollars to replace.
I've been beating my car for years on bulk conventional/syn blend with 5k oci with no problems. I think using top tier higher octane gas is a good idea with DI/turbos, along with a bottle of Gumout/Techron every OCI. Maybe a good Euro synthetic. With today's high quality oils, past a point you're really paying a lot more for diminishing returns.tldr: is premium oil really worth premium prices for a daily ricer?
In doing some searching on the forum none of the threads really help me understand if it's worth either brand, just that there's tons of addictive in Redline, and Amsoil isn't really worth it. And this thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/am-i-wasting-money-with-amsoil-schaeffers.332678/ kinda makes me think the verdict is still out on "worth".
My car has a turbo direct injection gasoline engine that's open port with an aluminum block. I drive regularly 90% of the time, and beat it somewhat hard 10%. I live in a part of the country that is cold more than hot (PA). In my engine I notice a difference if I use Redline and the highest octane Shell Gas.
Today I switched to Amsoil and it just ... I'm not impressed. I definetly feel a difference but it's not an improvement. The other thing is I hear quite often "oil is just oil, and it's not worth the price". Is that true? I really hammer this car sometimes and want it to last at least 5 years.
I’m still trying to find things to sample in the house too! Actually 5th wheel because that’s home for a while. Only so many times you can pack trailer wheel bearings!I mean if any of us were being honest about the economics of all this, we’d let Jiffy Lube change our oil and spend our time obsessing about home improvement projects to increase the values of our homes. You might save a few grand over a lifetime being obsessive about car maintenance. You build your own sunroom and deck and remodel your kitchen and bathrooms with your own labor, you did a heck of a lot better with your time financially than those of us using that time to send samples off to Blackstone!
What I do when I beat it is dial it back a few gears at a time and give it a little bit more gas. That takes it to under 2k to above 4k, and sometimes above 5k when I go down 3 gears. I don't run it in sport mode long or do that often because it's for short blasts to overtake on the highway or do a fun turn. I don't do whole hours or even a quarter of one at "race speeds" on my car but in a blue moon, so not even once a month. I could do that in my v6s (I had a 2005 CTS and 2016 Accord Sport) and wasn't worried but these TDIs scare me because people just talk poorly about them despite some incredibly fast cars being TDIs and people beat on them!Do you beat your engine like this?
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This is part of Porsche oil test. If you are that concerned with oil, get Castrol 0W40 in Wal Mart. Castrol 0W40 has numerous approvals, including Porsche A40. Redline is very application specific oil that doesn’t have ANY approval. It would be good track oil, short OCI oil. For daily driving you want regular oil that is designed for trips to daycare, school, work, occasionally fast drive, even track, like that Castrol. Oils like Redline have their drawbacks, and if you are not tracking your car often, you might end up doing more harm.
Its winter time in PA right now -- it is not cold more than hot/warm in PA overall. Were just getting a good/old fashioned winter this year compared to the last couple years.tldr: is premium oil really worth premium prices for a daily ricer?
In doing some searching on the forum none of the threads really help me understand if it's worth either brand, just that there's tons of addictive in Redline, and Amsoil isn't really worth it. And this thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/am-i-wasting-money-with-amsoil-schaeffers.332678/ kinda makes me think the verdict is still out on "worth".
My car has a turbo direct injection gasoline engine that's open port with an aluminum block. I drive regularly 90% of the time, and beat it somewhat hard 10%. I live in a part of the country that is cold more than hot (PA). In my engine I notice a difference if I use Redline and the highest octane Shell Gas.
Today I switched to Amsoil and it just ... I'm not impressed. I definetly feel a difference but it's not an improvement. The other thing is I hear quite often "oil is just oil, and it's not worth the price". Is that true? I really hammer this car sometimes and want it to last at least 5 years.
Simple answer is no !tldr: is premium oil really worth premium prices for a daily ricer?
In doing some searching on the forum none of the threads really help me understand if it's worth either brand, just that there's tons of addictive in Redline, and Amsoil isn't really worth it. And this thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/am-i-wasting-money-with-amsoil-schaeffers.332678/ kinda makes me think the verdict is still out on "worth".
My car has a turbo direct injection gasoline engine that's open port with an aluminum block. I drive regularly 90% of the time, and beat it somewhat hard 10%. I live in a part of the country that is cold more than hot (PA). In my engine I notice a difference if I use Redline and the highest octane Shell Gas.
Today I switched to Amsoil and it just ... I'm not impressed. I definetly feel a difference but it's not an improvement. The other thing is I hear quite often "oil is just oil, and it's not worth the price". Is that true? I really hammer this car sometimes and want it to last at least 5 years.
Again there are oils available off the shelf offering extended change intervals at a fraction of the cost.are you doing a long oil change interval?
if so, then yes, amsoil is def worth it.
Yes, true. Others make a claim or two, but just don't have the proven extended drain capability.are you doing a long oil change interval?
if so, then yes, amsoil is def worth it.
You dontunderstandtotallynow?I don't quite understand the OP. "Feel" a difference? "Not impressed" ? This really is lacking detail. What was the expectation? What were you expecting to "feel"? If something isn't working right with the car after an oil change, it probably wasn't the oil itself.
Absolutely true!!!!!!!!!!I mean if any of us were being honest about the economics of all this, we’d let Jiffy Lube change our oil and spend our time obsessing about home improvement projects to increase the values of our homes. You might save a few grand over a lifetime being obsessive about car maintenance. You build your own sunroom and deck and remodel your kitchen and bathrooms with your own labor, you did a heck of a lot better with your time financially than those of us using that time to send samples off to Blackstone!
I do an oil change in my buddy's Sequoia once a year.....every January. He has a year to find his juice of choice on sale. And at 8 quarts he needs to. M1 5/20 EP with a 20k life. This ended up being a $45 OC. Not bad for once a year.Again there are oils available off the shelf offering extended change intervals at a fraction of the cost.
Honestly I sometimes do too. Usually I get an uptick in gas mileage for maybe a week or 500 miles. But that could be coincidence.I doubt you could feel a difference unless it is confirmation bias. I think I can feel a difference immediately arter I change dirty oil for clean oil regardless of brand, but even that might be my imagination.