Good Day folks and fellow veterans. My real dad always used Valvoline 15w40 in our Olds Vista Cruiser and his 88’ Dakota. What oil did you folks use back then?
It’s the 1990’s: what motor oil and grade are you using?
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havoline 10w-40 in a 69 350 chevy with 041 heads, a holley 650, and a crane fireball.
A lot of Exxon Superflow 10W30 or 10W40 and Sears Spectrum. Purchased when on sale.
Well, by the 1990’s I was using Mobil 1 5W30.
But in the 1970s, and early 1980’s in my first car, a 1977 Oldsmobile 98, I was running 10W40 - Castrol, or Quaker State, sometimes Wolf’s Head.
But in the 1970s, and early 1980’s in my first car, a 1977 Oldsmobile 98, I was running 10W40 - Castrol, or Quaker State, sometimes Wolf’s Head.
A long time ago, someone told me it was Valvoline blended. Don't know for sure if that was true. It worked fine in our vehicles, so no complaints.
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Most likely Castrol or Valvoline of any variety that my car required. I like those brands best 
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.Castrol GTX 5w30 in my 1995 Acura Integra GS-R. Fun times.
Mostly Quaker State 5W-30 sometimes the original green Kendall 5W-30.
M1 TriSyn 5w-30, the GOAT.
In the 90's it was likely Delo or Napa branded oils in 10W-30 up to 20W-50 depending on the application. Sometimes Chevron Supreme. We had drums of Delo at the families water pump company & used it for several of the ranch vehicles as well. When I moved to the Central Coast in '98, the local AutoZone would regularly have Valvoline on sale so my commuter cars would get that 90% of the time.
Castrol GTX.
I ran Castrol GTX in everything sometimes 20w50 because I was a race car driver. Everything I owned in the 90s was a race car lol.
Exxon Superflo 20w50! I used it in everything. My dad used pz 10w40 and always had a couple cases of round cans in the garage.
I know my dad (then I) used 10W-30 in the winter and 10W-40 in the summer. No brand loyalty - whatever was on sale or had a rebate. I remember Quaker state a fair bit. But no Penzoil. Dad would not use Penzoil?
Most likely the original Platinum in the silver bottle...preferably in a 5W-40 thickie grade.
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Bought my first Mobil 1 in the late ‘90s when I was about 18.
Used it on the advice of a friend’s dad who was a successful dentist and collected cars.
Among the cars he had, that I remember: An AMC S/C Rambler (4-speed Hurst) and a Coronet Hemi sedan, similar to these:
He was a huge Mobil 1 fan, and always gushed about what an incredible oil it was. He’s a big reason I got interested in cars and oil.
Used it on the advice of a friend’s dad who was a successful dentist and collected cars.
Among the cars he had, that I remember: An AMC S/C Rambler (4-speed Hurst) and a Coronet Hemi sedan, similar to these:
He was a huge Mobil 1 fan, and always gushed about what an incredible oil it was. He’s a big reason I got interested in cars and oil.
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