Need Amsoil/high quality synthetic advice

[gs300tx]

Hey guys,

The car in question is a 95 Lexus Gs300 with 189k currently running castrol edge.

I would like to use a high quality oil like SSO, the problem I run into is that they do not make 25k filters for my car Only 7500miles.

What should I do in this situation? Should I just run the amsoil 7500xl with the filter? Or run the SSO but change out the filter twice?


What other oil filters could I use for this application?
Thanks!

 

[simple_gifts]

Mobil 1 filter is 15K rated.

 

[Johnny]

The Amsoil EaO filters are good for 25K. If you are going to use their best oil, use their best filter.


http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/eao.aspx

 

[Pablo]

Use the SSO and any good filter of your choice. As long as you only go 1 year total you will be fine.

 

[Gary Allan]

What's your annual mileage?

 

[gs300tx]

Originally Posted By: Johnny
The Amsoil EaO filters are good for 25K. If you are going to use their best oil, use their best filter.


http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/eao.aspx


Last I checked they do not make a 25k oil filter for my car, only the wix 7500.

 

[gs300tx]

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
What's your annual mileage?


Around 15-17k /year

 

[c3po]

How many miles do you drive to work and back.

Is this mostly highway miles that you use the car for.

Does this car see any short trip driving.

 

[gs300tx]

It is a mix of both short trip/hwy. I would say 60%hwy and 40% short trip driving. I would say around 300+ miles a week.

 

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: gs300tx
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
What's your annual mileage?


Around 15-17k /year



As odd as this may sound, this is one of the few times you'll ever hear me recommend a FRAM Xtended Guard. I'm not sure what the specific holding capacity for your filter would be, but the whopping 28gms listed on their example is impressive.

 

[gs300tx]

I was thinking of using something like a puralator p1 and replacing it every 7k.

 

[Gary Allan]

That would work, imo as would many filters. PureOne is a great value.

 

[gs300tx]

SSO for 15k plus 2 puralator p1 filters + the new amsoil engine flush after every oil change. I think that sounds like a plan.

 

[shpankey]

Be sure to pull a UOA before just straight running right to 25k. I'd probably pull one at 15k max. Not that it will happen to you, but I have seen an SSO UOA that pretty much was shot after 15k.

 

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: shpankey
Be sure to pull a UOA before just straight running right to 25k. I'd probably pull one at 15k max. Not that it will happen to you, but I have seen an SSO UOA that pretty much was shot after 15k.


He won't be doing 25k. He'll be doing one year and fall between 15k-17k.