Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 replacement

[kajunman]

I change my oil at the factory specified interval of 5000 miles. My 2013 Ford Focus engine has 15000 miles on it. I have been using Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 in five quart jugs but it is now nearly impossible to find in my area (Lafayette, LA). Wal-Mart used to carry it, but doesn’t anymore in my area. I had looked at Kendal 5W-30 GT1 Full Synthetic with Liquid Titanium, but it is not available in my area except at Firestone quick change. I wanted to know how Mobil 1 5W-30 Synthetic Extended Performance compared to the Ultra? Is there another oil you would recommend?

Thanks in advance,

kajunman

 

[DirtyMoe21]

I just switched from the old Ultra to 0w30 AFE Mobil 1, so far so good.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: kajunman
I wanted to know how Mobil 1 5W-30 Synthetic Extended Performance compared to the Ultra? Is there another oil you would recommend?

If the Pennzoil marketing people weren't insane, they'd market Ultra as a direct competitor to M1 EP (as a long drain oil). So, if you can't find Ultra, M1 EP or the gold bottle of Castrol would probably be the closest. But, with your specified 5,000 mile interval, PP, Syntec, and vanilla M1 would do the trick nicely (as would PYB or any conventional).

 

[gregk24]

I would go with PPPP if you can not find Ultra

 

[JavierG]

With your OCI of only 5000 miles why not just use PYB? Or QSUD as it is readily available and chepaer than M1 EP or Castrol Gold (whatever it's called).

 

[Boss302fan]

5k OCI's I would use QSUD...

 

[Ayrton]

With 5000 mile oil changes, regular Mobil 1 would be a good choice.

 

[SLATRON]

At 5k oci any name brand would be okay.
But +1 to QSUD on sale at AAP or AZ rite now (don't remember which) for $20 with drive works filter.
At Kmart PP is $30 with a PuroSyn filter also.

 

[panzerkiller13]

Wal-mart does have the Pennzoil Ultra Platinum (The new Ultra) 5W-30 in stock at the Franklin,LA store, and the Opelousas store apparently carries it too but is currently out of stock. I'm jealous, apparently there's not a store within 120 miles of me that even carries it anymore!

As far as comparing Mobil 1 EP to Ultra/ Ultra Platinum, I think you'd be fine with either considering how new your car is and your desired OCIs, I'd go for whichever was cheaper. They're very close in quality and performance from everything I've read on here over the last few months. I'm in the belief that Ultra would be better for a high mileage and/or dirty engine because it has more cleaning additives in it and it was designed to keep your engine cleaner, but EP would be better for long OCIs (above 7500 mi) since that's what it was designed for.

Pennzoil Platinum would also be a good choice, it's nearly as good as the Ultra/ Ultra Platinum and in some weights might even be better.

Quaker State Ultimate Durability will also serve you well,
especially with the short OCI. It's a more wallet friendly quality oil.

Castrol/Valvoline: I can't tell you much about these, I've used Maxlife a few times and it seemed okay, and we used GTX High Mileage in our older vehicles and they worked fine, but I've never used Valvoline synthetic and the Castrol synthetic line has gone through multiple reformulations since I last used it.

My vote: Pennzoil Platinum or Ultra Platinum. With the current promotion Shell has going on right now, you can save $1/gallon with the purchase of a 5qt jug of Platinum or Ultra Platinum up to 20 gallons of gas, effectively making your oil cost roughly 5 dollars if you pick up a jug at walmart and buy a full 20 gallons of gas. O'Reilly auto also has a deal going on that you can get a 5qt jug of Platinum and a filter for 35 bucks with a 15 dollar rebate, add that onto the fuel savings offer from Shell, and bam, free oil change! Not to mention that your car, being as new as it is, is eligible for that warranty deal if you use Pennzoil or Quaker State oils. I'd like to have that just in case

 

[Kuato]

Originally Posted By: kajunman
I change my oil at the factory specified interval of 5000 miles. My 2013 Ford Focus engine has 15000 miles on it. I have been using Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 in five quart jugs but it is now nearly impossible to find in my area (Lafayette, LA). Wal-Mart used to carry it, but doesn’t anymore in my area. I had looked at Kendal 5W-30 GT1 Full Synthetic with Liquid Titanium, but it is not available in my area except at Firestone quick change. I wanted to know how Mobil 1 5W-30 Synthetic Extended Performance compared to the Ultra? Is there another oil you would recommend?

Thanks in advance,

kajunman


Since you asked and are having trouble locating oils, for a 5000 mile interval I recommend this version of Amsoil. Delivered to your door. And if you become a preferred customer, it's 4.70 or less per quart.

 

[Bud_One]

Originally Posted By: Kuato
Originally Posted By: kajunman
I change my oil at the factory specified interval of 5000 miles. My 2013 Ford Focus engine has 15000 miles on it. I have been using Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 in five quart jugs but it is now nearly impossible to find in my area (Lafayette, LA). Wal-Mart used to carry it, but doesn’t anymore in my area. I had looked at Kendal 5W-30 GT1 Full Synthetic with Liquid Titanium, but it is not available in my area except at Firestone quick change. I wanted to know how Mobil 1 5W-30 Synthetic Extended Performance compared to the Ultra? Is there another oil you would recommend?

Thanks in advance,

kajunman


Since you asked and are having trouble locating oils, for a 5000 mile interval I recommend this version of Amsoil. Delivered to your door. And if you become a preferred customer, it's 4.70 or less per quart.


+1

 

[Dallas69]

Only running it for 5000 miles you can use any name brand oil
I would not waste synthetic on this short oci but its your money
Just buy the cheapest name brand dino and your car will be happy