Originally Posted By: sicko
Originally Posted By: jk_636
Originally Posted By: timeau
Originally Posted By: jk_636
I will be changing the oil in my wife's 2012 Escape 3.0 soon. .... if PP is the same as or better than the RP I'll save the $12 and go with PP.
Save more. Your Escape does not ask for synthetic. Use PYB, cheaper and at least not worse. Just curious, why do you use synthetic? What benefits are you expecting?
Factory spec is 5-20 Motorcraft Semi-synthetic. The day I put Royal Purple in it (its 4th oil change) it gained a considerable amount of fuel economy ( about 3 mpg +/-). Thats not the OLM, thats me calculating it at fill ups. We bought this car brand new, and it will replace my truck when the time comes. I plan on using the best oil I can, even if I dont run crazy extended oil change intervals in it.
I say give PP a try for a few OCIs and see how your vehicle behaves. If it likes it, stick with it and save a few bucks. PP and RP will both protect your vehicle just fine, and prevent your vehicle from having any oil related break downs. Neither one is going to allow something to happen that the other one would've prevented. So try the PP, and if the Escape likes it then you can stick with it and save some cash.
If after a few OCIs you're not liking it, then switch back to RP. No harm done.
This sounds like a plan. I will probably stick with the RP this oil change since (A) No one has really said one is definatively better than the other because of ______. (B) Because I still have that RP oil filter waiting to be used! I will try PP on the next run, most likely with a Purolator Synthetic filter or Fram Ultra.
Originally Posted By: wemay
It sort of sounds like your heart is set on the RP. If so, disregard all the good advice in this thread and go with your emotional choice. You could do a lot worse than RP.
I try and look at these things objectively. The only reason why I sound biased is because of my experience with RP. I dont have any experiences with PP yet.
Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Last i checked the jug of RP at walmart was over $40 and the PP was $25. The API SN RP doesn't contain any synerlec and i would be surprised if it contained any PAO/Esters either.
PP is already overkill for this application, use the money you save and buy a Fram Ultra. If you can throw money around like it's nobody's business, go for the Amsoil Signature series.
My local Walmart has RP for $38.99 and PP for $28.99. The one quart bottles are about equal. $7.99 RP and $7.49 PP