What cheap 10w30 to use with my AutoRX?

PulMax · Apr 7, 2006

The subjects are:

An oil burning 1990 Plymouth Voyager with about 150k and a MitsuChrysler 3.0
A 1996 Toyota Camry LE with sludge in it's 5S-FE. About 112k miles.
A 1986 Volvo 245 that has put 270k miles behind it and will put quite a few more behind it when I finally find a not-leaking radiator. Here I'm just hoping to clean things out, lose varnish, run better etc.

I'm planning to just buy a case and change them all on the same day. Whats the recommended AutoRX cheapie oil? Chevron Supreme? Havoline? SuperTech? If theres an oil out there that sounds like a good one to use in these particulat apps, I'm all ears.

dave1251 · Apr 7, 2006

For your auto-rx phase the cheapest SL/SM rated oil you can find. After that Chevron Supreme/Havoline are very good choices.

Mike242GT · Apr 7, 2006

For your '86 Volvo 245, have NAPA order you a Modine 2R2144 radiator. This is an all metal unit and slips right in to replace the plastic stock radiator. Last one I bought was not too expensive; around $120 as I recall. I have these rads in two 240s and a 740 turbo.

I have been using Exxon Superflo in the gallon jugs for Auto RX cleaning and rinsing. You can also use a Motorcraft FL-1A filter on the 245 if oversize sounds like a good idea for Auto RX'ing

jeepman · Apr 7, 2006

I am using the Havoline dino right now for the ARX on our 3 cars and it is great oil. I thought about using Supertech dino (I think it is made by Exxon in our area), but I figured the Havoline was worth the extra $2 (it runs about $8 at Walmart) per 5 quart jug. It get's very favorable reviews on this forum, and I can tell you just a few days into the change all of my cars seem to like it very well. They are all running very quietly and smoothly. I posted in another thread that it has made a dino believer out of an old synthetic guy, and I may continue to use it after the ARX treatments since I run short OCI's.

jeepman · Apr 7, 2006

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Originally posted by Mike242GT:
I have been using Exxon Superflo in the gallon jugs for Auto RX cleaning and rinsing. You can also use a Motorcraft FL-1A filter on the 245 if oversize sounds like a good idea for Auto RX'ing

I agree with Mike. I am oversizing the filters on all 3 cars through the whole cycle to clean out as much crud as possible. When the clean/rinse are both done, I plan to run a PureOne for at least the next 2 OCI's to finish it off.

blupupher · Apr 7, 2006

Watch Pep Boys and advanced auto if you have them around. They will have $0.49 Shell oil, perfect for an Auto-RX treatment. I used some older Valvoline/Mobil 5000 mix I had laying around.
Sad, out of about 100 qts of oil that I have, only 8.5 qts of it was regular dino...

jeepman · Apr 7, 2006

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Originally posted by blupupher:
Watch Pep Boys and advanced auto if you have them around. They will have $0.49 Shell oil, perfect for an Auto-RX treatment. I used some older Valvoline/Mobil 5000 mix I had laying around.
Sad, out of about 100 qts of oil that I have, only 8.5 qts of it was regular dino...

After a little under 30 days on visiting BITOG, I have 100+ quarts of oil in my stash as well, and no dino, so I had to buy more to start cleaning my engines!

UncleS2 · Apr 7, 2006

As above, whatever cheap 5/10w30 SL or SM dino oil you can find. You might find Havoline/Chevron Sureme pretty cheap, but those seem to be excellent dino oils. Yesterday I began an Auto-Rx treatment in my car, using Formula Shell 5w30 SL.

Blupupher, have you actually seen those $.49/qt deals here in Texas?

Recently Adv Auto had a rebate deal on Formula Shell, but after tax & postage it still came out to within one cent of the price when it was on sale at Walgreens at $1.29/qt plus tax.

GROUCHO MARX · Apr 7, 2006

"As above, whatever cheap 5/10w30 SL or SM dino oil you can find. "
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Supertech or whatever is in the garage just lying around.

PulMax · Apr 8, 2006

Havoline was the cheapest I found in cases. AutoZone was out of Superflo :\

Revalation #1: If a vehicle burns oil, the smoke coming out of the tailpipe will reek about 500x more when AutoRX is in the car.

Interestingly, the Camry has always had a slight tick from the engine. It only took a few miles of Havoline and AutoRX to quiet things down :-o

I ordered a new Modine radiator today too. w00t.

sprintman · Apr 8, 2006

Mines leaking from the turbo seals (only at idle) and with RX in there it stinks. I'll be glad to get into rinse phase again.

What cheap 10w30 to use with my AutoRX?

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