What oil is in your vehicle? Syn or conventional?
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2001 2.5L Ford Ranger, 80,300 miles, previous oils include a mix of conventional and synthetic blend 5W-30s and 5W-20s. Previous OCI was 3,000 miles or less.
Currently: 5W-30 Mobil 1 Truck & SUV, full synthetic
OCI: 5500 miles (Yeah, not long for a full syn according to many, but they don't own the truck - I do.)
Reason for using: Trying longer OCIs since I am away from home and drive a lot.
Comments: The truck did burn a little of the synthetic, something it never did with conventional oils, but I kind of expected something like that. 75,000 miles is kind of late to change over, and I have been very hard on it lately. I was half expecting some leaks to appear, but the engine compartment is completely dry. It seems to run a little smoother on the Mobil 1. I would definately keep using this oil, but for convenience reasons it will be getting Kendall 5W-30 next.
Currently: 5W-30 Mobil 1 Truck & SUV, full synthetic
OCI: 5500 miles (Yeah, not long for a full syn according to many, but they don't own the truck - I do.)
Reason for using: Trying longer OCIs since I am away from home and drive a lot.
Comments: The truck did burn a little of the synthetic, something it never did with conventional oils, but I kind of expected something like that. 75,000 miles is kind of late to change over, and I have been very hard on it lately. I was half expecting some leaks to appear, but the engine compartment is completely dry. It seems to run a little smoother on the Mobil 1. I would definately keep using this oil, but for convenience reasons it will be getting Kendall 5W-30 next.
Mobil 1 5w-30
5000 mile OCI
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Full synthetic
By the way, this info is for a 2001 Ford Ranger 4x4 with the 4.0 SOHC V6
5000 mile OCI
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Full synthetic
By the way, this info is for a 2001 Ford Ranger 4x4 with the 4.0 SOHC V6
1986 Vw Jetta 295k miles
Mostly QS or Pennzoil 5w-30 4-5k oci
Seen Valvoline AC, Halvoine and Pennzoil mostly
Fram or Supertech filters
(sister in laws car now)
2000 Silverado 4.8l 4x4 52k miles
Chevron 5w-30 4k oci (wintertime) 10w-30 rest of year
Supertech or AC filter
2002 Silverado 4.8l 4x4 23k miles
QS 5w-30 3k oci
Supertech filter
2003 Ford Taurus 3.0l V6 75k
Halvoline 5w-30 5k oci
Fram filter
2005 Honda powered Vue 3.5l V6 32k
Castrol GTX 5w-20 5k oci
Supertech filter
2005 Toyota Corolla I4 63k
Castrol GTX 5w-30 5k oci
Supertech, Purolater, Toyota and Wix filters (whatever comes out of the filter stash!)
All conventional bought below $1 a quart. Sister in Laws VW sometimes gets whatever the Iffy Lube has when she can not get to her brothers house to get it changed...
Take care, Bill
Mostly QS or Pennzoil 5w-30 4-5k oci
Seen Valvoline AC, Halvoine and Pennzoil mostly
Fram or Supertech filters
(sister in laws car now)
2000 Silverado 4.8l 4x4 52k miles
Chevron 5w-30 4k oci (wintertime) 10w-30 rest of year
Supertech or AC filter
2002 Silverado 4.8l 4x4 23k miles
QS 5w-30 3k oci
Supertech filter
2003 Ford Taurus 3.0l V6 75k
Halvoline 5w-30 5k oci
Fram filter
2005 Honda powered Vue 3.5l V6 32k
Castrol GTX 5w-20 5k oci
Supertech filter
2005 Toyota Corolla I4 63k
Castrol GTX 5w-30 5k oci
Supertech, Purolater, Toyota and Wix filters (whatever comes out of the filter stash!)
All conventional bought below $1 a quart. Sister in Laws VW sometimes gets whatever the Iffy Lube has when she can not get to her brothers house to get it changed...
Take care, Bill
You sure are a penny pincher Bill! Do you ever splurge and get Filet Mignon? Just kidding. BTW, where do you find $1/qt oil? I've never seen it.
2001 VW Passat 1.8T, 35k mi on odometer
4.0 qts. Mobil 1 0W-40 -- available and VW502.00 rated
Purolator L40316 filter -- the biggest I can cram in
OCI: 3k mi / 5k km for short trips, stop & go
2003 Dodge Stratus 2.4DOHC, 35k mi on odometer
5.0 qts. Pennzoil 5W-30
NAPA Gold filter
OCI: 3-5k mi / 5-8k km, depending on driving style
(owner's manual: 3k mi/5k km severe, 6k mi/10k km "normal")
1996 Audi A4 2.8Q, 75k mi on odometer
5.3 qts. high-mileage dino, 10W-40
NAPA Gold 1191 filter
OCI: 3k mi / 5k km
4.0 qts. Mobil 1 0W-40 -- available and VW502.00 rated
Purolator L40316 filter -- the biggest I can cram in
OCI: 3k mi / 5k km for short trips, stop & go
2003 Dodge Stratus 2.4DOHC, 35k mi on odometer
5.0 qts. Pennzoil 5W-30
NAPA Gold filter
OCI: 3-5k mi / 5-8k km, depending on driving style
(owner's manual: 3k mi/5k km severe, 6k mi/10k km "normal")
1996 Audi A4 2.8Q, 75k mi on odometer
5.3 qts. high-mileage dino, 10W-40
NAPA Gold 1191 filter
OCI: 3k mi / 5k km
2005 Sport Trac 27k
Mobil 1 5w-30 T&SUV (currently)
Motorcraft filter
5k OCI
2003 Taurus wagon 73k
Mobil 1 5w-20
Motorcraft filter
5k OCI
(this is my UOA test lab for 5w-20's, so it gets different stuff all the time)
2000 Neon work beater 129k
10w-30 Havoline
SuperTech filter
3k OCI, I run the wee out of it so it gives me lots of oil to change
1987 Astro cargo van work beater 139k
10w-30 Max Life
NAPA Gold filter
3k OCI, which is only about twice a year
Mobil 1 5w-30 T&SUV (currently)
Motorcraft filter
5k OCI
2003 Taurus wagon 73k
Mobil 1 5w-20
Motorcraft filter
5k OCI
(this is my UOA test lab for 5w-20's, so it gets different stuff all the time)
2000 Neon work beater 129k
10w-30 Havoline
SuperTech filter
3k OCI, I run the wee out of it so it gives me lots of oil to change
1987 Astro cargo van work beater 139k
10w-30 Max Life
NAPA Gold filter
3k OCI, which is only about twice a year
Mobil 1 5w-30 SM with 7 oz. of VSOT. Mobil 1 301 filter also.
2002 Honda Civic EX Coupe
Mobil 1 5W-20
Purolator filter
4-5k OCI
I'm a firm believer in synthetic and Mobil 1 isn't exactly ________.
This car gets driven like a grandma car, so I'm not taking full advantage of synthetic, but meh...
1995 Ford Taurus SHO
Redline 10W-30
Mobil 1 or AMSOIL filters
This car gets driven very hard as it makes 600 hp. Good oil, good filters, and good oil cooling help the motor take the abuse I give it on track and on the street.
Mobil 1 5W-20
Purolator filter
4-5k OCI
I'm a firm believer in synthetic and Mobil 1 isn't exactly ________.
This car gets driven like a grandma car, so I'm not taking full advantage of synthetic, but meh...
1995 Ford Taurus SHO
Redline 10W-30
Mobil 1 or AMSOIL filters
This car gets driven very hard as it makes 600 hp. Good oil, good filters, and good oil cooling help the motor take the abuse I give it on track and on the street.
What oil is in your car?
2006 GMC Sierra Denali Crewcab truck 6.0L - Mobil 1
2000 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L - Mobil 1
1994 Corvette LT-1 - Mobil 1
1978 Jeep CJ-7 - MObil 1
Lawn Equipment, other family cars - Mobil 1
My three Harleys - Mobil 1 V-Twin
What oil change interval [OCI] ?
I average 5k on everything. Some have OLM and run pretty close with it.
Why did you choose it?
I have been using Mobil 1 since the 80's and it's in my corvette since it was factory fill. I do sometimes try other oils, so I am open to other quality oils. Did try Penz Platinum, but did not care for it.
Do you think it is full synthetic, Hydrocracked synthetic, a synthetic blend, or conventional mineral?
With all the talk about M1 now, I have no idea!
Any comments?
I am slowly coming to the thought of discontining use of M1 because the price keeps climbing and the quality is being questioned. They are just near Redline territory, and Redline is better I do feel. I am also considering Wal Mart Supertech because I just did a UOA (posted too) on my dad's 05 Canyon and it looked very good. So, I may go cheap or go Redline. I guess I have few thousand miles to decide..
2006 GMC Sierra Denali Crewcab truck 6.0L - Mobil 1
2000 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L - Mobil 1
1994 Corvette LT-1 - Mobil 1
1978 Jeep CJ-7 - MObil 1
Lawn Equipment, other family cars - Mobil 1
My three Harleys - Mobil 1 V-Twin
What oil change interval [OCI] ?
I average 5k on everything. Some have OLM and run pretty close with it.
Why did you choose it?
I have been using Mobil 1 since the 80's and it's in my corvette since it was factory fill. I do sometimes try other oils, so I am open to other quality oils. Did try Penz Platinum, but did not care for it.
Do you think it is full synthetic, Hydrocracked synthetic, a synthetic blend, or conventional mineral?
With all the talk about M1 now, I have no idea!
Any comments?
I am slowly coming to the thought of discontining use of M1 because the price keeps climbing and the quality is being questioned. They are just near Redline territory, and Redline is better I do feel. I am also considering Wal Mart Supertech because I just did a UOA (posted too) on my dad's 05 Canyon and it looked very good. So, I may go cheap or go Redline. I guess I have few thousand miles to decide..
I've got Chevron @ 49 cents a quart, Pennzoil @ 59, 69 cents a quart, QS @ 49,59 cents a quart, Castrol GTX for 69, 89 cents a quart and Syntec Blend @ 89,99 cents a quart.
All on sale at Checkers mostly!
One thread on 49 cent oil
And yes, I buy more $$ items since I don't spend it on oil that does not make a difference.
I've done the UOAs with Syn vs conventional oil in my rigs and for my driving, conventional wins out.
Plus I save $$$ in oil costs per car over the life of it. (I've done the math and shown it here on BITOG)
And I drive more than the average guy!
Buying syn and changing it every 3k or 5k is a TOTAL WASTE. And even if you bought it for $2 a quart (not many here) you'd have to keep it in for 15k-20k to save any $$.
Not too many run it even 10k. (this thread shows that)
Yea, I'm cheap...
(or maybe don't need to spend $$ on something that does not matter in the end..)
If you HAVE to run syn or its a force fed engine, buy Syn.
I buy Syn for some transmissions because I can see the need. (just got done with a transaction with Pablo, Excellent dealer!)
I've seen a lot of those deals!
Take care! Bill
Thanks Bill. We don't have Checkers here and never see super cheap oil. Plus I have a VW 1.8T which is quite particular about oil choice, so I do my best to feed it super oils. The wife has an Infiniti G35 and I hate changing it's oil so much (bad oil filter location) that I use synthetic so I can do longer OCI without losing any sleep. If all these factors were different, I'd be probably be using 50 cent dino oils too.
Recently had:
Corolla with 1.8 litre. Used 0w-30 XD-3 & Napa Gold. Consumed ~500ml per OCI of 8,000 kms.
Jetta with 1.8T. Used GC green exclusively & huge Napa Gold. Never burned oil on a 10,000 OCI
Dakota with 318. Used 0w-30 XD-3 & Napa Gold in later years. Used regular Mopar oil for years. Never consumed oil. Annual OCI with low usage.
Currently:
Liberty CRD. A couple of intervals of 0w-40 M1 as per the owner's manual. Now using CI4+ RTS & Pure One. 10,000 Km OCI. Might give CH4 D1 that I have a whirl. Consumes around a litre every 3000 Kms.
Ram Hemi. Had been on Mopar dino 5w-20/30. Changed yesterday to a witch'es brew of 4.4 litres of Canadian Tire 5w-20 synthetic (got it cheap! Supposedly a good Shell Grp. lll) & 2.2 Litres of GC green. Mopar filter. Due to warranty will run standard 5000 km OCI.
Yamaha FJR 1300. D1 & Baldwin filter. Annual OCI or 5000 Kms. Burns no oil. Have used Napa Gold's as well as some mystery filter that I found at CT for buck! bought a pile of 'em. Appears VERY well made. Toyo Roki labled as a CT, maybe?
Suzuki DL 650. D1 & Napa Gold. Same OCI as FJR. Burns no oil. Was broke in on Delo & it ran VERY well with it. Once my rather large stash of D1 & RTS is consumed, I can see regular old Delo making a comeback in the bikes!
Snowblower & lawn mower use XD-3 while newer pressure washer uses Delo. Will run XD-3 in it next year after a bit more usage.
I think that's it!
John.
Corolla with 1.8 litre. Used 0w-30 XD-3 & Napa Gold. Consumed ~500ml per OCI of 8,000 kms.
Jetta with 1.8T. Used GC green exclusively & huge Napa Gold. Never burned oil on a 10,000 OCI
Dakota with 318. Used 0w-30 XD-3 & Napa Gold in later years. Used regular Mopar oil for years. Never consumed oil. Annual OCI with low usage.
Currently:
Liberty CRD. A couple of intervals of 0w-40 M1 as per the owner's manual. Now using CI4+ RTS & Pure One. 10,000 Km OCI. Might give CH4 D1 that I have a whirl. Consumes around a litre every 3000 Kms.
Ram Hemi. Had been on Mopar dino 5w-20/30. Changed yesterday to a witch'es brew of 4.4 litres of Canadian Tire 5w-20 synthetic (got it cheap! Supposedly a good Shell Grp. lll) & 2.2 Litres of GC green. Mopar filter. Due to warranty will run standard 5000 km OCI.
Yamaha FJR 1300. D1 & Baldwin filter. Annual OCI or 5000 Kms. Burns no oil. Have used Napa Gold's as well as some mystery filter that I found at CT for buck! bought a pile of 'em. Appears VERY well made. Toyo Roki labled as a CT, maybe?
Suzuki DL 650. D1 & Napa Gold. Same OCI as FJR. Burns no oil. Was broke in on Delo & it ran VERY well with it. Once my rather large stash of D1 & RTS is consumed, I can see regular old Delo making a comeback in the bikes!
Snowblower & lawn mower use XD-3 while newer pressure washer uses Delo. Will run XD-3 in it next year after a bit more usage.
I think that's it!
John.
I use RP 5w-20 in my 2005 Honda Civic Si with 30,000 miles. I don't know exactly what it's components are, but, I believe it is a PAO oil. I decided on using it because I believe it is a quality product and it is made in Texas. I change the oil every 6,000 miles.
Im using a combo of :
1-Mobil 1 0W30
1-ST Syn 5W30
1-Hav Syn 5W30
2-Hav Dino 10W30
PureOne Oil Filter
Changed oil/filter June 1st '06 and have 4000 miles on currently and plan on changing sometime in November. I have this combo in 2 vehicles right now, both vehicles have aprox same mileage... 01 RX-300 AWD and 04 Altima 2.5 S
1-Mobil 1 0W30
1-ST Syn 5W30
1-Hav Syn 5W30
2-Hav Dino 10W30
PureOne Oil Filter
Changed oil/filter June 1st '06 and have 4000 miles on currently and plan on changing sometime in November. I have this combo in 2 vehicles right now, both vehicles have aprox same mileage... 01 RX-300 AWD and 04 Altima 2.5 S
I should have said that both vehicles have aprox. the same miles on the OCI thus far.
99 Subaru
- Current: Rotella T GpIII 5w-40, purolator filter
- Soon: German Castrol 0w-30, purolator filter
01 Cherokee
- Current: Rotella T GpIII 5w-40, purolator filter
- Soon: Amsoil S2k 0w-30, purolator filter
92 Jetta
- Current: Rotella 15w-40, mann filter
- Soon: Engine will be pulled and rebuilt
I'm really starting to think that the cheap dino route with 3 month changes is going to be my best bet, as dino oil is so darned good now-a-days and salt will be the killer of any vehicle I drive around here. These may be my last synthetic oil changes. I've spent a ton of money on expensive oil over the last 5 or 6 years, I guess I'm convinced at this point that it was mostly wasted. I'll probably go to 10w-40 in the subaru in the summer, 10w-30 in the jeep in the summer, 5w-30 in both in the winter. I'll probably sell the Jetta once I get it put back together, don't really need a fuel squeezer any more.
- Current: Rotella T GpIII 5w-40, purolator filter
- Soon: German Castrol 0w-30, purolator filter
01 Cherokee
- Current: Rotella T GpIII 5w-40, purolator filter
- Soon: Amsoil S2k 0w-30, purolator filter
92 Jetta
- Current: Rotella 15w-40, mann filter
- Soon: Engine will be pulled and rebuilt
I'm really starting to think that the cheap dino route with 3 month changes is going to be my best bet, as dino oil is so darned good now-a-days and salt will be the killer of any vehicle I drive around here. These may be my last synthetic oil changes. I've spent a ton of money on expensive oil over the last 5 or 6 years, I guess I'm convinced at this point that it was mostly wasted. I'll probably go to 10w-40 in the subaru in the summer, 10w-30 in the jeep in the summer, 5w-30 in both in the winter. I'll probably sell the Jetta once I get it put back together, don't really need a fuel squeezer any more.
2000 Focus: 50/50 of Delo 30 and Hav 5-20, MC filter. 3-4k OCI's. 119k when traded.
2004 Rendezvous: 50/50 of 5-30 Hav conventional and Hav Synthetic, Pure One filter, 4k OCI as recommended by Blackstone.
2006 Envoy: GC 0dub30, AC PF61. First change at 250 miles, then at 3250, now going to 5k OCI.
2001 Ranger: 5-30 Exxon Superflo, MC filter, 3-4k OCI when son isn't chasing girls..
2000 Sebring Vert: ST high mileage 10-30 (old stock, synblend) and ST8 filter. 4k OCI' or whenever my Sis gets to my house.
2001 Grand Cherokee: Mobil DC 10-30 (scored 15 5 quart jugs from Big Lots for 4.99 ea.), and ST8 filter. 3k OCI cause that's the way my neighbor wants it. At about 8.00 per change, it's her dime, and why not?
All 4 cycle lawn equipment gets Delo 30 in the spring, all 2 strokes get 32:1 MX2T and regular fuel.
Moped gets MX2T.. switched from 1000 miles on Castrol TTS. Both good, MX2T smokes less.
2004 Rendezvous: 50/50 of 5-30 Hav conventional and Hav Synthetic, Pure One filter, 4k OCI as recommended by Blackstone.
2006 Envoy: GC 0dub30, AC PF61. First change at 250 miles, then at 3250, now going to 5k OCI.
2001 Ranger: 5-30 Exxon Superflo, MC filter, 3-4k OCI when son isn't chasing girls..
2000 Sebring Vert: ST high mileage 10-30 (old stock, synblend) and ST8 filter. 4k OCI' or whenever my Sis gets to my house.
2001 Grand Cherokee: Mobil DC 10-30 (scored 15 5 quart jugs from Big Lots for 4.99 ea.), and ST8 filter. 3k OCI cause that's the way my neighbor wants it. At about 8.00 per change, it's her dime, and why not?
All 4 cycle lawn equipment gets Delo 30 in the spring, all 2 strokes get 32:1 MX2T and regular fuel.
Moped gets MX2T.. switched from 1000 miles on Castrol TTS. Both good, MX2T smokes less.
I guess I'm almost a month late to this thread, it somehow passed me by.
1996 Saturn SL2, 95k miles
Havoline 5w-30 GF3
Purolator PP Oil Filter
6-10k OCI, 2000mi/qt consumption
Chose it because I had a bunch on hand, and bought it because it was dirt cheap, that's the only reason why.
It's probably Group II.
The car sees mostly 1-3 mi trips. Valve covers are coming off in the next week or so. I use the cheapest oil and filters I can find.
1992 Toyota Previa, 63k miles
Pennzoil 10w30 SM/GF-4
Toyota OE filter
6-8k OCI
Wasn't my choice. Dealership offered a free oil change with vehicle test drive, so why not?
After this fill is done, it'll go back to QS 10w30 or Chevron 10w30 GF3 with a Purolator PP filter.
1996 Saturn SL2, 95k miles
Havoline 5w-30 GF3
Purolator PP Oil Filter
6-10k OCI, 2000mi/qt consumption
Chose it because I had a bunch on hand, and bought it because it was dirt cheap, that's the only reason why.
It's probably Group II.
The car sees mostly 1-3 mi trips. Valve covers are coming off in the next week or so. I use the cheapest oil and filters I can find.
1992 Toyota Previa, 63k miles
Pennzoil 10w30 SM/GF-4
Toyota OE filter
6-8k OCI
Wasn't my choice. Dealership offered a free oil change with vehicle test drive, so why not?
After this fill is done, it'll go back to QS 10w30 or Chevron 10w30 GF3 with a Purolator PP filter.
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