Originally Posted By: car51
So, if money wasn't a issue; which blend would you folks choose
Motorcraft blend
Pennzoil "GOLD" blend
Maxlife blend
Just wondering as some folks use synblend sand some people use full synthetic
Money is never an issue for me and I use conventional oil.
I choose conventional simply because I change oil within the recommended OCI and I follow the OWNERS manual for the vehicle.
Furthermore, no matter what we read on BITOG or what marketing [censored] we believe all oils that meet the requirement of the API or ACEA are equal unless proven otherwise. What I am saying the conventional I use, is producing no more wear and possibly less wear then many full synthetics.
Ok, to answer your question!
I vote for MAXLIFE!. For one reason and one reason only, I am currently running it
as an experiment in my 2014 Harley Road King and as others have commented, the VERY FIRST THING I noticed was the darn engine sounded so peaceful, smooooooth and quiet. My Road king calls for HEDO and that is all I have run for the last two years and will go back to it after two full runs of this Maxlife and UOAs.
The reason for the Maxlife experiment is Maxlife rated high on RATS film strength tests.
So I am experimenting/testing to see if this high film strength Maxlife will have less wear in a UOA then my current HEDO which by default has a lower film strength. Yet my current HEDO has much, much higher tested additives package, anyway, curious to see if there is a difference, most likely not.
Anyway, I chose Maxlife, not to save money, to me its a darn good oil. I also like Motorcraft too, for no other reason then whatever.
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