What was first synthetic oil you used?

[53' Stude]

Mine would have to be Castrol EDGE. What about you folks?

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Mobil 1 from the early 90s in the year 2010

 

[John_Conrad]

mobile 1, early 90's when i tried it.

 

[Tom NJ]

Hatcol 2256, 100% diester based 10W-40 SE/CC in 1972.

Tom NJ/VA

 

[crazyoildude]

Originally Pennzoil Or QSUD now Mobil 1

 

[tig1]

M1 5-20 starting in 1978 in a Dodge Slant 6 engine.

 

[Virtus_Probi]

Bought a quart of M1 5W30 for topoffs in our Avalon and RAV4 (both 3.5l V6s) maybe ten years ago.
That sat for a long time, but I did buy and use Supertech synth 5W30 for my snowblower. Then I finally used the M1 quart in that.
Bought a 5 qt jug of M1 5W30 for the first time I changed the FXT myself, plus another quart since I needed something like 5.4 qts.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

Esso ArticLube 0W-30, around 1985

 

[bdcardinal]

Mobil 1 5W30 when they advertised it as "Tri-Synthetic".

 

[Tomioka]

Castrol Syntec in a 1990 Toyota 4Runner 3.slow back in the early 90's. Loved the hex cap.

 

[Kuato]

Amsoil around 2003.

 

[Nickdfresh]

Can't recall but I think it was Quaker State Synthetic circa 1995 or so...

 

[4WD]

Mobil 1 ~1980 in 1979 Dodge PowerWagon ...

 

[6starprez]

I honestly don't remember. It was either Mobil 1 or Pennzoil since thats what I buy most of the time.

 

[SR5]

In the early 90's Castrol TXT 10W40, they called it a semi-synthetic back then, but I think by today's standards it would be called a full synthetic. I think it contained an early Group 3 which I believe Castrol called semi-synthetic back then. Maybe it was a Group 3 & Group 4 blend, if any Castrol people from back in the day can confirm, I would love to know. It was great stuff, rated CCMC European Test Sequences G4, G5 and PD2, which pre-dates the ACEA specs. It lasted better in my shared sump motorcycles than the heavier GTX 20W50, which was quickly chewed up by the gear box & engine combination.

In the mid 90's, when they stopped selling TXT, I moved to Castrol Formula-R 10W-60 full synthetic, their PAO based performance blend. In the mid to late 2000's they renamed this Castrol Edge 10W60.

 

[CT8]

Steen C Chemical lubricant 1970.

 

[skyactiv]

Chevron 5W30. I bought it at Target in the early 90's when they had a decent selection of oil unlike today.

 

[AIRJAC3]

Royal Purple 5w-20 for my 1996 Mustang GT in the early 2000's.

 

[demarpaint]

Mobil 1 I think it was 10W30, back in the mid 1970's.

 

[harbor]

I tried Mobil 1 5w-20 sometime in 1976 in my '74 Corolla. Loved the easier cold starts in the winter. I think the spec for that car was 10w-30 or 40.