Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Originally Posted By: Kuato
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Red Line because I do 10K OCI's, M1 oil filter every other oil change, with desert driving and trailer pulling. I get excellent UOA's.
I get a good price on all Red Line products because I purchase it in bulk from a distributor. I pay about 10% more for 0w-30 Red Line engine oil than the cost of Mobil 1 at Costco and I don't pay the recycle/disposal fee.
I also pay a bit more for Mobil 1 oil filters but only change them every other oil change. That makes the price cheaper than most other filters done every oil change.
Some people tell me I'm stupid for using a boutique racing oil, that I pay too much and get nothing in return. I've been told my engine will be done in less than 100K miles and that I should change my oil every 3K miles. The results from UOA's show that this scheme works, really well.
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I should put Redline on my list of oils to test. 1ppm in 10k miles....
The 2UZ-FE Toyota 4.7L V8 is part of the good performance, too. It's a really good engine for reliability and service life but not so good at gas mileage. As I understand from a Toyota factory guy that engine was designed for reliability and long life in pickups, SUV's and other such vehicles for a worldwide market. This was before energy saving oils and mileage became more important.