Who Makes The Best Synthetic Oil and Filters : r cars - Reddit The best synthetic oil is the cheapest one on sale by a certified brand name company Got 5L jugs of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum for $25 CAD I try to stay away from the nitty gritty of oil brand opinions
Best Synthetic Oil? : r cars - Reddit I use Super Tech 5w20 synthetic oil Rated at or better than all the name brand oils Rated at or better than all the name brand oils Change every 5k miles w factory filter
Those with high mileage vehicles, what oil do you use? : r cars - Reddit The parts store's system says Honda recommends conventional Valvoline oil change place says Honda recommends semi-synthetic (synthetic blend) Internet says Honda recommends full synthetic (which I find odd for a commuter car from 2004) All of them say 5W-20 So, I do 5W-20 synthetic blend and the Honda seems pretty happy with it
How to know which oil brand to buy? : r cars - Reddit For a daily driver that is regularly serviced however, Walmart Supertec synthetic will be close in performance to castrol titanium or some other more premium oil 1: get the correct weight 2: make sure it meets all the certifications required by your engine Owners manual should let you know the correct ones
Is Mobile-1 5w-30 the best synthetic oil? : r cars - Reddit You have a under-stressed 250hp iron block V8, you don't need top tier royal purple or amsoil oil Ford did change from 5W-30 to 5W-20 to meet the 18mpg CAFE fleet average regulation back in I believe 1999, Ford Racing recommends 5W-30 still
Best Oil? : r MechanicAdvice - Reddit In my shop most of the guys change their oil at 3000 miles if its SAE, 5000 miles if its synthetic, regardless of whatever a manufacturer recommends Probably the dumbest thing is buying some expensive super-long life oil and filter combo, and then buying into the idea that you're really saving money and can get 15,000 miles between oil changes
Engine Oil Suggestions for Classic Cars : r EngineBuilding - Reddit Rotella T6 is a very good synthetic heavy duty engine oil You will never drive the Lincoln and Mustang long enough on an oil change to get the benefits it offers And, the detergents are stronger than you need A conventional oil in that viscosity will do I usually buy oil at Napa or Lee Auto, and their store brands are private label Valvoline
what’s the best oil brand? : r MechanicAdvice - Reddit Baby Oil, unless I can find an SN rated motor oil that's cheaper Use the cheapest oil you can find that meets the grade and specification of your vehicle, and change it frequently Don't get sucked into the synthetic oil marketing hype, just use dino oil and change it often
Best synthetic oil and filter ? : r Toyota - Reddit Mobil 1 extended performance oil filter gives 15k OCI (oil change interval) guarantee Check the web site Bobistheoilguy for complete analysis Toyota ATF is best It’s perfectly designed for Toyota automatics Best thing you can do for auto is use Toyota fluid and follow the recommended change interval
dont use synthetic oil in older cars? : r AskMechanics - Reddit Synthetic oil is composed of smaller more uniform sized molecules This allows for better film strength, cooling, and flow, but this improved flow also means if your old shitty seals are worn, synthetic is more likely to flow through those deteriorated seals Synthetic oil does not cause leaks