Just a Oil question
#11
Synthetic oil is meant for extended drain intervals. If your gonna change it at 5000k don't bother with the added cost and go with conventional. And there is no harm in going back and forth from syth to Dino oil. That is nothing but a fairy tale. Red line is good AMSOIL and royal purple. Mobil 1 is not a real synthetic as it uses hydrocracked Dino oil as base stock. Join the bob is the oil guy forum. There is some enlightening info there.
#13
I use Mobil 1. As long as you buy brand name oil and change it when needed you will be fine. Synthetic doesn't hurt but I don't believe in using it to extend the distance between oil changes. It still gets dirty no matter what it is.
#16
Synthetic oil is meant for extended drain intervals. If your gonna change it at 5000k don't bother with the added cost and go with conventional. And there is no harm in going back and forth from syth to Dino oil. That is nothing but a fairy tale. Red line is good AMSOIL and royal purple. Mobil 1 is not a real synthetic as it uses hydrocracked Dino oil as base stock. Join the bob is the oil guy forum. There is some enlightening info there.
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html
#18
#19
I totally disagree with there being no harm in going back and forth from Synthetic to regualr engine oil, and actually to take that it a step further, I would not even switch brands of oils. You need to understand that every oil company uses different chemicals, and different processes, to refine their oil, and in some specific cases, these chemicals cannot be mixed, and if they are mixed, even in the slightest, it can cause a major reaction in the viscosity of the oil, and possibly result in damage to your engine! Also, do not, I repeat, DO NOT use additives. Here is a link I posted a couple years ago on this forum, and it talks about engine oils, and aditives.
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html
#20
I have the oil changed at the dealership (I know lol ) and they use 5W50 Mobil 1 Synthetic and I have no problems with their selection. I generally put no more than 500-800 miles on per year so the oil is in good/great shape when dumped. With fuel/oil prices going up I wonder what the oil change will cost me this year. Last year for 7 liters and a filter the bill came to 112.00. I will let you know in 2 months.