Oil and Oil Additives. (very useful info)
 

Ok I have been reading stuff about lawsuits with Zmax, and other additives, and people asking what oil they should use, synthetic or regular oil. Well I think this is a good read, and explains alot, that most people are not aware of. Be sure to read the article about the Ford Engineer writing to carbibles.com, I think everything he says makes great sense, but just my opinion. Hope this is helpful to some of you.

Car maintenance bibles: Oil Additives

A good read,and interesting info!:tup

A good LONG read. I drive my ponies so little this topic does not cross my radar:tup

Yeah I know it's kinda long....sorry bout that, just thought for those of us that drive our cars, it would be helpful. Hehehe

I've never added any additives to my engine oil,

But I find a little fuel injector cleaner tends to help in the gas tank.

My Pony is 4000 klicks to hit 100K... and all the fun expensive maintenance
that goes along with it.... LOL.

Thankfully though I did plugs and wires in October and a rad flush yesterday...
makes the final bill in a month less evil!

Ahhh ford dealer maintenance services... LOL.

This is great info for the average car guy:tup

Great article and actually the whole site was worth the time to read . Thanks

Very interesting. Good find, too! I use synthetic, and that's all. No additives for me. Never saw a need for them. As long as your oil changes are regular, your engine should stay clean (ish) and run well.

I agree with using synthetic, and actually I use Amsoil. I've done some research(surfin' the net), and found some really good info about Amsoil, and the best part is that it's not an additive, and they don't big names to sell their product, in fact you don't see them advertising, like some of the others. But like you pointed out, as long as your following a regular maintenance program, you should be fine!:tup

RP with ZMAX I just couldn't resist the urge to try the ZMAX

Wow, here's an old thread I started a few years ago....Anyhow, since then I've done more and more research on synthetic oils and additives, and I always look to use the best oil I can in my vehicles, in hopes that it really does make a difference as far as protecting my engine and prolonging engine life, because we all know I keep my vehicles forever, Lol.:lol
Anyway since I bought my '13 ram sport it has always had what's know as the "Hemi Tick" and it drove me absolutely crazy that a brand new vehicle always sounded like it had a lifter problem. Don't get me wrong I know a lot of the newer style engines have a slight tick, but these Hemi's are really bad. So in doing some research I came across some very interesting articles and info which lead me to an oil called Redline. From all the research I've done Redline and Motul are the only group 5 synthetic oils that can be had in these parts. Amsoil Signature Series is group 4 and Mobil, which used to be group 4 is now group 3, after taking some cost cutting measures to their process. The big thing with Redline is that is contains a high content of Moly which is essentially a friction modifier, and any engine guy will tell you that Moly is a key factor in protecting an engine. With my Ram, the Redline actually did take the "Hemi Tick" completely away, and once I change the oil I will be sending a sample of the drained Redline away for analysis to gain a bit more knowledge on this stuff. Here are a few links I think you will find helpfull, if this is something you're concerned with.

Five groups of base oil and Why Choose Synthetic Lubricants - klotzwarehouse, Synthetic lubricants warehouse, Racing oil, Fuels & Lube

Esters In Synthetic Lubricants - Bob is the Oil Guy - Bob is the Oil Guy

Wow good find! I'll have to check that stuff out! What group is royal purple considered in?

I believe RP is Group 4, and is a very good quality oil.

That's what I use now, but ill have to look into the price difference for this Redline Oil!