View Poll Results: Motor Oil choices

Alisyn

0.20%

Amsoil

134

13.52%

0.10%

Castrol

5.35%

Champion

Citgo

Eneos

3.43%

Greddy

0.71%

Havoline

Kendall

0.10%

Mobil 1

564

56.91%

Motul

3.33%

Neo

0.10%

Pennzoil

2.02%

Quaker State

0.61%

Redline

4.24%

Royal Purple

144

14.53%

Valvoline

1.82%

Other

2.02%

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Poll: Which Motor Oil do you use or recommend?

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Sep 1, 2007 | 05:02 AM

#106

Stewby

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Mobil 1 10/30
Amsoil

Sep 4, 2007 | 08:44 AM

#107

Davo

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i will be using quaker state 5w-50

Sep 4, 2007 | 09:43 AM

#108

Asmodeus6

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Quote:

Originally Posted by erioshi

Hmm- since Mobil 1 is now a class 3 has anyone looked a trying the new Q Racing formulas? My understanding is that it is now the north american branded version of the european "Shell Helix" fully synthestic class 4 (PAO based) products.

Any thoughts?

I ran nothing but Q 20/50 in the DSM. Its a blend. But a good one.
That motor sees 9k + and lots of boost. Never a problem. Or a tick.

They pulled it from our market in auto zone / advanced. Shame, it was cheap, and decent.

I just put in Mobil 1 10/30 in the Evo. It's what was in it. So I figured I'd just replace it for now until I thought on where I wanted to go. It doesn't see past 7k. I figured it would be "ok" for now. Tho I usually advocate heavier stuff in cars that get the nuts drove off'em. I'm really not for now.

Sep 4, 2007 | 11:11 AM

#109

CAD EVO

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mobil 1 10w-30 every 5k,
yes every 5k, I dont race my car I commute with it and the manual says 5k changes for normal driving conditions. Changing oil every 2.5k is a waste and your oil probably looks brand new.

Sep 11, 2007 | 09:48 AM

#110

subaruwrx420

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Originally Posted by Jakeg97

Thanks for responding with such a good amount of information. I'm just going to use Motul again and call it a day.

Sep 11, 2007 | 09:54 AM

#111

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Mobil 1 FTW!

Sep 11, 2007 | 10:05 AM

#112

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Mobil one... it's not that you can't find better, it's that you don't need better.

Sep 11, 2007 | 10:10 AM

#113

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Mobil 1 because Porsche likes it, Corvettes like it, my Evo likes it too.

Sep 11, 2007 | 11:01 AM

#114

Erik@MIL.SPEC

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I wonder how many people that are voting for Mobil 1 realize they have downgraded their feedstocks?

Sep 11, 2007 | 11:03 AM

#115

k270kmh

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Before buying an oil, look if:

it meets API SL/SM, if it meets ACEA A3/B3/B4, if it has a HTHS > 3,5, if it has a TBN > 10, if it has a viscosity index > 160, if it meets the hardest tests like MB 229.5 (AMG vehicles).

Sep 11, 2007 | 12:15 PM

#116

mac74

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I saw that everone is still picking Mobil 1 I heard form a ton of people that Mobil 1 is no longer a full synthetic.

Sep 11, 2007 | 12:18 PM

#117

Erik@MIL.SPEC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mac74

I saw that everone is still picking Mobil 1 I heard form a ton of people that Mobil 1 is no longer a full synthetic.

AFAIK, Mobil 1 now uses Class 3 feedstocks instead of Class 4.

Motul, the oil I'm switching to, uses Class 5.

Sep 11, 2007 | 12:41 PM

#118

Marc Hatzi

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From: Northern Virginia

Mobil 1 10W30

Sep 11, 2007 | 02:36 PM

#119

theblue

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it doesn't matter that they downgraded, in reality there is no difference in how long your car will last.. you could probably even go with the cheapest house brand of synthetic and with regular changes be more than fine - I consider using Mobil one added safety. most of us won't even own these cars past 100K and if we did then a rebuild would be smart anyway.

Sep 11, 2007 | 02:52 PM

#120

RobDogg

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Royal Purple

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