Oil!?
#1
Oil!?
I just want to know what everyone thinks and what kind of oil and oil filters work best for the j32a2?! I have to admit that I previously didn't care what type of oil I used and would just throw whatever $15 dollar special I could find into my engine and call it a day. Now I am more concerned about what kind of oil I use. Lately I've been using the Castrol magnetech full synthetic (only the 5-20 weight is full synthetic) and a k&n oil filter. I'm happy with this set up, but Im curious if I might be better off going with mobile 1 or royal purple? I can get 5 quarts and a filter for about $28. So I guess my main question is, is it worth the money to get a different synthetic oil for what it would cost? Also let's hear where all of your oil alliances are?
#3
You only change it once a year!? I know the mobile 1 ep says up to 15,000 miles but damn! I guess I'm not that trusting. And even if the oil lasts that long I have no idea how long that filter is supposed to last? 6000 miles? 10,000 miles tops? I'm pretty comfortable with my 5,000 mile oil changes
#5
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You only change it once a year!? I know the mobile 1 ep says up to 15,000 miles but damn! I guess I'm not that trusting. And even if the oil lasts that long I have no idea how long that filter is supposed to last? 6000 miles? 10,000 miles tops? I'm pretty comfortable with my 5,000 mile oil changes
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#6
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You only change it once a year!? I know the mobile 1 ep says up to 15,000 miles but damn! I guess I'm not that trusting. And even if the oil lasts that long I have no idea how long that filter is supposed to last? 6000 miles? 10,000 miles tops? I'm pretty comfortable with my 5,000 mile oil changes
5000 miles on Synthetic is wasting money, as fatty said even dino oil is supposed to last 7500 miles. I would not push regular Mobil 1 Syn (Silver Cap) like I do with the EP (Golden Cap) though, EP has twice the additives and that help it push the change interval to the double.
Last edited by Skirmich; 02-01-2016 at 05:17 AM.
#7
I know the bottle says that it can last that long (gold cap) along with amzoil and I'm sure some kind of royal purple. But I think we are just gonna have to agree to disagree here, lol. And it might be just the synthetic that I use isn't as good but I feel like at 5000 the oil just looks darker (probably from heat) and every time I get fresh oil in there I feel like my car runs 10× better. But for the price I get I don't mind doing it so often. It's basically the same price as conventional when on sale.
Also this is the right thread. Oil is just as much a part of performance as anything else on here, If not more so.
Also this is the right thread. Oil is just as much a part of performance as anything else on here, If not more so.
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#8
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Yeah sadly color doesn't tell you anything about oil life.. I have sent dark as hell samples to Blackstone labs and they pass with flying colors.. It's all a placebo effect when you add new oil it looks nice to have fresh golden oil in there but I can assure you that even after +10K on the EP there is at least enough life on it to go another 10K.. There is no performance gain after you are already using synthetic vs new fresh change of the same oil.. I have been using that setup for years now and notice no change every time I replace the oil.
Last edited by Skirmich; 02-02-2016 at 12:41 AM.
#9
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I know the bottle says that it can last that long (gold cap) along with amzoil and I'm sure some kind of royal purple. But I think we are just gonna have to agree to disagree here, lol. And it might be just the synthetic that I use isn't as good but I feel like at 5000 the oil just looks darker (probably from heat) and every time I get fresh oil in there I feel like my car runs 10× better. But for the price I get I don't mind doing it so often. It's basically the same price as conventional when on sale.
Also this is the right thread. Oil is just as much a part of performance as anything else on here, If not more so.
Also this is the right thread. Oil is just as much a part of performance as anything else on here, If not more so.
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