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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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What do you guys think is the best oil for Florida considering it is hot as hell.

I keep hearing German Castrol.

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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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olive is the best
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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I used to run the German castrol, intill it started seeping through all my gaskets. I charmed over to a 10w and no problem.
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Full synthetic oil handles the heat. 40w is a good compromise. Mobil 1 is what I run in every gas motor I have. 0 problems. If spending money on top dollar oil makes you feel better, Royal Purple it is. Most major brands, including Castrol is good quality in my opinion. Again, synthetics are where the best heat protection is.
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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I've been taking a chance on the Wal-Mart full synthetic
lately. Nothing to report.
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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There's gonna be some ding-dong come in here and type an epic novel on why he's an Amsoil dealer...
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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Rotella
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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Mobil One 5W 30. I run the car pretty hard and race it at the track as often as possible. No problems so far.
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Pennzoil Platinum 5w30.
Super-Tech 10w30 in my 454 dually.

Tried pretty much everything through the years, seems like oil is oil.
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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We carry Amsoil. It a great product. German Catrol is also good from what the big boys say....

Let me know if you would like more info.


-----> ps, I hope I'm not the "ding dong" a previous post mentioned haha
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Originally Posted by think47
Rotella
What weight Rotella do you use?
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Old Dec 14, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by tommy98z28
What do you guys think is the best oil for Florida considering it is hot as hell.

I keep hearing German Castrol.

do a weather check today and get back with it.

for this reason I wouldnt run 40W in winter.

I also went to supertech synthetic from Mobil1.
my 97 still gets dino Valvoline(rear main leaks).
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Old Dec 14, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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i use pennzoil platinum 10w30, works great!
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Old Dec 14, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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Amsoil 0w30 for me.
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Mobil 1 15w-50 due to the 170K+ mileage on the Formula. No problems. All four of my vehicles use Mobil 1.

Derek
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Mobil 1 15w-50 due to the 170K+ mileage on the Formula. No problems. All four of my vehicles use Mobil 1.

Derek


Cheap ***, buy your woman a CTS and get to work on the Formy.
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15w-40 rotella here
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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I run the 0W-30 German Castrol. I have no oil leak or burning problems and it has produced the best oil pressure I've seen.
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
I've been taking a chance on the Wal-Mart full synthetic
lately. Nothing to report.
Dont use that crap anymore. I started using it in all the cars and I started getting top-end lifter noise from hell upon cold start up in several vehicles. I vowed to never buy that again. With Pennzoil Platinum the motors have gone back to being quiet.
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