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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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i dont want to use synthetic so what type of oil and brand do you guys recommend?
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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use synthetic.....its been proven that it beats non-conventional oil in almost every test
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by quickws60423
i dont want to use synthetic so what type of oil and brand do you guys recommend?
To each his own on this one. Regular oil, if changed every 3,000 miles is just fine. There is absolutely NOTHING synthetic oil will do to protect your engine more. Its all hype and you'll just throw money away with synthetic.

Just use 10w40 Castrol GTX regular oil and an AC Delco or Purolator filter. 3,000 mile changes. That can't be beat.

When you buy some exotic engine that requires something special, then look into special oils.

Our cars are absolutely NOTHING special, far from it.


Now get ready for 10 pages of bullshit on this subject
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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I recently came across the Mobile 1 synthetic 0W-30. The notes on the back said, "Get all the protection from 5W-30 and 10W-30 plus better gas mileage!" But get this: it costs the same as the 5W-30 and 10W-30...

So my question is if their 0W-30 is really what it's advertised, then why do people still buy 5W/10W-30? What's the catch?
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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I recently came across the Mobile 1 synthetic 0W-30. The notes on the back said, "Get all the protection from 5W-30 and 10W-30 plus better gas mileage!" But get this: it costs the same as the 5W-30 and 10W-30...

So my question is if their 0W-30 is really what it's advertised, then why do people still buy 5W/10W-30? What's the catch?
Its all bullshit.

And if anyone thinks that they will get better...or worse...gas mileage by using different oils..........I have a bridge to sell them.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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Im currently running maxlife 10w30 with mobil 1 filter ( M1-111 ), car seem love it.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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theres nothing wrong with not using synthetic. my old 00 Z28 i was running castrol GTX 10W-30 with a AC DELCO filter and have no problems at all.


now my 2002 Z28 i am using castrol syntec 5W-40 with an AC DELCO filter.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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I run Castrol GTX Dino-oil, plus Napa Gold filter....and it gets changed every 2500-3000 miles.
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Doesn't dino oil have a higher tendency to form sludge? Or is that only after you pass the 3k mile change mark? If so, it suggests that synthetic offers protection longer, right?
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