View Poll Results: What Brand Of Oil Do You Use?
Valvoline SAE
29
6.82%
Castrol GTX
223
52.47%
Royal Purple
63
14.82%
Amsoil
13
3.06%
Havoline
5
1.18%
Redline
2
0.47%
Mobile 1
36
8.47%
OTHER
54
12.71%
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Oil Brand Poll
#51
valvoline. sae approved and technician's preferred brand.
it has a wide range of grades available. and even straight grades, so 30w here of valvoline...why bother paying for multigrade here in so-cal? it don't snow...weather changes are not THAT dramatic here to really call for a ?/w30 oil.
so...whatever thats cheap and has current SM grade works for me.
valvoline.
it has a wide range of grades available. and even straight grades, so 30w here of valvoline...why bother paying for multigrade here in so-cal? it don't snow...weather changes are not THAT dramatic here to really call for a ?/w30 oil.
so...whatever thats cheap and has current SM grade works for me.
valvoline.
#52
how about a poll separate for transmission and differential?
what brands are out there for trans and diff???
i use royal purple for both currently, but may find something different for the trans on the next change.
chime in on the brands and and grades and for trans/diff... this'll be interesting. wait till i get the brands, then i'll start the poll thread.
what brands are out there for trans and diff???
i use royal purple for both currently, but may find something different for the trans on the next change.
chime in on the brands and and grades and for trans/diff... this'll be interesting. wait till i get the brands, then i'll start the poll thread.
#59
Quaker's state is a shell company.
I've used their Advance Q b4 for maybe 3-5K miles. Its ok IMO.
5w30, btw.
Castrol is famous cuz its sooooo easy to get and .... cheap. Quality is good. not a bad choice.
I use Royal Purple of course. but I just had Shell Full Synthetic 5w30. Not a bad choice I think, and at 15-16 bux for 6 quart (after MIR), I think its worth it
I've used their Advance Q b4 for maybe 3-5K miles. Its ok IMO.
5w30, btw.
Castrol is famous cuz its sooooo easy to get and .... cheap. Quality is good. not a bad choice.
I use Royal Purple of course. but I just had Shell Full Synthetic 5w30. Not a bad choice I think, and at 15-16 bux for 6 quart (after MIR), I think its worth it
#60
I'm in California and the Havoline I am using for my RX8 is blended and packaged nearby in Richmond, CA....Havoline is produced by the Chevron Corp. although I agree it is not quite as easily available as PNZ,QS,CSTRL. Most WalMarts have it tho.
#61
oil ?
my 04 6speed has 50500,just had to replace alternator,i live in palm desert ca.( hot) been thinking maybe to use 5-30 oil. love this car but worried about engine failure. what say you.
#63
Its expensive oil.
Im happy with RP
#69
normal, lots of threads about it. and why the hell would you want to mix syn & dino?
#71
Royal Purple Oil. I was talking to my brother, he has an RX8 too. He told me about new oil in the market. 0W - 40 viscosity oil.
A Zero viscocity to statrt is great, it would lube the engine at it's most critical point, starting up. Subsequently the viscocity would climb up to 40 ( or 30, or 50 which ever the secondary grade )
Sounds good.
A Zero viscocity to statrt is great, it would lube the engine at it's most critical point, starting up. Subsequently the viscocity would climb up to 40 ( or 30, or 50 which ever the secondary grade )
Sounds good.
#72
Currently using Idemitsu rotary-specific 10W-30!!
I used Royal Purple till about 40,000 miles...a compression test showed kick *** results yielding only one slightly less than perfect apex seal in my 1st rotor.
RP seemed to break down quicker as I noticed vast differences before and after an oil change. I've had better results with the Idemitsu.
I used Royal Purple till about 40,000 miles...a compression test showed kick *** results yielding only one slightly less than perfect apex seal in my 1st rotor.
RP seemed to break down quicker as I noticed vast differences before and after an oil change. I've had better results with the Idemitsu.
#73
Pennzoil Platinum 5W20 in sump with Lube Control LC20 added at prescribed rate.
Idemitsu Rotary Premix (IRP) through OMP (Sohn Adapter) with Lube Control FP Plus added (1 oz per quart as an antioxidant when added to oil tank).
Premix in fuel - IRP with FP Plus (6 oz IRP and 2 oz FP Plus per 12 gallon average refill)
Idemitsu Rotary Premix (IRP) through OMP (Sohn Adapter) with Lube Control FP Plus added (1 oz per quart as an antioxidant when added to oil tank).
Premix in fuel - IRP with FP Plus (6 oz IRP and 2 oz FP Plus per 12 gallon average refill)
#75