Oil question
So I got my first oil change at the dealer today. I asked them what kind of oil they used, thinking I'd get the same for my in-between top offs.
They said they used Northland. I've never heard of this brand before. Does it suck? |
No but your dealer sucks!
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The interesting thing is I went from owning a Volkwagen from the same dealership to a Mazda. This is one of those giant mega dealerships, and the Volkswagen service - for some inane reason - is in the "luxury" car area. So my Passat shared service quarters with Porsches, Mercedes and Audis.
The Mazda service, however, is in with Chevy, Nissan and even - god forbid - Hyundai. I'm kind of bummed because over at the luxury service, you were always treated like a king - even if you brought in a Volkswagen. Alas, I'm back in with the sheep and treated as such now. :mad: But seriously, should I NOT be putting Northland oil in my RX8? |
Sounds like a regional or local brand.
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Most places give you a choice.
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I don't know where "quad-cities" is, but I am guessing Iowa. Searched for "northland motor oil" on google and only got 5 hits. Two of them were for dirt-track racing in Iowa, the others are e-bay.
But seriously, should I NOT be putting Northland oil in my RX8? |
OK, I'm about to expose my pathetic ignorance of things mechanical - but here goes:
It doesn't actually matter if I mix one brand of oil with another as long as I use the same weight, correct? That is, if I currently have Northland 10W-30 in my engine and decide to top it off with, say, Mobil, of the same weight, that's fine. Right? |
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