best oil and filter for the 8 - Page 2

Jul 18, 2007 | 02:14 AM

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nycgps

Out of NYC

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Originally Posted by LabDad

I'm truly amazed. 18 replies to the OP and his first post and no one yelled out the "S" word. You must have caught nycgps on a good day

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FWIW. I use either Castrol GTX or Valvoline 5W-20 and Wix/Napa Gold oil filters. I'm probably gonna change to 5W-30 on the next oil change.

Someone looking for me ? :P

Im not in NYC atm .... so yeah ... :P

Oil Filter : I tried K&N, Mazda OEM, and WiX, K&N is the most expensive, Mazda is the cheapest. Quality ? I cant really tell, I just use whatever the easiest for me to get.

Oil : Royal Purple, QuakerState Advance Q, Castrox Syntec, Mobil1. Its all high quality oil, but I like Royal Purple better cuz everytime I use it, engine seems to be smoother.

Jul 18, 2007 | 07:00 AM

#27

heyarnold69

Rotary wanabee

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From: Long Island, NY

mazda speed version of the filter rocks ... to save time on line and due to crappy hours at the dealer I do the only available option ... I 5 of them .. some on do the math .. thats 15K+ miles.

Jul 18, 2007 | 04:04 PM

#28

DJMajic914

Osama fears Rotary.......

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From: New York City

Hmmmm i was reading all these post's and im still sorta confused about which grade of oil to use for my 8 .... Im leaning towards Royal Purple due to soo many recomendations...but which grade is better for regular everyday driving and which is better for putting the pedal to the metal ?