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What type of oil should I use? I have an '85 5spd with 61000 miles on it. My bro suggested that I use 5-30, but i was gonna put 10-40 in.

never mind i found out what kind

I was going to say 10-40 for longevity.

I was going to recommend Johnson's Baby Oil. Made out of 100% real babies!

I tried squeezing my kid, and couldnt get any oil out.... not sure how johnson does it. Anyways, I use 5w30 in my car, if it matters, then if Im out of oil and need to top it off or something I put in whatever oil we have in the shop, like 15-40 general use impliment oil. seems to be fine with whatever viscosity.

I was seriously considering putting Mobil 1 into my 2.8l when I last changed the oil, but then I realized something, the fucking Mobil 1 is almost worth more than the engine.

I'd use 5-30 M1.

In the summer, i might go to 10-30.

Mobil one isn't really that expensive. I use it in everything that doesn't burn oil.

amsoil is good stuff too if you can find it.

eHoward wrote:I'd use 5-30 M1.

In the summer, i might go to 10-30.

Mobil one isn't really that expensive. I use it in everything that doesn't burn oil.

Considering that Mobil 1 says their oil is good for 15000 miles, I'd say it's cheap insurance. Plus the nice fact that synthetic oil isn't flammable like dino oil, so when you throw a rod through your block like you're going to do eventually, it's just smoke, no fire. (<-voice of experience)

stimpy wrote:

eHoward wrote:I'd use 5-30 M1.

In the summer, i might go to 10-30.

Mobil one isn't really that expensive. I use it in everything that doesn't burn oil.

Considering that Mobil 1 says their oil is good for 15000 miles, I'd say it's cheap insurance. Plus the nice fact that synthetic oil isn't flammable like dino oil, so when you throw a rod through your block like you're going to do eventually, it's just smoke, no fire. (<-voice of experience)

I hate mobil 1 for diluting their oil and making the pure stuff 3 times the cost it used to be

I use 10-40 Mobil 1 in the duke for now, I actually have always used either mobil 1 in non oil burners, or if it does burn oil, then the cheapest stuff.

If your gonna spend money on syn. oil, get the good stuff, Mobil 1, Amisol, Royal Purple.
If you are gonna use dino, then use wahtever is cheapest, is basically the same.

Kohburn wrote:
I hate mobil 1 for diluting their oil and making the pure stuff 3 times the cost it used to be

Diluting it? Are you talking about synthetic blends? You kind of lost me with this one. Splain.

stimpy wrote:

Kohburn wrote:
I hate mobil 1 for diluting their oil and making the pure stuff 3 times the cost it used to be

Diluting it? Are you talking about synthetic blends? You kind of lost me with this one. Splain.

their 5000 mile synthetic is a blend with a lot less synth than their old basic oil was.. as you go up through the price and "milage" range of their oils it gets back to their original formula - so now in order to get what used to be plain old simple mobil 1 - is now the 15,000 mile stuff

Royal purple isn't the good stuff and dino isn't all the same. I generally use Castrol GTX for dino.

teamlseep13 wrote: If your gonna spend money on syn. oil, get the good stuff, Mobil 1, Amisol, Royal Purple.
If you are gonna use dino, then use wahtever is cheapest, is basically the same.

eHoward wrote:Royal purple isn't the good stuff and dino isn't all the same. I generally use Castrol GTX for dino.

teamlseep13 wrote: If your gonna spend money on syn. oil, get the good stuff, Mobil 1, Amisol, Royal Purple.
If you are gonna use dino, then use wahtever is cheapest, is basically the same.

I avoid parafin based oils like the plague now that i've seen the results of years of their use (penzoil/quakerstate) which is a buildup in the lifter valley and inside the valve covers that looks like a very soft black candle

Royal Purple, is great stuff, I have always seen good result with them, in raicng engines though.

The dino oil issue, they are basically the same, diff. additives and bases, but I wouln't pay more than 1.50 a quart. I guess I am just partial to syn.

Well, I wouldn't call it great stuff. Royal purple is not a full synthetic and it costs the same as a full synthetic. If I'm paying full synthetic prices, I'm putting in a full synthetic.

So if you take out the different bases and the different additives, what do you have left, packaging. Yeah, I guess all the containers are plastic so they're the same.

teamlseep13 wrote:Royal Purple, is great stuff, I have always seen good result with them, in raicng engines though.

The dino oil issue, they are basically the same, diff. additives and bases, but I wouln't pay more than 1.50 a quart. I guess I am just partial to syn.

eHoward wrote:Well, I wouldn't call it great stuff. Royal purple is not a full synthetic and it costs the same as a full synthetic. If I'm paying full synthetic prices, I'm putting in a full synthetic.

So if you take out the different bases and the different additives, what do you have left, packaging. Yeah, I guess all the containers are plastic so they're the same.

teamlseep13 wrote:Royal Purple, is great stuff, I have always seen good result with them, in raicng engines though.

The dino oil issue, they are basically the same, diff. additives and bases, but I wouln't pay more than 1.50 a quart. I guess I am just partial to syn.

Horsepower TV switched to all Royal Purple liquids (oil, trans fluid, power steering fluid, and brake fluid IIRC), and gained somehting like 7whp. Not too bad, but I'll stick with Mobil, I've had too much good luck with it so far.

Aaron wrote:

Horsepower TV switched to all Royal Purple liquids (oil, trans fluid, power steering fluid, and brake fluid IIRC), and gained somehting like 7whp. Not too bad, but I'll stick with Mobil, I've had too much good luck with it so far.

is this the show on the SpikeTV network? (Horsepower)

ditch wrote:

Aaron wrote:

Horsepower TV switched to all Royal Purple liquids (oil, trans fluid, power steering fluid, and brake fluid IIRC), and gained somehting like 7whp. Not too bad, but I'll stick with Mobil, I've had too much good luck with it so far.

is this the show on the SpikeTV network? (Horsepower)

Yah it is. I really hate it, and really hate their forms of advertising and build ups, but you can't deny watching the SS Camaro run on a Dynojet, seeing the chart, wtaching them change the fluid, dynoeing it, and laying the two charts over each other.