Hey, I've got a 1996 dodge neon sohc auto. it has 134k miles on it and I was wondering what you guys would recommend for it oil wise (brands, ect.) Thanks 4 the info

 

i forgot who makes it, but its called high milage....i just use the cheap wal-mart brand, with driving for work i would have to change it once every other week....but my oil usually gets changed about every 6-8,000 miles...i know, i know.....but it hasnt had any problems yet (128,000 extremely hard miles)...within 10 days i will hit the 130,000 mark....good old car

 

If you change every 3K miles ANY API SM graded oil will do just fine. If you goto Synthetic then pic your favorite brand as they are pretty good and do very well. You'd do fine changing every 5K or even beyond.
Just remember for every brand you find someone who loves it you'll find 3 others that hate it for some stupid irrelavent reason. Choos the brand you like and be happy.

 

I use Havoline 20W-50. i would use the Quaker State brand but they dont make 20W-50.

 

i work on chopper engines for uncle sam (the kind that fly). we use synth oils ONLY because they can withstand higher temps (1800hp@20,000+rpms@800+deg C). car motors don't need that kind of oil, unless you got some BADA$$ motor. like said go with ASI oils. the older your car the bigger you want your higher number to be. example: every 65,000 go up from -30 to -40 and so on. you shouldn't even have to do this if you change your oil + filter every 3K's. happy motoring.

 

I wish the every 3000 mile myth would go away. Conventional oils can be changed every 5000-6000 miles and "true" synthetics can be changed every 10,000-15,000 miles. I am not recommending this to anyone, but it is what I do.

 

not so much a myth as cheap insurance. most modern oils as well as engines can go that far with out the oil change. it all depends on how long it takes you to get to the end of the oils service life. unless you heat up the oil long enough to boil out the water and other contams that form with most comut driving (1/2-3/4 hwy drive @ 60-70mph). my '02 strat says 7000 'tween oil, filter. BUT 3000 for hard driving (city and small trips). YES, I DO UNDERSTAND: the oil service life and add pack can go 7-15K before it is no longer good and really NEEDS to be changed. in the Army we pull eng and trans fluid 1 time every 3 mths and send them to a lab to get checked out (GO DAS!! [not making fun]). based on the results we don't do anything, change the oil, change the oil and filter, or flush the sys and send another sample and hope for the best. most people can't spend for the lab work. i would really like to know your point of view, NO BS!! this is just my exp.

 

$25 gets you a report from us, showing wear, contaminant, additive metals, along with the Total Base Number, a viscosity check, and oxidation/nitration number. Next time I change my oil, I will pull a sample of the Mobil 10w30 and post the metals and TBN for you all to see. Won't be for a while though

 

SWEET!! would be good to know what drive habs you got, comut, miles/mth, ect. i drive MAYBE 5 miles to work (1 way) and as before i'm go'n to have my neon only to Nov. look fwd to reply.

 

My drive to work is maybe 6-7 miles roundtrip. I drive home for lunch about 4 times a week and I do like to get on the gas in the MTX.