View Poll Results: What's in your engine?

Mobil 1

28.65%

Royal Purple

6.18%

Amsoil

5.62%

Valvoline Full Synthetic

7.30%

Pennzoil Synthetic

5.62%

Castrol Synthetic

6.74%

Quaker State

6.18%

Havoline Synthetic

0.56%

Whatever the shop sticks in

0.56%

Synthetic Blend (specify in a post)

3.37%

Rotella

6.74%

Conventional (dino) oil (specify in a post)

22.47%

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Nov 23, 2009 | 08:08 PM

#31

PurplDodge

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Why 0W-30?

I do 5,000 mile changes.

Nov 23, 2009 | 08:41 PM

#32

DODGEPWR

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From: FL,Right on the AL line

Castrol GTX High Mileage 10w30 And a WIX filter

Used to be a FRAM guy for A LONG time. But ive done some research... And started using WIX filters on mostly everything. Almost went to the Motorcraft FL-1A for the ram recently. I never ran a Fram oil filter on my the ram tho (glad). Just in previous cars.

Only have used Mopar and WIX on the ram. Ive started using just WIX now tho....

Nov 23, 2009 | 11:01 PM

#33

004x41500

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From: Sebastian, Fl.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurplDodge

Why 0W-30?

I do 5,000 mile changes.

i can get a 5 quart jug for 22 bucks, and it also hardly ever gets below 70 here. so the full syn. 0W-30 works fine. i normally run 10W-40 but for some reason it hard to get in a full syn. here.

Nov 28, 2009 | 01:12 AM

#34

J415

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From: Bay Area, CA

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Originally Posted by DODGEPWR

Before I did the research, I got suckered in by the marketing and I'd always use Fram. What you don't know CAN hurt you!

Nov 28, 2009 | 02:08 AM

#35

2001Ram

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From: Georgetown Texas

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Originally Posted by 004x41500

i run mobil 1 full synthetic 0W-30 and a purolator filter for the most part, and change it every 3,000. I wont ever run anything but full synthetic.

Why so thin? Especially since you live in Florida?

Nov 28, 2009 | 05:57 PM

#36

004x41500

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From: Sebastian, Fl.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2001Ram

Why so thin? Especially since you live in Florida?

well its not much thinner than 10w30, and the claim it meets or exceeds 10w30 standards, though i think next oil change im goin back to a 10w40 full syn. and possibly a wix filer, as im running a purolator

Dec 2, 2009 | 01:12 AM

#37

Miami_Son

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From: Los Angeles, CA

0W30 is a cold weather oil and so wrong for Florida.

Dec 13, 2009 | 03:25 AM

#38

2001Ram

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From: Georgetown Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miami_Son

0W30 is a cold weather oil and so wrong for Florida.

Yeah! Thats what I was saying!

Dec 13, 2009 | 01:15 PM

#39

004x41500

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From: Sebastian, Fl.

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Originally Posted by Miami_Son

0W30 is a cold weather oil and so wrong for Florida.

thats the weird thing about florida, when it gets cold it gets cold. lol.

i only got about another 600miles before i have to chnage the oil, so im gonna get me some mobil 1 10w40 or maybe 20w50?

which would you do?