View Poll Results: What oil are you running in your motor?
Mobil 1
17
32.08%
Royal Purple
2
3.77%
Amsoil
4
7.55%
Valvoline Full Synthetic
6
11.32%
Pennzoil Synthetic
6
11.32%
Castro Synthetic
3
5.66%
Quaker State 4x4
2
3.77%
Havoline Synthetic
0
0%
Other Full Synthetic
4
7.55%
Dealership special
2
3.77%
Synthetic Blend (specify in a post)
1
1.89%
Conventional (dino) oil (specify in a post)
6
11.32%
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ANY SM 5Wxx conventional oil now is a group II, even Bozo the Clown Brand, which is way better than any oil of 15 years ago. As for synthetics, manufacturers have learned the can use Group III oils and call them "synthetic", when strictly speaking they are not PAO oils. BUT...group III oils PERFORM exactly as well as PAO's do. So for my money, knowing what I do, I'll take ANY oil on sale, as long as it says SM on it. The synthetic Mobil of Old, was a PAO oil. Now it may have a tiny bit of PAO in it, but it too is mainly group III, in order for CEO to rake in billions of profits. So there is NO REASON to buy Mobil 1, other than to waste ur money. Any Pennz, QS, Valvoline synthetic is exactly just as good as Mobil 1, even SuperTech synthetic is a fine group III that many people use for years, with excellent engine results. Don't waste ur time on Castrol, it too suffers from "CEO needs large bonus syndrome" - its oil, even "edge", is just marketing and promotion. I run synthetic in winter due to better cold properties, and 50:50 synth and conventional in summer, to save a bit of money.
Last edited by object16; Mar 7, 2009 at 02:33 AM.
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ANY SM 5Wxx conventional oil now is a group II, even Bozo the Clown Brand, which is way better than any oil of 15 years ago. As for synthetics, manufacturers have learned the can use Group III oils and call them "synthetic", when strictly speaking they are not PAO oils. BUT...group III oils PERFORM exactly as well as PAO's do. So for my money, knowing what I do, I'll take ANY oil on sale, as long as it says SM on it. The synthetic Mobil of Old, was a PAO oil. Now it may have a tiny bit of PAO in it, but it too is mainly group III, in order for CEO to rake in billions of profits. So there is NO REASON to buy Mobil 1, other than to waste ur money. Any Pennz, QS, Valvoline synthetic is exactly just as good as Mobil 1, even SuperTech synthetic is a fine group III that many people use for years, with excellent engine results. Don't waste ur time on Castrol, it too suffers from "CEO needs large bonus syndrome" - its oil, even "edge", is just marketing and promotion. I run synthetic in winter due to better cold properties, and 50:50 synth and conventional in summer, to save a bit of money.
