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View Poll Results: What brand of motor oil do you use in you Titan?
Havoline
26
2.36%
Castrol
111
10.09%
Quaker State
45
4.09%
Pennzoil
77
7.00%
Mobil 1
491
44.64%
Castrol Syntec
48
4.36%
Amsoil
80
7.27%
Valvoline
87
7.91%
Chevron
35
3.18%
Other
100
9.09%
Voters: 1100. You may not vote on this poll
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Mobil1, Amsoil, Redline, NEO, Synergyn, Lubrication Engineers, Schaeffers...shall I go on with my list of premium oils??
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Trying mobil 1 0w-40 now, did a run of German Castrol syntec 0w-30 previously. Ran the GC for 9k miles. Gonna go for 10K with the mobil 1. Would have made it past 10K easy with the GC but numerous below 0 deg. F starts and lots of short trips through the winter held it back. Its would be hard to do better than either of these 2 oils in any climate or condition.
Trying mobil 1 0w-40 now, did a run of German Castrol syntec 0w-30 previously. Ran the GC for 9k miles. Gonna go for 10K with the mobil 1. Would have made it past 10K easy with the GC but numerous below 0 deg. F starts and lots of short trips through the winter held it back. Its would be hard to do better than either of these 2 oils in any climate or condition.
Im putting in Amsoil, I believe it is far better than Mobile 1 from all the test concerning it I have sceen. THey keep their costs on the same level as other oils but not spending so much on the bottles it comes in, or fancy adds on TV.
However I'm not going to run the 35,000 mile kinda because I plan to change it eveyr 7,500 miles anyways. The 35,000 mile kind is supposed to be better than the mid grade amsoil (25,000 miles) I have sceen tests for showing which was shown to be superior to castrol and Mobile 1. They also only make one grade 0-30 but say it protects far better than a typical 30 weight synthetic.
Now for the average driver this is probably overkill for your oil to be this good, but I'm going to try it anyways since it's only about $1 more than other synthetics.
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Im putting in Amsoil, I believe it is far better than Mobile 1 from all the test concerning it I have sceen. THey keep their costs on the same level as other oils but not spending so much on the bottles it comes in, or fancy adds on TV.
However I'm not going to run the 35,000 mile kinda because I plan to change it eveyr 7,500 miles anyways. The 35,000 mile kind is supposed to be better than the mid grade amsoil (25,000 miles) I have sceen tests for showing which was shown to be superior to castrol and Mobile 1. They also only make one grade 0-30 but say it protects far better than a typical 30 weight synthetic.
Now for the average driver this is probably overkill for your oil to be this good, but I'm going to try it anyways since it's only about $1 more than other synthetics.
Be careful about what testing you look at. A lot of it is sponsored by Amsoil dealers. Not exactly what I'd call impartial.
That being said, someone on this board did a very nice 7500 mile interval using Amsoil Series 3000 0w-30. Wear metals were quite low on a ppm/1000mi basis. I think it was somewhere in the neighborhood of FE 14 and PB 6, insoluables were also low.
That particular oil is actually a diesel rated oil, but has excellent lubricative qualities and a stout add pack. It doesn't meet API/ILSAC specs though because the adds are so high as to be over the maxes that API/ILSAC allows. I do not view using a non-API oil as a problem, however, your dealer may see things differently.
You are smart to not run the oil over 7500 miles for warranty purposes. Even if you do once the warranty is up, be sure to back up what you're doing with oil analysis!
Be careful about what testing you look at. A lot of it is sponsored by Amsoil dealers. Not exactly what I'd call impartial.
That being said, someone on this board did a very nice 7500 mile interval using Amsoil Series 3000 0w-30. Wear metals were quite low on a ppm/1000mi basis. I think it was somewhere in the neighborhood of FE 14 and PB 6, insoluables were also low.
That particular oil is actually a diesel rated oil, but has excellent lubricative qualities and a stout add pack. It doesn't meet API/ILSAC specs though because the adds are so high as to be over the maxes that API/ILSAC allows. I do not view using a non-API oil as a problem, however, your dealer may see things differently.
You are smart to not run the oil over 7500 miles for warranty purposes. Even if you do once the warranty is up, be sure to back up what you're doing with oil analysis!
is it bad to have this many addatives? in this analysis how did it compare to something like mobile 1? the 0-30 is recomended for Gas motors also, from what I read it can beused for almost any application due to it's excelent protective properties. I'm going to stick with the cheaper stuff though and run 5-30 same as the dealership puts in. Is this one also non API/ILSAC?
I need to figure out what I am doing soon because I have to change my oil within the next 1000 miles, and I'm putting 600 on it this coming weekend. Takes a while to ship the amsoil, thats the problem. I heard you can go over 7500 miles and still keep the warranty. Anyone have a number I can call to verify this?
Last edited by Justintoxicated : 05-05-2005 at 09:02 AM.
I would not go over 7500 if it was my vehicle unless I was out of warranty, then in that case I would go whatever distance my oil analysis said that the oil supported.
The extra additive load will not hurt your engine so long as it does not burn oil. ZDDP can be a posion for cats, and the manufacturers have to now guarantee emmissions performance to 120,000 miles. Thus, the lower add packs of the newest API SM/ILSAC GF-4 oils. They are limited to >800ppm of ZDDP. Older formulas had more in the 1000-1200 PPM of ZDDP. Amsoil oil also generally has a very high TBN, which is also good for long drains, and uses a antimony/sodium mix to control foaming.
Anyways, the bottom line is, do oil analysis, and see what your motor likes. Given that I've seen a very good 7500 mile report on Series 3000 0w-30 on a Titan, that would be what I would choose if I was going Amsoil.
I would not go over 7500 if it was my vehicle unless I was out of warranty, then in that case I would go whatever distance my oil analysis said that the oil supported.
The extra additive load will not hurt your engine so long as it does not burn oil. ZDDP can be a posion for cats, and the manufacturers have to now guarantee emmissions performance to 120,000 miles. Thus, the lower add packs of the newest API SM/ILSAC GF-4 oils. They are limited to >800ppm of ZDDP. Older formulas had more in the 1000-1200 PPM of ZDDP. Amsoil oil also generally has a very high TBN, which is also good for long drains, and uses a antimony/sodium mix to control foaming.
Anyways, the bottom line is, do oil analysis, and see what your motor likes. Given that I've seen a very good 7500 mile report on Series 3000 0w-30 on a Titan, that would be what I would choose if I was going Amsoil.
Yes the 0-30 is a bit better, but it's also like $75 a case!
I live in Cali and summer is starting, so I don't have to worry about freezing cold starts or anything like that either, not really even in the winter. I just used plain castrol in my last truck.
I just read that only the new Mobile 15,000 mile kind is a true PAO synthetic, the 7500 mile kind is not a true synthetic. Anyone know more about this? I also just read that Amsoil XL (7,500 mile kind) is also not a True synthetic since it did not start as one but is changed into one through a process, as is mobile. I hear both are good type III oils though. I may already be wasting cash going with the 25,000 mile kind and changing it every 5,000-7,500 miles...I should probably jsut stick to the Type III Xl or mobile 7,500 kind since my truck is in warranty and that is what these oils were intended for. I hear I will not see much difference if I plan to change it at 7,500 or 5,000 miles anyways.
BTW I look at some oil analysises and it appears Amsoil is a VERY good performer, but with frequest changes it might be a bit overkill. but hey it's only 50 cents more a bottle than Mobile 1 15000 anyways!
Last edited by Justintoxicated : 05-05-2005 at 05:53 PM.
Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance are PAO based. Ironically, the M1 EP does not meet SM/GF-4 specs, due to too many additives, not unlike Amsoil!
Mobil Clean 7500 is advertised as a dino. According to ExxonMobil employees, it is a Group III/PAO mix. If that is true, it's likely just as good as Castrol Syntec at half the price. I have seen it for 2.19 a quart. I'd like to try this oil in my Titan, but I have a HUGE stash of oil already (around 75 quarts). The oil geekdom never stops!
Amsoil XL7500 is also a Group III oil. I'd use it if it were priced between dino and full PAO synthetics.
05-03-2005, 01:32 PM
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