What oil? Tired of searching.......
06-26-2007, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by maximumrebel1
Right you just have to add some to it. BTW what is the beef with penzoil? Also I had never heard anything about changing the filter so often with synthetic but then again I don't work at a shop either.
Oh and I'd change the filter that many times because my engine has 56k on it when I bought it and don't know what maintenance had been done to it. I hear that synthetic cleans the engine out and would want to make sure to trap all the debris by changing out the oil filters every 3-4k. $5 filter is cheap in exchange for peace of mind.
06-26-2007, 11:43 AM
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Oh and you can even see the yellow film that Penzoil leaves on a car that has run it every oil change just by pulling the oil cap and looking down the fill hole. I've just seen it a lot as my shop does 100-130 oil changes a day and I've been there about a year.
06-26-2007, 12:33 PM
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I have to agree with the penzoil assesment. I haven't met a mechanic yet that will run that crap in thier own engine. When they say it's like "liquid ball bearings" they mean it, and it leaves all that ball bearing crap in the engine to build up. I'm referencing the convetional oil here, the syn stuff might be ok, but I'm not gonna chance it.
06-27-2007, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by viciousknid
Same here on the Penzoil. I've heard of people taking off the intake and that "yellow sludge" would just be caked all over.
06-27-2007, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by maximumrebel1
Can't really do that without changing the oil.
I use penzoil or valvoline full synthetic 5w30. Whenever the Change Oil light comes on the first time I just press the gas three times and wait another 7 or so thousand miles. So I go usually 15k between oil changes. The truck has 265k on it and still runs as good as ever. This whole change the oil every 3k miles is a scam that Jiffy Lube and the like do so they can change women's oil more often. Synthetic is synthetic its all good.
I use penzoil or valvoline full synthetic 5w30. Whenever the Change Oil light comes on the first time I just press the gas three times and wait another 7 or so thousand miles. So I go usually 15k between oil changes. The truck has 265k on it and still runs as good as ever. This whole change the oil every 3k miles is a scam that Jiffy Lube and the like do so they can change women's oil more often. Synthetic is synthetic its all good.
And for the guys that are thinking of running synthetic. If you have ran just conventional oil in your motor and you are thinking of going to synthetic don't waste you time. Once you use conventional oil in your motor is doesn't matter what oil you run because it all acts the same. Oil is a huge marketing game, who can make the "coolest, longest lasting" oil so someone will buy it. It all comes from the ground and comes out the same. My statement is for DD cars/trucks and don't know if it is the same for trucks/cars taken to the track. IMO don't be lazy and change every 3k
06-28-2007, 03:47 AM
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My 03's change oil display doesn't even come on until about 6k miles. I say 5500 miles is a good point to change. It saves you money and if you use a good filter you don't have to worry about damaging the engine.... Unless you treat your tach like a slot machine and are alway shooting for 7's.
