im just about due for my oil change and im thinking i should do it my self and get some better oil than the motorcraft and just looking for some ideas of what i should use
When I switched over to full synthetic I ran Royal Purple for the first 5k miles to help get everything loosened up. I used it for 2 oil changes since they claim it helps to smooth out your engine parts and harden everything (yeah yeah, ok :so).
After that I switched to Mobil 1 full synthetic since I saw pictures of 5twenty's motor after he took it out. 120k miles and everything was spotless. :gringreen
my brother has a SVT Lightning very heavily modded. And on his forum they did a test with roayl purple, mobile-1, amsoil, and valvoline. Royal Purple took lasts place while Amsoil and Mobile-1 finish in first and second.
i heard royal purples nothing special at all. So im going to start using either mobile-1 or amsoil.
I've read the US military uses Mobil 1 for tanks and other military vehicles. I guess in the battlefield, when you need something that you can put your life on, you pick up that Mobil 1 engine oil.
With all that stop and go, prolonged idling, extreme temperatures, dust, and the possibility of not being able to change the oil when it's time. If Mobil 1 is good enough for them, it's good enough for me. :bigthumbsup
My Dad, has explained the oil deal to me many times. He has always said it is important to use a "name" brand oil in your car and to be sure to use what type the manufacturer has spec'd for the vehicle. He does like Synthetics like Mobil 1. When it comes to oil there simply is no "miracle" which will do what some products claim. The lab tests done on petroleum products are very stringent, and the name brands follow the rules very strictly. There is no room for error with this stuff.
By the way, He would know more than the average guy.... as he was a lab tech for Exxon Mobil and also Citgo for his entire career. He worked with perfecting blends and dispersants so he knows his stuff.
I dont know where that test came from but I am very glad that i switched from mobil1 to royal purple their filters are a better heavier construction that last I believe over 10,000 and thier oil is one of a kind oil that you can feel the difference.
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