crazy_horse3030

What oil does everyone use?

I currently use Castrol GTX High Mileage 5w-30 with a bosch premium oil filter.

I had several people tell me to use the toyota filter because it will hold the oil in it with the special valve in the filter. But my filter mounts upside down so the law of gravity should keep it full of oil and it has that special valve too.

I have used Lucas Oil Stablizer in it one time.....but its so thick i am scared to it it again.

mkgarrison5

moble 1 synthetic period with yota filter if not purolater xtra guard

rdlsz24

Mobil 1 5W-30 with a Wix filter.

Rob

duck

Mobil 1 Synthetic (if we're talking engine oil).

As for gear oil... I've had amazing results from Redline.

Elton

Mobil 1 clean 5,000 10w-30 and a napa gold 1516 filter

jjrgr21

mobil-1 5w-30 full syn and fram filter.

royal purple gear oil

Matt Tat

Mobil 1 synthetic 10w 30 and a K and N oil filter.

UNR.Grad

Mobil 1 5w-30 w/ larger Napa Gold filter (thanks bamachem).

crazy_horse3030

http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/10W30API.htm

Check this link out.

Midget96

Amsoil XL and a Denso or Purolator Pure-One filter. I change my oil twice a year now...

mkgarrison5

twice a year?? you dont worry about the motor getting dirty? to me over 5k miles is a stretch even for syns

YotaFun

Mobile 1 10w-30 Full Synthetic With A FRAM Tough Guard Filter
(next oil change I will be changing the oil and updating that oil filter to something bigger...)

seanz0rz

for the 6-9 months of the year when its pleasant outside - 10w30 mobil 1 clean 7500(yea i know synthetic blend...) with whatever highlife filter i can find at the time.

in the summer months, when average temp is above 100, i run 20-50. doesnt break down due to heat like the thinner oils do. ill sacrafice a bit of performance and mpg to save my engine when its hot out.

crazy_horse3030

I guess I am the only soul that uses castrol.

Big Piper

Mobil1 5w-30 and a Fram filter

crazy_horse3030

Oil gets dirty before it breaks down. If you are only going to change it twice a year I suggest getting a real good filter like a K&N premium filter with a synthetic media and change it regularly.

UNR.Grad

I would seriously consider changing your oil filter brand. Search the forums for Fram information, you can look on almost any car site and no one recommends Fram.

crazy_horse3030

Fram looks like a cardboard box crinkled up and shoved into a metal canister. That is if you cut it open.

bwhyit

5w30 Valvoline and yota filter every 3k miles. Can't afford or really justify using synthetic.

patrickryanb

Oil: Mobil 1, 5w-30,
Filter: Toyota, or Baldwin Filters.