What is your favorite kind of oil to use?

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:43 am

I haven't developed a favorite oil or oil filter for my Woo yet. With the oil change I'm doing after my valve cover gasket arrives, I'm going with Castrol Syntec 5W-30 Full Synthetic.

The filter I went with for this oil change is a Fram High Mileage filter with TRT (Time Release Technology)

The filter claims a 96% single pass efficiency, and includes a time released additive for the oil. Allegedly it helps to maintain viscosity, reduces corrosive engine wear, neutralizes acids, and keeps everything cleaner. I will be very interested to see how well it works.

So what is your favorite brand of Oil and Oil Filter?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:46 am

plain jane fram filter

quaker state Q

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:39 am

W0-40 Mobil 1

MAHLE oil filter

MMamdouh

ubuyau · Post by **ubuyau** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:47 am

I am using Castrol oil.
I used to use Fomula-R but that has recently been evolved and they launched a new range called Castrol Edge.
5w30 Castrol Edge oil with new Ryco filter - every 5000kms - religiously!

Has anyone tried a K&N oil filter - is it worth twice the cost of my regular oil filter?

--Tim

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:02 pm

Norauto "Extrema" 5W30 synthetic. 4.65?/L.
Mahle filter OC90.

Every 15.000km as per user manual

. 88.000km on the clock.

Daniel

woo · Post by **woo** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:05 pm

10w40 gastrol gtx magnatec

mrbnew · Post by **mrbnew** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:20 pm

I found out that a PF52 Ac Delco filter fits the 1.6 so thats what I use because its a little bigger. Mobile Drive Clean 5000 10w-30.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:40 pm

I find it interesting that some of you are using 10w 40 in your cars. Are they spec'ed for that?

mrbnew · Post by **mrbnew** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:58 pm

I ran 5w-30 until it started burning it. (around 50k miles) Every time I went to change the oil at 3k miles it was a quart low. I switched to 10w-30 and now it doesn't burn a drop.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:27 pm

i didn't list a weigth because i chnge it according to the seasons and according to the level of engine usage i expect.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:37 pm

Audacityracing wrote:i didn't list a weigth because i chnge it according to the seasons and according to the level of engine usage i expect.

Hmmm So what different ones do you use in different seasons?

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:28 pm

Oil: Mobil 1 10W 30

Oil filter: Fram extra guard. (PH3387A)

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:48 pm

mobil 1 10w40 synthetic and a mobil 1 filter

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:31 pm

Why the 10w40? Isn't that the wrong viscosity for the engine?

IvanCZ · Post by **IvanCZ** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:11 pm

Castrol Magantec 5W-40 for my c20xe engine.