Oh, that's pretty cleaver of them. Since I'm not going to go those intervals I won't worry about Amsoil, but they'd be my choice with a new car like a Fit, mind you.
Good thing the VX I have only calls for 3.5 Qs with filter change. Two of the 5 Q buys from "Wal-Mart" will nearly net me 3 oil changes. =D |
...but I definitely could spot the "Clean 5000" Mobil1 as being a lame synthetic.
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you doing fine tho. when you first switch to synthetic, it's a good idea to do a short first interval because of the cleansing attributes of this type of oil. some say the product is not worth the price. i say i pay less than conventional oil users if you calculate the many more changes accounting for the price of more oil and filters, plus time. time is money! |
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I did this with a '99 Dodge Stratus I own as well before going to 0w-30. I can get over 27 MPG long distance driving now in that car. The best part is I don't lose any more oil than when I first bought it from a relative that was using conventional. I've had the Mobil1 0w-30 for some time in there now, and I'm stretching it to 4,000 miles already. I haven't had to add oil. Maybe I've lost half a quart in 3,500 miles. |
On my 98 GMC K1500 I usually have to add a quart at about 3,500 - 4,000 miles, and I change at 5,000. I've been using Mobil1 0w30 in it for a while now. I don't think its using any more oil than when I was running Mobil1 5w30. Most of my oil usage I think is from oil being wiped off the dipstick. I check my oil EVERY time I purchase fuel. On average I go about 180-200 miles between fillups (can't resist stopping for cheap gas if its available), so that's a lot of dipstick wiping going on.
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Re: Oil Filter Testing
i know for many of you guys that buy mobile1 motor oil at wally world, it would be very convenient to buy a fram filter while there, but think again please...https://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...ers.html#avoid
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Re: Oil Filter Testing
If you're at Walmart and you're not buying an AC Delco, Motorcraft, etc...why not buy Supertech?
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1077328 I've been using them, they work great for me. Also, not all Frams are orange cans of death. The Fram CH9911 for my VW is a rebranded high quality Mann filter made in Germany. |
Re: Oil Filter Testing
it seems just like fram, supertech has some outsourcing...https://users.zoominternet.net/~capro...e%20ST7317.htm
again, think and research what you buy. HC, how much are those ST oil filters? |
Re: Oil Filter Testing
Yup, apparently SuperTech filters are from Champion and are decent. They seem decent enough, I've been using them for a couple years now.
I don't remember how much they are. |
Re: Oil Filter Testing
decent? from my link...
There is a newer version of the Wal-Mart oil filters showing up in the Wal-Mart's. This new filter looks just like the older one on the outside, but when I cut one of these apart I found that the pressure relief valve has been changed. In my below report of the ST7317 oil filter I stated that it uses a rubber to metal seal for the pressure relief valve, the old version is a product of the USA. The pressure relief valve in the newer version has been changed and not for the good. The new filter uses a hard plastic to metal valve much like the ones in the Fram's. They are two quick and obvious ways to spot this new filter. price: at the end of the link it claims(at the time of posting)a price of $2.07. not bad. |
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