View Poll Results: What motor oil does HCF use?
Mobil 1 full synthetic
3
20.00%
Royal Purple
1
6.67%
Cheveron
1
6.67%
Pennzoil
4
26.67%
Amsoil
0
0%
SuperTech
0
0%
Castrol
4
26.67%
Valvoline
2
13.33%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll
What motor oil do you guys use?
Friends use Royal Purple tho...really good stuff. I might switch but prolly not cause of the lower price of Pennzoil 
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HCF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: NorCal
i've been using mobil 1 synthetic but i cant afford it no more. thats why i created this thread so i can see whats popular on this forum. although walmart has the 5 gallon jug of mobil 1 synthetic for about $25. but the thing is i can buy 5 gallons of regular oil for about $10-$15. i might switch back to regular oil for good
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^You don't need to be changing your synthetic oil nearly as often as conventional oil. The Mobil 1 extended performance oil lasts even longer (bottle claims 15k miles) and although I don't run it that long it's still a good deal.
If you can buy regular oil for $15, and synthetic for $25-30, and the synthetic lasts twice as long and is better oil, why not get the synthetic?
If you can buy regular oil for $15, and synthetic for $25-30, and the synthetic lasts twice as long and is better oil, why not get the synthetic?
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HCF Member
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From: NorCal
for synthetic i like to run it to about 7500 and regular i like to go 5000 miles with it. also, just wondering i've ran about 4,000 miles and 8 months ago that i last change the oil, should i change it now, its running on mobil 1 fully synthetic
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I wouldn't change it.
Synthetic oil is much, much more resistant to breaking down. I am pretty sure that it is also less affected by age just as with mileage.
I don't think i've ever even had to change the oil in my car because it was getting too old, I always ended up changing it for other reasons (i.e. when doing an oil pan gasket).
Synthetic oil is much, much more resistant to breaking down. I am pretty sure that it is also less affected by age just as with mileage.
I don't think i've ever even had to change the oil in my car because it was getting too old, I always ended up changing it for other reasons (i.e. when doing an oil pan gasket).
Last edited by trustdestruction; Jun 1, 2010 at 10:18 PM.
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Well, with conventional oil the myth is 3000 miles or 3 months... which you really could go 5000 miles/6 months.
Personally, I would change synthetic every 7500-10000 miles or 12 months, and that's still probably more often than it needs.
Personally, I would change synthetic every 7500-10000 miles or 12 months, and that's still probably more often than it needs.
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HCF Member
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From: NorCal
ok i guess i will change the oil at 7500 or 12 months. i went to the dealers and got the oil filter thinking of changing the oil over the weekend. guess i should just check that dip stick to make sure all is good. and i've been wanting to get the passwordjdm magnetic drain plug, maybe i will get them for the next oil change
