royal purple oil

[cruz-gsr]

who is running royal purple oil here, i hear is the best oil money can buy.

[Lafiro]

I am, currently at 5w-20. Just switched from 5w-30 two weeks ago or so.

[bronsin]

My oil is orange so there! Its TWICE as good as purple!:thumbup:

[enviri]

i like my eneos :thumbup:

[kustom play]

i use royal purple in both cars

though the cost is expensive, so i might just switch to a cheaper synthetic for the yaris

[Inspector14]

i use royal purple in my motorcycle. can go loooong intervals on that stuff.

i was going to use it in my yaris, but after researching cold start properties, i went with amsoil 5-30.

[Red Horse]

I used the royal purple before and switch to amsoil but now its getting expensive, so I switch again to pensoil platinum, I think pensoil has the cheapest syntetic oil out there.

[jambo101]

I bought the Yaris for its economy so running top of the line oil would be overkill to a car that was designed with economy in mind,i usually use
Castrol GTX 5w-30 in the summer and Mobil1 0w-30 in winter. i'd say save your money on the oil if you plan on doing normal everyday driving.

[PETERPOOP]

i use it

[jonismyname]

royal purple should cost comparatively to mobil1...

napa synthetic is on sale for 2.99/qt for the entire month in upstate NY, don't know if it's nationwide or not. made by ashland, so comparable to valvoline.

i use royal purple in my car, my gf's car, my dads car, my bike, my transmission, ect ect.

i like it.
(it costs me less than mobil1 can be had for...)

[YarisSedan]

I used to use royal purple. But since switched to asmoils since its cheaper now that royal purple has been going up in price. I used to be able to get royal purple for 5.99 at my local winchester auto parts but its gone up to like 8 something i believe now. While i only pay 7.50 for amsoil

[jouna]

i use quakerstate full synthetic with k&n oil filter. its cheaper than royal purple but its kinda expensive too

[toad]

I used the royal purple before and switch to amsoil but now its getting expensive, so I switch again to pensoil platinum, I think pensoil has the cheapest syntetic oil out there.

not sure about 'cheapest', but definetely one of the best! i've been using it in both our yaris and have been very happy with it. gets great feedback and used oil analysis from bob is the oil guy(5w-30 anyways). nothing against amsoil or royal purple, but not sure if they're worth the extra coin over the pennzoil.

[posaunemeister]

In the summer, I use 2qts of synthetic and 2qts of conventional oil. It doesn't matter which brand, just as long as it is a brand name. And in the winter, I use 3qts of synthetic and 1qt of conventional. Once again, the brand doesn't matter as long as it's a household name. I'm a huge fan of Purolator PureOne filters, but if I can get a hold of those, I use the FRAM Tough Guard.

[schleppy]

I've heard mixed things about Royal Purple, though mostly good.

If you want the best of the best, I've been told AMSOIL is the way to go. Then again, oil opinions can vary, as we all know.

[jambo101]

Is there some reason for putting this high priced oil in a Yaris?because if its for extended engine life i sure dont expect to be running this car for 10+ years and 300,000kms,i usually trade my cars every 5yrs or 150k whatever comes first.why should i spend extra money for oil so some one else can reap the benefits.

[posaunemeister]

Is there some reason for putting this high priced oil in a Yaris?because if its for extended engine life i sure dont expect to be running this car for 10+ years and 300,000kms,i usually trade my cars every 5yrs or 150k whatever comes first.why should i spend extra money for oil so some one else can reap the benefits.

:confused:

You contradict yourself. You WOULD want to maintain your car as best as possible so that you'd get the most trade-in value for your car when the time comes. Besides, not all of us trade-in our cars as frequently (or infrequently) as you do. As well, there are people who exceed 150K within 2yrs of owning their Yaris. If they do that much driving, don't you think it's a justifiable investment to purchase synthetic oil? What about people who live in areas with colder climates? Should they not invest in synthetic oil, regardless of how inexpensive the Yaris is? Don't just view things from your eyes.

And since oil doesn't need to be changed so often, throwing in a few extra dollars for synthetics isn't going to hurt. I mean, we throw more money than that away every single day on our unnecessary luxuries, fast food (some of us), beer, etc. Big deal, you get me?

[PETERPOOP]

why should i spend extra money for oil so some one else can reap the benefits.

You shouldn't. You don't. You're cheap. Simple.

[mikenacarato]

i use royal purple in every vehicle i own. love it plain and simple.

[jambo101]

You shouldn't. You don't. You're cheap. Simple.

Thats why i drive a Yaris and an Echo,would call it being economical rather than cheap. And i do use synthetic oil (Mobil1) changed every !0,000kms. oils like Amsoil,Redline,and Royal Purple if you can find them in this area run around $16 a quart/Liter

[1stToyota]

I've heard mixed things about Royal Purple, though mostly good.

If you want the best of the best, I've been told AMSOIL is the way to go. Then again, oil opinions can vary, as we all know.

Last review I read at the Oil Guy Bob site on Amsoil's best, the Signature Series, it actually got bested [though it was very close] by PP...haven't seen any RP results. Some of the best UOAs that I've come across there was actually on Valvoline & Napa's version of Valvoline.

[jt258]

I USE ROYAL PURPLE ITS GOOD STUFF BUT I GET MINE FOR 6.95

[cruz-gsr]

my teachers at uti use it they prove that you will get better MPG and it will prevent future parts failure.

[SilverGlow]

:confused:

You contradict yourself. You WOULD want to maintain your car as best as possible so that you'd get the most trade-in value for your car when the time comes. Besides, not all of us trade-in our cars as frequently (or infrequently) as you do. As well, there are people who exceed 150K within 2yrs of owning their Yaris. If they do that much driving, don't you think it's a justifiable investment to purchase synthetic oil? What about people who live in areas with colder climates? Should they not invest in synthetic oil, regardless of how inexpensive the Yaris is? Don't just view things from your eyes.

And since oil doesn't need to be changed so often, throwing in a few extra dollars for synthetics isn't going to hurt. I mean, we throw more money than that away every single day on our unnecessary luxuries, fast food (some of us), beer, etc. Big deal, you get me?

I think you are the one that doesn't get it!

Before you tell someone off, read!

He was asking why would anyone buy the expensive Royal Purple for a Yaris, not why anyone would buy synthetic oil!

Only a fool would use Royal Purple in their car because of all the following:

1. Using RP over another branded synthetic WILL NOT cause your engine to last longer.

2. Users of RP have not shown better UOA's then those that use other brands of synthetic oil, and in fact RP users show worse UOA's then most users of other brands of synthetic oil.

3. Why pay so much for RP when there are MANY cheaper synethetics that cost less and provide the same or better engine protection?

4. One can get 300,000+ miles from their Yaris engine if they use the cheapest "worse" conventional oil sold in America, so again, only a fool would pay $8 or more per quart for RP.

[SilverGlow]

my teachers at uti use it they prove that you will get better MPG and it will prevent future parts failure.

No they didn't!

The increase in MPG when using synthetic is just 1% or 2% and this is according to the makers of synthetic oil.

It is exceedingly rare (like getting hit by an asteroid) for an engine to fail because if oil issues, unless the oil leaks out or is severely low.

Lots of BS coming from some of you 20 something males that know everything :-(

[schleppy]

Last review I read at the Oil Guy Bob site on Amsoil's best, the Signature Series, it actually got bested [though it was very close] by PP...haven't seen any RP results. Some of the best UOAs that I've come across there was actually on Valvoline & Napa's version of Valvoline.

PP? Penzoil Platinum?

[posaunemeister]

I think you are the one that doesn't get it!

Before you tell someone off, read!

He was asking why would anyone buy the expensive Royal Purple for a Yaris, not why anyone would buy synthetic oil!


Yeah, I realized that after he finally stated that he uses Mobile1. So, calm yourself down. :smile: Besides, if anyone wanted to use RP in their engine, it's certainly their prerogative.

[toad]

PP? Penzoil Platinum?

yep.

[schleppy]

yep.

My friend uses that in his Mazda3 and likes it a lot. I can tell you that it made his motor a hellova lot quieter. Now that I'm at 10k miles, I think I'll make the switch to syn.

[posaunemeister]

You should! Especially since winter is approaching in you live in Boston. Your car will thank you, eventually.

[Inspector14]

from my comparisons of various oils' data sheets, Pennzoil Platinum 5w-20 had the second thinnest cold viscosity. Penn Plat 5w-30 was extremely good as well.

after doing this research comparing pennzoil, castrol, mobil, amsoil, royal purple, and others datasheets only, i have dropped my facination with group 3 / 4/ 5 and gone with the raw data.

Formula Shell had the lowest viscosity when cold, better than amsoil. royal purple actually had a pretty thick viscosity when cold.

the marketing really gets people when it comes to motor oil. you really gotta look at the data sheets closely.

[LatinFG2]

Im going to using Catrol or Mobil synthetic oil my next oil change on the Yaris. Will probably go with Eneos for my Si