Anyone familar with Royal Purple synthetic oil?

[Yaris_Fan]

do you recommend it for a Yaris?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

i think most synthetic users here, including myself, use Mobil 1. i remember someone here saying that RP had some issues with the correct oil weights...

[blacksan]

The Royal Purple does not fair as well as some others in testing. I think most use Mobil 1, but I am Amsoil user. Just make shore you get good quality filters and not your average junk.

[Toyotech]

i've used royal purple very much in the past... i would only use it on the yaris if its a high milage monthly commuter.

i don't consider mobil 1 as a synthetic its a group III oil... they mislead you and charge you more then a better oil... if u want true synthetic... get amsoil or redline...

my car came with mobil 1 in the crankcase from the factory and thats as far as it will go

[blacksan]

i don't consider mobil 1 as a synthetic its a group III oil... they mislead you and charge you more then a better oil... if u want true synthetic... get amsoil or redline...

:thumbsup:

Mobil 1 Extended Performance is what all Mobil 1 oil should be.

[ChinoCharles]

I use Royal Purple now and won't use anything else for the life of my car.

[brickhardmeat]

I use Royal Purple now and won't use anything else for the life of my car.

Chino won a lifetime supply on The Price Is Right!:biggrin:

[blacksan]

Chino won a lifetime supply on The Price Is Right!:biggrin:

If ya use Amsoil a lifetime supply with filters would fit in your boot.:biggrin:

[Motorhead6T5]

http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

Royal purple at the bottom.

[Yaris_Fan]

Thanks for the replies.

Got my first oil change today and went with Castrol GTX dino.

[miniboon]

i use RP in all my cars, and love it

[keesue]

I use Royal Purple now and won't use anything else for the life of my car.

What weight do you use, Charles?

[Nigal]

This stuff is like $80 a gallon? Sweet Jesus! Even DIY I'd go broke running it in my car.

[ChinoCharles]

What weight do you use, Charles?

I use what the manual recommends. 5W-30 right? Its early and I can't think but I'm pretty sure thats the magic number. May switch to a lighter weight soon to see if those MPG gains are for real. 1500 more miles until 20,000.

Nigal, since the Yaris only takes 3.9 quarts of oil there should be no reason not to use the best oil possible. I picked up 4 quarts at Summit Racing for $26. That is less than I'd pay the stealership to put dino oil in my car.

[ttufrosty]

Royal Purple 5w-30 7.50 a quart at Napa
Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w-30 27.00 for a big 5 quart bottle at WalMart

So not quite 80.00 to put in the car

[Treyz]

Yaris I havent upgraded anything yet but as for the 240 .. Royal in the motor, diff, and tranny. Actually have seen proven dyno results for HP gain (2001 Camaro +8hp). Also does well for fuel economy. 240 gained mpg.

[JosephDoc]

On oils, I use Nenos. Sorry, I am JDM to the bone.

I think Nenos is better and RP, and I can save gas when using 0w20.
Eneos's web sit. (http://www.eneos.us/web/0w-20.aspx)
http://www.eneos.us/images/SAE-0W-20-1small.jpg

[Treyz]

I'm interested .. taking a look into this Eneos

[drifto]

I'm interested .. taking a look into this Eneos

used by team orange (who won the round) at the season opener of D1GP @ englishtown,nj. cant argue with that :biggrin: :thumbsup:
...and yes these guys were as crazy as they look ^_^

[Treyz]

used by team orange (who won the round) at the season opener of D1GP @ englishtown,nj. cant argue with that :biggrin: :thumbsup:
...and yes these guys were as crazy as they look ^_^
Ha lol .. your telling me about them being crazy .. you should invite them up to your hotel room for an unofficial D1/Drift Brigade afterparty ...

I'm on the bottom right.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC00142.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC00129.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC00141.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC00130.jpg

We had a blast that night after the event. I was drag racing that weekend too (the only Yaris there).

[drifto]

nice...:thumbsup:

[Nigal]

Nigal, since the Yaris only takes 3.9 quarts of oil there should be no reason not to use the best oil possible. I picked up 4 quarts at Summit Racing for $26. That is less than I'd pay the stealership to put dino oil in my car.

Well that's not too bad then. I think I payed about that much for 4 qts. of Mobile 1 . I'm not seeing a 0W20 weight oil on their web site though. 5W20 should be about the same, yes?

[drifto]

Well that's not too bad then. I think I payed about that much for 4 qts. of Mobile 1 . I'm not seeing a 0W20 weight oil on their web site though. 5W20 should be about the same, yes?

5-w20 is what i use. i dont think there is any dire need to go 0-w20.

[JosephDoc]

5-w20 is what i use. i dont think there is any dire need to go 0-w20.

I know a bit more about oil.:redface:
In general, the first number tells how thin the oil can be when temp at cold, and the second number tells how thin the oil is when engine running hot.

So... it stays like 5-20 when hot.
So... it stays thiner than 5-20 when engine is cold.
So... it is pretty much ready to go even when the engin is cold.

Since we dont push hard our cars in any typical day, this Eneos oil stays thin to give engine easier load and therefore it saves gas a bit more. The downfall: since the oil is not as firm, the engine delivers less power :redface:. The other good thing about it is.... I think it is alright to chage oil every 10k mi (believe it or not), but i think I will do it every 6k mi.

Do some google about motor oil if you want to know more.:rolleyes:

[drifto]

I know a bit more about oil.:redface:


yes theres a lot more things that can be mentioned about oil viscocities and weights. but didnt think it was relevant here. i dont want to sound like a know-it-all, that gets annoying really fast :rolleyes:
good info though :thumbsup:

[ChinoCharles]

yes theres a lot more things that can be mentioned about oil viscocities and weights. but didnt think it was relevant here. i dont want to sound like a know-it-all, that gets annoying really fast :rolleyes:

At least you realize it. I could give you a couple names you could PM to remind them of that very fact. :slice:

[Nigal]

Great info guys. Thanks. I personally like to hear all sides of a subject.

[YarisTom73]

Interesting that noone seems to run the Castrol Syntec here. I ran it for 100k in my Neon, and it ran like new the whole time - a real accomplishment for a Neon - and would undoubtedly be running perfectly today if it weren't for that pesky rotten tree that fell in a windstorm and crushed my beloved Neon to scrap...:eek:
So, moral of the story: if it preserved a first-gen Neon, I'll trust it in my Toyota as well, with a good Mobil or Bosch filter :thumbsup:

[ChinoCharles]

The moral to this story: As long as you're running synthetic, you're doing something right. The flavor doesn't matter all that much... personal preference is just that. Just run SYN!

[drifto]

The flavor doesn't matter all that much... personal preference is just that.

so you taste your motor oil before before you use it too, i thought i was the only one :biggrin: :wink:

[Jerkratt]

i just did my first oil change on her and i was like WTF it looks like im pouring melted grape ice pops into my engine (royal purple BTW 5w-30) i also used the TRD oil filter and a magnetic drain plug... if it shows anything ill let u guys know to use it

[ChinoCharles]

It will. Congrats, nice choice.

[Jerkratt]

the drain plug ill post after my next oil change if it cought anything or not as for the oil... its great noticed a diff the sec i hit the gas... lol so did my 2 friends that drove it before and after

[brpnagger]

we are getting our yaris next week. Should i wait the 5k miles to change the oil or change after 1k miles? Also first oil change can i use mobil 1 extended 15k oil? 5w-30? so many questions :)

[dallas]

Enos is a overpriced in my opinion. It has a shitty TBN which wont matter if you change your oil every 3000 miles. Its also full of moly because the new enviro oils cant use zinc based extreme pressure additives (which work very well). if your driving hard or in hot climates the viscosity at 100c is light enough it may increase engine wear. If you must go with a JDM oil get the right viscosity grade! Sure your mileage may go up .02 mpg for every 10 weight you go down but your engine will pay the price!