best synthetic oil and m/t oil??

[Black Yaris]

what do ya'll think of 0w40 it is a very common weight oil for European cars

[07WYarisRS]

That would be perfect for an engine with high mileage

I run 0W-40 in my motorcyles

[eTiMaGo]

Couple of questions... I'm planning to take a road trip around christmas, and I think I should get an oil change as well as a "just-in-case" checkup before I go.

So I'll be going synthetic after reading the wealth of information in this thread.

Question #1: Redline, Amsoil or Royal Purple come is as highly recommended, but over here, as far as I know, are not available. Mobil 1 seems to be all right too, but what about Castrol? We can get GTX, Syntec, Magnatec, and so on, are they any good? Or else there's the usual Shell and other common brands.

Question #2: It's the tropics here, temperatures only vary between about 25 and 40 degrees Celsius, and I see that most oils sold here are 0W30-0W50, does the ambient temperature make a difference or should I stick with a lighter oil like 0W20 as recommended here?

Thanks!

[07WYarisRS]

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

Couple of questions... I'm planning to take a road trip around christmas, and I think I should get an oil change as well as a "just-in-case" checkup before I go.

So I'll be going synthetic after reading the wealth of information in this thread.

Question #1: Redline, Amsoil or Royal Purple come is as highly recommended, but over here, as far as I know, are not available. Mobil 1 seems to be all right too, but what about Castrol? We can get GTX, Syntec, Magnatec, and so on, are they any good? Or else there's the usual Shell and other common brands.

Question #2: It's the tropics here, temperatures only vary between about 25 and 40 degrees Celsius, and I see that most oils sold here are 0W30-0W50, does the ambient temperature make a difference or should I stick with a lighter oil like 0W20 as recommended here?

Thanks!

You can order Amsoil online or I can put you in touch with my Amsoil guy and either he can ship it to you or know of someone or another place to order Amsoil from. Redline is also An excellent lubricant. Royal purple is decent but has had quality control issues in the past that I have seen first had with lab test results. Things like high copper levels, water and even grades being off. I would stick with Amsoil or Redline.
The rest like Mobil 1, Castrol Syntec, Motul, Qstate, pennzoil synthetics etc are all just highly refined crude/mineral based oil. IMO not worth the prices they charge

A 0w-30 wont hurt in any temp however if you live in a tropical climate a 5w-30 is all you really need. Stick with the 30W oils, 20W oils are super light. While they can help mileage ever so slightly too light of an engine oil on a car under heavy load orextremem temps or high rpm operation can shorten the life of the engine.

[CASTREX]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

You can order Amsoil online or I can put you in touch with my Amsoil guy and either he can ship it to you or know of someone or another place to order Amsoil from. Redline is also An excellent lubricant. Royal purple is decent but has had quality control issues in the past that I have seen first had with lab test results. Things like high copper levels, water and even grades being off. I would stick with Amsoil or Redline.
The rest like Mobil 1, Castrol Syntec, Motul, Qstate, pennzoil synthetics etc are all just highly refined crude/mineral based oil. IMO not worth the prices they charge

A 0w-30 wont hurt in any temp however if you live in a tropical climate a 5w-30 is all you really need. Stick with the 30W oils, 20W oils are super light. While they can help mileage ever so slightly too light of an engine oil on a car under heavy load orextremem temps or high rpm operation can shorten the life of the engine.

I'm from Costa Rica and we don't have Amsoil or red line oils.
These are the brands represented here:

Penzoil
Castrol
Shell
Mobil
ELF
Qstate


Do you have any experience with any of those brands? Which one would you recomend?

[d2dailly]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

I'm from Costa Rica and we don't have Amsoil or red line oils.
These are the brands represented here:

Penzoil
Castrol
Shell
Mobil
ELF
Qstate


Do you have any experience with any of those brands? Which one would you recomend?

if they have mobil there then just use mobil 1 synthetic or if you wanna go the extra length just go onto amsoils website and order it

[nsmitchell]

Here is a comparison of oils. http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/10W30API.htm

[d2dailly]

im glad that i work at an autoparts store that sells amsoil . get it at cost :)

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by d2dailly

im glad that i work at an autoparts store that sells amsoil . get it at cost :)

You are one lucky dude! Do you use Amsoil PI? (Performance Improver)

[d2dailly]

i will use amsoil 5w30 not sure what the preformance improver is but they carry a bunch of ish from amsoil and i get it for less than $5 a quart :)

[elsteverino889]

I think i already posted... but MOBILE 1!!!!!!!! My yaris only deserves the best and when i went to Mobile 1 for my first oil change i told them nothing but the best they have. no other oil can compete with synthetic mobile 1 oil

[d2dailly]

Originally Posted by elsteverino889

I think i already posted... but MOBILE 1!!!!!!!! My yaris only deserves the best and when i went to Mobile 1 for my first oil change i told them nothing but the best they have. no other oil can compete with synthetic mobile 1 oil

sorry bud bet mobil 1 is only more refined than regualr oil its not truly man made if you want real synthetic go amsoil

[nsmitchell]

That reminds me of a call I once got while working at Circuit City's Answer City. I was answering computer calls when this old man calls up and has a problem. Halfway through the call he said "I know quality and when I bought this computer I told the salesman, I want your best, so he sold me a Hewlett Packard Bell." The PC was a Packard-Bell Legend 2000. The biggest piece of crap ever to have a CPU. I pressed mute and started laughing until my sides hurt! I guess that makes me an old geek!

Here is the link to Amsoil PI. https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/api.aspx

[d2dailly]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

I pressed mute and started laughing until my sides hurt!
Here is the link to Amsoil PI. https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/api.aspx

lol

[nsmitchell]

Hey d2daily, I was just in Morristown, NJ. I went to a Jets game. Had VIP brunch at the stadium and front row seats. It was incredible! We took my Odyssey on that trip though. Got 25MPG round trip.

[d2dailly]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

Hey d2daily, I was just in Morristown, NJ. I went to a Jets game. Had VIP brunch at the stadium and front row seats. It was incredible! We took my Odyssey on that trip though. Got 25MPG round trip.

hey, never been to a game myself but i would have went if i had VIP tickets ! i live in central nj so if you were on the turnpike, exit 8a is literally 1.5 miles from my house. too bad you didnt have the yaris maybe i would have saw you

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

Hey d2daily, I was just in Morristown, NJ. I went to a Jets game. Had VIP brunch at the stadium and front row seats. It was incredible! We took my Odyssey on that trip though. Got 25MPG round trip.

That was a long time ago... weird and funny at the same time. My 2 posts are still on the same page. Kinda like a little time capsule! hehe

[Yaris305]

So is amsoil the best syntheic oil for our car then?