Brand of Oil?
07-14-2008, 04:26 PM
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RE: Brand of Oil?
Been running Castrol GTX for years - in every car I've owned.
I,ve never had an engine issue/failure in ANY vehicle - purchased new OR used.
I think as long as you change your oil as recommended by Dodge, you,ll be fine. I know some wil disagree. I personally think the brand of filter is of equal importance as the oil itself.
The old Corvairs used a roll of toilet paper stuffed into a cylinder as an oil filter (Charmin worked best).
Things sure have come a long way since then.
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I,ve never had an engine issue/failure in ANY vehicle - purchased new OR used.
I think as long as you change your oil as recommended by Dodge, you,ll be fine. I know some wil disagree. I personally think the brand of filter is of equal importance as the oil itself.
The old Corvairs used a roll of toilet paper stuffed into a cylinder as an oil filter (Charmin worked best).
Things sure have come a long way since then.
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07-14-2008, 05:05 PM
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RE: Brand of Oil?
I had a Buick GNX that I put over 130K miles on in a short period of time as I drove it from Great Lakes Illinois to San Diego round trip many times plus trips to Florida etc. The car had the original V6 turbo and had never been opened over its entire life. Castrol GTX was the life blood that kept that car going and going. My Challenger will get GTX on its first oil change and then on for ever.
07-14-2008, 05:16 PM
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Castrol GTX 5W20 in my wifes Charger R/T since it was new. Every 3000 miles without fail.
The car has never been back to the dealership since driving it new off of the lot.
Excellent cars deserve excellent maintenance and materials. The price isnt always the deciding factor. Experience is.
The car has never been back to the dealership since driving it new off of the lot.
Excellent cars deserve excellent maintenance and materials. The price isnt always the deciding factor. Experience is.
07-14-2008, 05:22 PM
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Id rather spend the $10 on a K&N oil filter than spending more on the oil. If the filter works well, the oil (changed every 3000 miles) and engine will be just fine.
07-16-2008, 08:24 AM
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RE: Brand of Oil?
Seems like AMSOIL might be the way to go.
http://www.searchforparts.com/import..._taxi_cabs.php
http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html
http://www.amsoil.com/
http://www.searchforparts.com/import..._taxi_cabs.php
http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html
http://www.amsoil.com/
07-25-2008, 08:53 PM
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Regardless of the hype in aftermarket filters there are many other things to consider than the lowest micron filtration. Most of these super filters will plug sooner opening the bypass system and subsiquently NOT filter the oil.
07-26-2008, 01:00 AM
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RE: Brand of Oil?
ORIGINAL: mjorgensen
Regardless of the hype in aftermarket filters there are many other things to consider than the lowest micron filtration. Most of these super filters will plug sooner opening the bypass system and subsiquently NOT filter the oil.
Regardless of the hype in aftermarket filters there are many other things to consider than the lowest micron filtration. Most of these super filters will plug sooner opening the bypass system and subsiquently NOT filter the oil.
07-26-2008, 07:25 AM
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Royal Purple for me.
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07-26-2008, 10:15 AM
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Sorry for the short reply, I spent about two hours last night writing post just to have a server error message and loose them all. Just got fed up with the site I guess. I will try again.
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what should be considered?
ORIGINAL: mjorgensen
Regardless of the hype in aftermarket filters there are many other things to consider than the lowest micron filtration. Most of these super filters will plug sooner opening the bypass system and subsiquently NOT filter the oil.
Regardless of the hype in aftermarket filters there are many other things to consider than the lowest micron filtration. Most of these super filters will plug sooner opening the bypass system and subsiquently NOT filter the oil.