Exclusively Mobile 1 oil?
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Hi eddie
the turbos make a ton of heat which is really hard on stuff. the synthetic oil holds up quite a bit better than crude under high heat so it's a good idea to spring for it. look for it in walmart in 5 quart jugs. sometimes it's on sale that way. I like the mobil 1 filter too. they're supposed to do a better job with the synthetic. you can get em at autozone for a couple of bucks more that a good regular filter. you don't have to use it but it should help in the longrun. you could also use another brand of syntheric like royal purple or red line but they are both quite a bit higher. quaker state has a synthetic too but I wouldn't use anything QS makes. castrol is not a true synthetic but a blend. if you use synthetic use the good stuff. also, if your truck hasn't been running synthetic and has a lot of miles on it and you switch it may blow a little oil because the synthetic is thinner and more slippery. check with them and see what they say about switching to a high mileage engine. it won't hurt anything if you use it but you will blow it out worse.
mobil 1 is a good product and the most widely available. red line is maybe a little better but much more expensive. I use mobil 1 oil, automatic tf, and gear lube. I don't do the extended mileage between changes and change it more frequently. and If I didn't think it was better I wouldn't use it. My stokes built bowtie cost about 25K. that's not the cost of the truck but just the motor. I hope this is useful to you.
now next question is...which one do I use??????????
the turbos make a ton of heat which is really hard on stuff. the synthetic oil holds up quite a bit better than crude under high heat so it's a good idea to spring for it. look for it in walmart in 5 quart jugs. sometimes it's on sale that way. I like the mobil 1 filter too. they're supposed to do a better job with the synthetic. you can get em at autozone for a couple of bucks more that a good regular filter. you don't have to use it but it should help in the longrun. you could also use another brand of syntheric like royal purple or red line but they are both quite a bit higher. quaker state has a synthetic too but I wouldn't use anything QS makes. castrol is not a true synthetic but a blend. if you use synthetic use the good stuff. also, if your truck hasn't been running synthetic and has a lot of miles on it and you switch it may blow a little oil because the synthetic is thinner and more slippery. check with them and see what they say about switching to a high mileage engine. it won't hurt anything if you use it but you will blow it out worse.
mobil 1 is a good product and the most widely available. red line is maybe a little better but much more expensive. I use mobil 1 oil, automatic tf, and gear lube. I don't do the extended mileage between changes and change it more frequently. and If I didn't think it was better I wouldn't use it. My stokes built bowtie cost about 25K. that's not the cost of the truck but just the motor. I hope this is useful to you.
now next question is...which one do I use??????????
Went to Pep Boys...
Went to Pep Boys...
I went to Pep Boys... there were three different selections of Mobile 1. (1. Enhanced Fuel Economy Formula, (2. High mileage Formula, and (3. Multi Vehicle Use Formula. I narrowed my selection down to #'s 2 and 3 as fuel economy is not of any concern. My Typhoon has 90,000 miles on it, but I don't know if it's in need of a high mileage formula. Is everyone else out there using Mobile1 10W-30 Multi Vehicle Formula? Sorry for harping on the subject, but oil in the engine is like blood in my veins.
Thanks a lot,
Eddie.
Went to Pep Boys...
I went to Pep Boys... there were three different selections of Mobile 1. (1. Enhanced Fuel Economy Formula, (2. High mileage Formula, and (3. Multi Vehicle Use Formula. I narrowed my selection down to #'s 2 and 3 as fuel economy is not of any concern. My Typhoon has 90,000 miles on it, but I don't know if it's in need of a high mileage formula. Is everyone else out there using Mobile1 10W-30 Multi Vehicle Formula? Sorry for harping on the subject, but oil in the engine is like blood in my veins.
Thanks a lot,
Eddie.