7 VII 7 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have always been using Mobil 1 Eurpoean Blend or 10w30 high mileage.... I have an RMS leak right now... but its slowMobil 1 Syn FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I been using Castro GTX on all of my car and it worked fine for me. 5w30If I'm switching to synthetic, which one should I go for? Mobil 1 or RP?My friend drive STI swears that RP is great as he can feel a difference after an oil change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I been using Castro GTX on all of my car and it worked fine for me. 5w30If I'm switching to synthetic, which one should I go for? Mobil 1 or RP?My friend drive STI swears that RP is great as he can feel a difference after an oil change.Tell him RP is not synthetic and piss all in his cornflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Tell him RP is not synthetic and piss all in his cornflakes. Nice.Mobil 1 works just fine when switching to synthetic. I used to put Castrol GTX until I switched to Mobil 1. Liked them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
854TGA+ Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Tell him RP is not synthetic and piss all in his cornflakes.Not what is states on thier web pagehttp://www.royalpurple.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyR Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yup, always used Mobile in the 850 and bimmer. S40 I don't really care about :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Not what is states on thier web pagehttp://www.royalpurple.com/Yeah it is. Check the MSDS. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yeah it is. Check the MSDS. It said synthetic based oil?Product Name: Royal Purple® Motor OilChemical Family: Synthetic based lubricating oilUse: Lubricant and corrosion inhibitorManufacturer: Royal Purple, Ltd.Address: 1 Royal Purple Lane, Porter, Texas 77365 USAPhone: 2 8 1 - 3 5 4 - 8 6 0 0 Emergency Phone: 2 8 1 - 3 5 4 - 8 6 0 0 Fax: 2 8 1 - 3 5 4 - 7 6 0 0Components:. Base Oil (synthetic) . Synthetic additives with iso-paraffinic diluents.. The precise composition of this oil is proprietary. A more complete disclosure will be provided to a physician ornurse in the event of a medical emergency.. All components of this product are listed on the U.S. TSCA inventory.. This product contains no hazardous substances within the definition of OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1200.. Royal Purple certifies that this product has been evaluated for RCRA characteristics and does not meet the criteria ofa hazardous waste if discarded in its purchased form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicLemonade Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I ran royal purple in my T5-R and had valve tick all the time. Switched over to Mobil 1 and never heard the tick after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 It said synthetic based oil?Product Name: Royal Purple® Motor OilChemical Family: Synthetic based lubricating oilUse: Lubricant and corrosion inhibitorManufacturer: Royal Purple, Ltd.Address: 1 Royal Purple Lane, Porter, Texas 77365 USAPhone: 2 8 1 - 3 5 4 - 8 6 0 0 Emergency Phone: 2 8 1 - 3 5 4 - 8 6 0 0 Fax: 2 8 1 - 3 5 4 - 7 6 0 0Components:. Base Oil (synthetic) . Synthetic additives with iso-paraffinic diluents.. The precise composition of this oil is proprietary. A more complete disclosure will be provided to a physician ornurse in the event of a medical emergency.. All components of this product are listed on the U.S. TSCA inventory.. This product contains no hazardous substances within the definition of OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1200.. Royal Purple certifies that this product has been evaluated for RCRA characteristics and does not meet the criteria ofa hazardous waste if discarded in its purchased form."Based" RP is Group III or Group IV depending on line. I'll stick to group V in anything I am tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwrape Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Can't go wrong with Catrol. Been using it for years and never had ANY issues. NEVER use Quaker state, it's like water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Been using Castrol GTX 10w30 in my car for 4 years now. No issues yet, change it every 3000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c70turbo5 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I use AMSoil.... use to use that Purp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 screw all of this oil stuff..i'mma start using corn oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick70 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 thats wierd, the dealer i work at uses pennzoil, i ran it in my car for around 30k @ 3k oil changes and it did fine. When i opened the engine up it was very very clean, no sludge anywhere. Its in tehre now as a matter of fact, it will come out this weekend as my second oil change on the rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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