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what engine oil you using now?
clarence:
--- Quote from: Lorddraco on January 08, 2009, 01:19:19 AM ---Interesting topic ...
join to dropped a little of my comment.
for my current car .. tried to following..
1. From 2nd Servicing to 70K - Mobil 1 0W-40 Gold Bottle (initially 75 per 4 litre until raise to 80+ per 4 litre - petrol kiosk cost 114 now)
Note ... for two of the servicing .. I do not need to buy EO as cumulative using same brand.. I got 1 extra 3.3 to 3.4 litre of EO for 1 servicing. So .. that save me around $150 to 160 in EO for total 2 servicing.
2. From 80K servicing onwards - Amsoil 0W-30.
Experience ... Mobil 1 is smooth .. even till near servicing date .. engine never get too noisy unless wear and tear of timing chain and etc. Very good experience with Mobil 1 minus thicker oil. Note that I have tendency of heavy foot and my mileage tot not the highest in here but typical can still clock 10K in 5 mths time. 60% HW and 40% Urban
Reason for change ... Car old liao .. no need to buy premium... so .. decided to reduce cost and tried Amsoil instead 0W-30 which cost me $60 for 4 quart. (That is around more nearly 20 bucks saving per servicing)
feedback for Amsoil.. pretty good too (Since it is fully sync esther based EO). since it is thinner oil (lower visocity) the pickup is slightly zippier than previous oil. So ... until I fully consume all the left over ... (I still have 1 quart left as previous servicing using 3 bottle + around 1/3 quart of leftover)
I will then decided to see if can try other brand.
:)
Note. ... if really wanna to save $$$ .. stick to same brand until you fully consume it.
As for own oil change .. yup .. it is environmental not friendly to DIY as discharging is a problem unless you keep and deposit it in the workshop for recycling. I use to do that when I riding a bike.. but only does it for 2 times ... feel it is time consuming .. and decided that such $$$ to earn by others while keeping my time free for other and hands also cleaner.
:)
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With reference to the blue highlights above, my personal thought is that the older the car, similar or thicker viscosity oil should be used.
And the older the car, the more you should use premium oil to offer better overall protection and clean up the sludge built up in the engine.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Lorddraco:
well ... minimum is SAE 30.. Personally.. I feel so long as we keep regular maintenance and not let let the oil degrade to the extend that offer no protection.
For most of the full sync oil in the market, and especially our car is non-high rev engine (i.e temp in the car not as high as those high-rev/turbo-charged, supercharged engine), the EO supposely can last till 20k before it degrade to the extend that offer no protection. Plus the regular change of oil filter to remove much of the impurities in the EO.
note EO supposely protects the piston and engine from wear and tear. Not cleaning the Engine. Most of Sludge supposely happen in the combustion chamber (thats where petrol that offer cleaning and etc comes into play)
thats what I think...
Moreover .. very few people drove car more than 10 years... :)
Lorddraco:
--- Quote from: clarence on January 08, 2009, 09:54:12 AM ---With reference to the blue highlights above, my personal thought is that the older the car, similar or thicker viscosity oil should be used.
And the older the car, the more you should use premium oil to offer better overall protection and clean up the sludge built up in the engine.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Oh .. when I mention premium... I referring to the price. 20 to 30 more ... but I changed at 10k interval so kinda of waste. Moreover.. that does not mean the EO I am currently use is no good. As mention... up to the servicing time... the engine still smooth. with exception that I got the chance to take a look at the color of the oil which I supposely think not too dark colored. means still in good condition to last a few more ks km.
ninervictor:
any bro has any idea how much rebate does TCM ubi gives if i bring my own EO for servicing during 20k?
Lorddraco:
--- Quote from: ninervictor on January 08, 2009, 01:43:00 PM ---any bro has any idea how much rebate does TCM ubi gives if i bring my own EO for servicing during 20k?
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my last 70K experience is more than $100
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