Valvoline Maxlife or VR1 Racing 20W50?
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Dude, once and for all...no oil choice is going to get rid of your leaks. It will mask them temporarily, but you will still be leaking. Get it fixed.
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Originally Posted by ehall
Dude, once and for all...no oil choice is going to get rid of your leaks. It will mask them temporarily, but you will still be leaking. Get it fixed.
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Originally Posted by LFA951
I am not going to spend any more money on this car, I'm just going to put cheaper dino oil in and check it more often...period
Namely a porous block due to acidity levels rinsing.
Most modern oils even Dino oils have detergents to clean galleries and break down carbon deposits. These detergents break down with the carbons in between normal oil change periods. However if oil is changed too regularly the detergents are never neutralised and you end up with a buld up of acidity which can cause a porous block. The same can happen if you have a bad oil leak and just keep topping up. If the cost of fitting an oil pan gasket is too great, what would be the effect of oil starvation and a shot engine?
I know this seems harsh but the same responce seems to be coming from all directions. These are old cars now and need substantial maintenance. Prevention is always better than cure!
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Originally Posted by LFA951
How come??
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Originally Posted by reno808
Because it use to leave oil sludge in my motor. I went over to castrol same weight and i saw the difference. However ski swears by it and has pics to prove. So its up too you. I gave you my warning.
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both of those valvolines are very good. we use both and have not had any sludge build up. i would never use mobil 1 with a lower viscosity. we have seen too many of the older cars **** themselves on such oils.
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Originally Posted by LFA951
I am not going to spend any more money on this car, I'm just going to put cheaper dino oil in and check it more often...period