Best Oil for the buck?
05-18-2007, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JustinL
I use Mobil1 15-50 synthetic in my turbo and Motomaster (canadian tire) 20-50 synthetic blend in my n/a. I had a big leak problem when I first switched to mobil1 in the turbo, once that leak was fixed though it consumes very little oil.
I am searching for a new oil since they changed the formula for mobil1 and my old stock is running out. What are the options for higher viscosity synthetics nowadays? Amsoil, anything else?
I am searching for a new oil since they changed the formula for mobil1 and my old stock is running out. What are the options for higher viscosity synthetics nowadays? Amsoil, anything else?
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05-18-2007, 11:34 PM
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05-19-2007, 01:58 AM
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Ehall, I looked through Agips' website and could through all their oil products with no luck on finding the 10w-60.
I have been an avid Amsoil user for 5+ years but my 83' Callaway turbo goes through too much oil to be sticking real expensive oil in it. As of late I have been running 20w-50 Valvoline VR1, but I think next time I will either go with their VR1 60w or Kendall GT-1 50w.
I have been an avid Amsoil user for 5+ years but my 83' Callaway turbo goes through too much oil to be sticking real expensive oil in it. As of late I have been running 20w-50 Valvoline VR1, but I think next time I will either go with their VR1 60w or Kendall GT-1 50w.
05-19-2007, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlie944
Ehall, I looked through Agips' website and could through all their oil products with no luck on finding the 10w-60.
I have been an avid Amsoil user for 5+ years but my 83' Callaway turbo goes through too much oil to be sticking real expensive oil in it. As of late I have been running 20w-50 Valvoline VR1, but I think next time I will either go with their VR1 60w or Kendall GT-1 50w.
I have been an avid Amsoil user for 5+ years but my 83' Callaway turbo goes through too much oil to be sticking real expensive oil in it. As of late I have been running 20w-50 Valvoline VR1, but I think next time I will either go with their VR1 60w or Kendall GT-1 50w.
05-19-2007, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by LFA951
...........Ie, 200 miles a week, therefore I will be using about a quart of oil a week.........
That's not normal!!!
06-27-2007, 01:08 PM
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Agip oil & ZDDP issues
Originally Posted by ehall
It's their 4T product. It's called 4T racing. It still uses the European standard rather than the new lousy U.S. standard. They have apparently gone up to 15/50 and 20/50. I have the older stuff.
It's their 4T product. It's called 4T racing. It still uses the European standard rather than the new lousy U.S. standard. They have apparently gone up to 15/50 and 20/50. I have the older stuff.
This all leads to another question. Would Agip Super 4T 15W-50 be a decent choice for a non synthetic motor oil? I believe that it still is up to the European standard as it is part of the 4T line.
06-27-2007, 03:02 PM
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I've heard good things about this line from the SCCA GT guys:
http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...ction=category
http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?fo...ction=category
06-27-2007, 05:34 PM
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http://www.oilsandlube.com/[URL=http://www.oilsandlube.com/]
This web site states......Castrol Syntec is a hydrocracked oil. That's right, Castrol has replaced the PAO synthetic base stock with hydroisomerized petroleum base stock. Hydrocracking, as it's called, is the highest level of petroleum refining. Castrol isn't even a true synthetic yet Castrol ended up winning the battle when the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus ruled that Castrol could still market its oil as "synthetic" despite their new formulation. Basically, they expanded the definition of synthetics to include Group III hydroprocessed petroleum oil.
Anyone know if this is true?
This web site states......Castrol Syntec is a hydrocracked oil. That's right, Castrol has replaced the PAO synthetic base stock with hydroisomerized petroleum base stock. Hydrocracking, as it's called, is the highest level of petroleum refining. Castrol isn't even a true synthetic yet Castrol ended up winning the battle when the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus ruled that Castrol could still market its oil as "synthetic" despite their new formulation. Basically, they expanded the definition of synthetics to include Group III hydroprocessed petroleum oil.
Anyone know if this is true?
06-28-2007, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by boston951
So are all the other Agip motor oils inferior becasue they are lacking ZDDP? All but the Agip 4T line are using the new lousy U.S. standard?
This all leads to another question. Would Agip Super 4T 15W-50 be a decent choice for a non synthetic motor oil? I believe that it still is up to the European standard as it is part of the 4T line.
This all leads to another question. Would Agip Super 4T 15W-50 be a decent choice for a non synthetic motor oil? I believe that it still is up to the European standard as it is part of the 4T line.
Slow down, you are making a ton of bad assumptions.
06-28-2007, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ehall
Their new "moto" line is the replacement for the old 4T. Slow down, you are making a ton of bad assumptions.
Their new "moto" line is the replacement for the old 4T. Slow down, you are making a ton of bad assumptions.
First, the Agip web site is currently listing the 4T products as active (4T Formula Moto).
Second, your posts refer to the "4T" line (which includes the previously mentioned dino oil) as having higher amounts of ZDDP.
Your statement may have been too broad regarding 4T as there are several blends. The ZDDP info you passed along is not listed on the product page, so I posted additional questions. If you do not know the answer perhaps you should just state that you do not have the specific knowledge. If your prior statement was too all encompassing, then just say so. No harm, no foul.
Does anybody have the actual knowledge to properly educate us on ZDDP? If so, please discuss all Agip motor oils, not just eHall's pick of 4T Racing Synthetic. There are many out there that still use dino motor oil and want to make a solid choice and the ZDDP issue is troubling.