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Synthetic is a waste of money.It breaks down just as fast as real oil does.I change mine every 3,000 miles. Negatory. Amsoil and Wix every 10k, and I have a whole bunch of used oil analysis to prove it has no peer. We had a Chem lab at work and they checked Amsoil and Pennsoil after 3 thousand miles.The Pennsoil had actually broke down less then the Amsoil.So believe what you want.I know better.
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I put Mobile1 and Denso filter in our good car and SuperTech/Denso is the cars I don't care about. I've never had an engine fail due to oil though but I have heard of people running them dry which destroyed them. I suspect there isn't enough difference between the brands for my driving style.
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On a related note.....new Fords have a plastic oil drain plug.
After looking I think it is to accommodate a tight fit. think it is a quarter turn with a click sort of fit. I hated the thought at first but wonder if anyone ever had any real problems with one? Not a problem but you need to be ready if you just pull it all the way quick. Its like a 1 1/4 inch hole, lots of oil rolls out quick. First time I did it was using a old used oil catcher that has like a 5/8ths hole in the top of it. Made a mess..... I have replaced the O ring on it once.
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Synthetic is a waste of money.It breaks down just as fast as real oil does.I change mine every 3,000 miles. Negatory. Amsoil and Wix every 10k, and I have a whole bunch of used oil analysis to prove it has no peer. We had a Chem lab at work and they checked Amsoil and Pennsoil after 3 thousand miles.The Pennsoil had actually broke down less then the Amsoil.So believe what you want.I know better. Then you used oil that was spec'd wrong. I've got dozens of UOA's that say you don't know what your'e talking about, making it up, or lying.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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Then you used oil that was spec'd wrong. I've got dozens of UOA's that say you don't know what your'e talking about, making it up, or lying.
He still changes every 3k. Stuck on old mindset. Wont convince guys like this.
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On the Trooper, Mobil 1, fram filter. One the boat Honda oil and filter. These I change! On the Duramax free oil changes for life rottela, and Wix filters. Wife's car free oil changes for life mobil1 and factory filter. I had to pick the oil brand when purchasing both the pickup and wife's car! Same dealer, both vehicles!
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Synthetic is a waste of money.It breaks down just as fast as real oil does.I change mine every 3,000 miles. Negatory. Amsoil and Wix every 10k, and I have a whole bunch of used oil analysis to prove it has no peer. We had a Chem lab at work and they checked Amsoil and Pennsoil after 3 thousand miles.The Pennsoil had actually broke down less then the Amsoil.So believe what you want.I know better. Then you used oil that was spec'd wrong. I've got dozens of UOA's that say you don't know what your'e talking about, making it up, or lying. I had an oil analysis on a JD 772 grader that said the bottom end was about to let loose. Resample and it's all good.. BTW the reman 9.0 was about $32,000
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Synthetic is a waste of money.It breaks down just as fast as real oil does.I change mine every 3,000 miles. Negatory. Amsoil and Wix every 10k, and I have a whole bunch of used oil analysis to prove it has no peer. We had a Chem lab at work and they checked Amsoil and Pennsoil after 3 thousand miles.The Pennsoil had actually broke down less then the Amsoil.So believe what you want.I know better. Then you used oil that was spec'd wrong. I've got dozens of UOA's that say you don't know what your'e talking about, making it up, or lying. JG thinking of running Amsoil in the new truck(Gas) which one do you use and did you ever try their expensive oil filters?
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Napa full synthetic and a Napa gold filter.
I am MAGA.
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Mobil 1 oil and Mobil 1 filter in both trucks. And I change the oil in both trucks, slumlord 
"To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
We are all Rhodesians now.
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Mobil 1 (whatever SAE the vehicle calls for) and a Fram every 5k. (ETA I spoke incorrectly about the filter - I use a Motorcraft in the F250 and a Fram element in the Toyota). I stopped using Fram about a decade ago.
Although I'm thinking about changing to Castrol GTX , High Mileage synthetic blend, since I change every 5k.
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Whatever is reasonably priced at Rockauto. Oil and filters.
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I don' know about best, I use Mobil 1, and a K&N filter just because it has a nut.
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I always change my own oil, simple job but don't trust a low wage earner of unknown ability to do it right.
06 Ram 3500 diesel gets Rotella T6 5w-40 synthetic and a Cummins Fleetguard filter annually or 7000 miles or so. Whatever comes first.
19 Honda Pilot, 06 Accord, and 02 Civic get Honda OEM filters.
Mobil 1 0w-20 for the Pilot. Change when the computer tells me to for warranty reasons.
Kirkland or Walmart synthetic 5w-20 for the Accord and Civic, they have 170K miles plus, change around 7k.
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Walmart has Quaker State full synthetic dexos 5w-30 5qt jug $16.40. Spend over $50 & pay thru Paypal $10 off. Got free shipping with +$35 order. Hopefully paypal & discover card extra 5% off. Walmart Quaker State linkSlick Deal Thread Quaker State Oil
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Synthetic is a waste of money.It breaks down just as fast as real oil does.I change mine every 3,000 miles. Negatory. Amsoil and Wix every 10k, and I have a whole bunch of used oil analysis to prove it has no peer. We had a Chem lab at work and they checked Amsoil and Pennsoil after 3 thousand miles.The Pennsoil had actually broke down less then the Amsoil.So believe what you want.I know better. Then you used oil that was spec'd wrong. I've got dozens of UOA's that say you don't know what your'e talking about, making it up, or lying. JG thinking of running Amsoil in the new truck(Gas) which one do you use and did you ever try their expensive oil filters? My Ram Ecodiesel calls for the Amsoil Euro 5w40. I've got 3 UOA's with it and it's done very good at 10k interval. I have not used the oil filters so I can't comment on that one. If you decide to get the oil, sign up as a preferred customer and get significant discounts online.
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Synthetic is a waste of money.It breaks down just as fast as real oil does.I change mine every 3,000 miles. Negatory. Amsoil and Wix every 10k, and I have a whole bunch of used oil analysis to prove it has no peer. We had a Chem lab at work and they checked Amsoil and Pennsoil after 3 thousand miles.The Pennsoil had actually broke down less then the Amsoil.So believe what you want.I know better. Then you used oil that was spec'd wrong. I've got dozens of UOA's that say you don't know what your'e talking about, making it up, or lying. JG thinking of running Amsoil in the new truck(Gas) which one do you use and did you ever try their expensive oil filters? My Ram Ecodiesel calls for the Amsoil Euro 5w40. I've got 3 UOA's with it and it's done very good at 10k interval. I have not used the oil filters so I can't comment on that one. If you decide to get the oil, sign up as a preferred customer and get significant discounts online. Looking at either Signature or XL 5-20 . I hear the filters are made of unobtanium so will go with a regular premium filter. I doubt I get 7k a year on the truck. So maybe a yearly oil change.I have a friend that uses it religiously in his Cummins diesel and is getting close to 350k on it. I will be buying it from him(the oil that is).
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Mobil 1 with either a WIX or OEM filter and a change interval of 6,000 miles.
I try to sync my tire rotation and oil change at the same 6,000 mile interval. Probably a good time to swap out the batteries in the smoke alarms and the flashlights too.  Don’t forget the valve cover gaskets.
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