What is your favorite motor oil?

[prhousejr]

penzoil and lucas.....never failed and engines are always clean as a whistle......

 

[BlueThunder]

I use the Rotella in my performance cars.
Mobil 1 in my new stuff...the 4 runner.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Over the years I used Valvoline, Havoline, Chevron regular and DELO and since the new SM rating I switched to Swepco http://www.swepcousa.com/lubesite/products/h306.htm

Their gear oil is the only thing that will keep a Porsche 911 transaxle alive according to people who race them http://www.swepcousa.com/lubesite/products/h201.htm I had it in my Durango for 60K miles.

 

[moparstuart]

valvoline 20/50 racing fomula

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

I'd LOVE to try the Brad Penn oil, but here in Phoenix AZ, I can't seem to find a retailer for the damn stuff and I even tried to contact Brad Penn via their contact information on their web site and they never bothered to send me a return e-mail on how, or where, I could buy their product, so I'm looking elsewhere for an oil, or an additive that I can use to keep my 66 Coronet and my son's 72 Dart Swinger's flat tappet camshafts alive and well with enough ZDDP to make them happy. I change the oil in both of these cars every 3 months, regardless of mileage, so I don't want to have to buy my oil products on-line and have to wait for it to get here and also have to pay shipping costs on heavy boxes of oil.

Richard

I have also tried to contact them and gotten No Reply.

 

[thebankerstoy]

I have also tried to contact them and gotten No Reply.

Yep, I guess that they are doing so well, they don't need our business huh?

Richard

 

[Histoy]

Mopars Collectors Guide has about 30 ads promoting a new muscle car oil called Z-ALT. You can find more info at Z-ALT.com

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

Hi have heard Great reviews on Royal Purple but have never tried it, and it has gained enough popularity it is widely fount in most auto parts stores.

 

[daredevil]

i run r/p in my bike

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

Mopars Collectors Guide has about 30 ads promoting a new muscle car oil called Z-ALT. You can find more info at Z-ALT.com

Anybody here had any experience with Z-ALT ?

 

[Al K]

This reminds me of the debates on the vintage snowmobile sites regarding Klotz/AMSoil/Castrol/whatever. At least you guys here are civil about it.

I've used Valvoline almost exclusively since 1972,running Max-Life in my '02 GMC truck(135,000+ miles) and the GF's '96 Park Avenue(120,000+ miles) with no problems except for some accelerated usage on the truck. The beater '90 Chevy truck has an ATK rebuild mill in it;used regular All-Climate to break it in(a couple of years ago;that oil may still have had some zinc in it) and am running Syn-Power in it now. Looks like I had better get a zinc additive in there as well,since it's a flat tappet mill. I'd better check the gf's Buick;some v-6's had flats,and some had roller lifters,and it's been awhile since I've worked with them so I may have lost the brain cells that remember when that transition took place...
When I got the Sport Fury home,first thing I did was change the oil in the 413 to 20W-50 VR1(10W-40 wasn't available,which I would have preferred for trying to start it in the winter while working on it);I didn't notice any mention of "off-road usage" on the container. Better check that as well...

This is a good thread,I hope it stays alive;lots of good info so far,and I'm sure more to come.

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

This reminds me of the debates on the vintage snowmobile sites regarding Klotz/AMSoil/Castrol/whatever. At least you guys here are civil about it.

I've used Valvoline almost exclusively since 1972,running Max-Life in my '02 GMC truck(135,000+ miles) and the GF's '96 Park Avenue(120,000+ miles) with no problems except for some accelerated usage on the truck. The beater '90 Chevy truck has an ATK rebuild mill in it;used regular All-Climate to break it in(a couple of years ago;that oil may still have had some zinc in it) and am running Syn-Power in it now. Looks like I had better get a zinc additive in there as well,since it's a flat tappet mill. I'd better check the gf's Buick;some v-6's had flats,and some had roller lifters,and it's been awhile since I've worked with them so I may have lost the brain cells that remember when that transition took place...
When I got the Sport Fury home,first thing I did was change the oil in the 413 to 20W-50 VR1(10W-40 wasn't available,which I would have preferred for trying to start it in the winter while working on it);I didn't notice any mention of "off-road usage" on the container. Better check that as well...

This is a good thread,I hope it stays alive;lots of good info so far,and I'm sure more to come.

The crowd here is pretty civil, :yes_no:You know the old saying about opinions, There like ********, Everybody has got one and everybody elses stinks. but for the most part, the folks here play really well together, and I'm a big fan of that.

It's O.K. to disagree respectfully, Especially on stuff like oil,filters and tires, but We do all agree on Muscle Mopar being some of the Greatest cars ever built regardless of year or model.

 

[old tired rebel]

I have been thinking about trying this oil.

http://www.bradpennracing.com/Default.aspx

 

[daveg]

Favourite oil

20/50 Castrol GTX for the last 517000 miles

 

[CjVan]

What happened, there wasnt "fram" listed in there lol. I know I know, fram is probably too restrictive. I have one on my BII and ill be changing it once my oil change is due in about a month. I usually use Mobile1 filters and royal purple oil... that stuff brought a great shine to my super dirt burnt oil coated rocker arms on my small block fords.

 

[khryslerkid]

Kendall:grin: Oh its not a choice:sad:

 

[Boomhauer]

On my Coronet I used Castrol 10/30 and lucas with a Purolator Pure One filter. On the rest of my cars it is Castrol 10/30 or 20/50 with the pure one filter.

 

[khryslerkid]

Looks like "Other" and "Valvoline" are running neck and neck! Maybe there should be some "Others" added to the poll. :grin:

I have owned several motorcycles in the past and have known lots of people who owned and if you want to see the differences in motor oils just try different ones in these sensitive engines. I have quieted down noisy primary chains, overhead valve chains and rockers, to mine and many others just by changing the oil that was being used.

I also have done my own experimenting on gunky crudy automobile engines also. Like the time I took the oil cap off of my wifes car to add a quart and noticed white foamy gunk hanging from it. looking into the valve cover, also white gunk and crud. Her father always insisted on changing her oil. "Quakerstate" I took it apon myself to change it this time and by the end of the week the white foam and gunk was gone!

A friend of mine runs a "SuperComp" alcohol dragster. Crankcase always full of condensation from the Alki, showing premature bearing wear, noisy valve train, ect. Switched oil, problem solved.

In each and every one of these cases and countless others the oil that I used was "Kendall" :cheers2:

 

[godfatherofchry]

Kendall:grin: Oh its not a choice:sad:

thats my first choice but now that I know brad pen is kendell well I gess it will be brad pen..:yes:

 

[khryslerkid]

thats my first choice but now that I know brad pen is kendell well I gess it will be brad pen..:yes:

I know Kendall dosen't have the ash and zinc that it use to and is less than Valvoline. Wouldn't mind trying Brad Penn.:sixpack:

Hey lets include Brad Penn in the "Poll" Looks like a front runner the way everyone is talking:yes: