which oil is best?

[lesmore49]

I have been using Quaker State for over 20 years in a variety of vehicles. In fact I buy it from an outside source and take it to the GM dealer to change in my vehicles when I go in for a service.

 

My question is am I wasting my money using a premium oil rather than Mr. Goodwrench's out of the Dealer's barrel like most others do?

 

The oil I use is the old dino juice standby, not one of the new, expensive synthetic oils. I have heard some concerns about leaking engine seals with synthetics. Maybe just a myth.

 

I've never had a problem with using non-synthetic oil in a climate that goes from - 40 F to 95+ F.

[lotzafun]

I will try to keep this story short, but this has been my experience. Back in 1990 I was running two lube shops and a rep from Wynn's came by to sell me his additives. He got out his demo machine, the one where they use a torgue wrench and a bearing roller against a rolling wheel. Then he asked me for any brand of oil that I wanted him to test. Except he would not use Texaco Havoline oil.

 

When I asked him why not, he said that it was the only oil on the market that he could not get to fail their test. He went on to say that Texaco was already using additives to fight friction, simalar to the Wynn's product, but he would test any other oil that we had in the shop.

 

Needless to say I have been using Havoline since that day, with great results.

 

The hot tip is to change the oil every 3K miles no matter what oil you are using.

 

Hope this helps.

[lesmore49]

I will try to keep this story short, but this has been my experience.  Back in 1990 I was running two lube shops and a rep from Wynn's came by to sell me his additives.  He got out his demo machine, the one where they use a torgue wrench and a bearing roller against a rolling wheel.  Then he asked me for any brand of oil that I wanted him to test.  Except he would not use Texaco Havoline oil.

 

When I asked him why not, he said that it was the only oil on the market that he could not get to fail their test.  He went on to say that Texaco was already using additives to fight friction, simalar to the Wynn's product, but he would test any other oil that we had in the shop.

 

Needless to say I have been using Havoline since that day, with great results.

 

The hot tip is to change the oil every 3K miles no matter what oil you are using.

 

Hope this helps.

 

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That is very interesting and makes me think. Before Quaker State I used to use Havoline exclusively and I was always pleased with the brand. I used it in my cars , everything from a '67 Camaro 327 V8, 4 spd , to motorcycles (Yamaha 4 strokes/Norton 750cc twin, etc.). Never had a problem. But then it became difficult to find in my market about 20 years or so ago.

I think the reason was, that Texaco gas stations disappeared from the Canadian market , or at least in my part of Canada (Western Canada). I can't remember if Petro Canada (big gas/oil company in Canada) purchased them, or what happened.

So, as I could not seem to get Havoline very easy , I switched to another premium oil, Quaker State.

 

Now , lately, I believe Havoline is once again pretty easy to get, up here, at places like Walmart and Canadian Tire.

 

I wonder if Havoline still has these additional additives? I hesitate to change the oil brand in my vehicles at this point, as I have heard that once you start with a particular brand of oil, you should stick with it, because of wear patterns, etc.

 

I wonder if this is just a myth?

[tmf6902]

I use mobil one.

[Valsport]

any full synthetic is going to blow away any dino oil. period.

[Black02Silverado]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wonder if this is just a myth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can change to any brand of oil you want.