Just did 15K km with RP 15w40 in an NZE, one filter change @ 7.5k and no top up. recovered about 90% (a lil over 3.5 quarts)of the initial oil.

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NP Ultra 20w 50 $130 a gallon and NP transmission fluid $30 per quart....The Oil Place & Auto Accessories Tacarigua. Poor man oil lol.

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Toyota's engines are known for sludge build up. I am still a firm believer in fresh oil @ 5K intervals, therefore for me normal GTX @ $146/gallon---Dollar Savers.

Switched to Valvoline 10w 30, full synthetic, $250/gallon, Penny Savers in Aranguez

Also did a MotorVac engine flush, engine seems to be running smoother.

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Castol Syntec 5W50

295 per gallon.

Tracmac.

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Shell Helix 20W 50...Really good oil...i had worked on a job at the Shell's blending facility in Pt. Lisas an i have seen for myself the test they carry out while the oils are beeing blended for the general market...all oils are imported an are blended in trinidad, so it's gud stuff. if the oils do not meet specified requirements they immediately cancel that batch and use it to make a different grade of oil........most of us think Shell local an their oils are no good....thats a lie they are dam good lubricants

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Kiran, no one here ever said that the locally produced Shell oils are bad...
Actually, I would struggle to find a single bad review of them diesel or gas...

That said, I havent really bought since they switched the product names simply because I have other brands stocked up.

since Farfan took over the distribution the prices went up alot and many ppl started to look for alternatives...
from being 120.00 per gallon to 185 per gallon (blue bottle)

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Yep, I used to be a staunch user of the old Shell Helix Plus (blue bottle) semi-synth for YEARS and YEARS.

Then, it seems they had problems with local production and started importing, meaning that the price jumped about 35%, at which point I abandoned and switched..

Now that it is HX6 (i believe) I haven't gone back to it simply because I am getting synthetic cheaper than the Shell semi-synth..

So I see NP's "Ultratec" (think it was a 10W40) is claimed to be a synth oil, exceeding API SM, and "made in the USA".

Anyone know where they're getting their basestock from?

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castrol magnatec 20-50 bess price, 150 in pricesmart

Whats with the oil at 100 bucks a gal. Is this racing oil or somthing?

No, just cheap oil... What $100 oil per gal are you referring to?

i dont think i've ever seen any oil sell 100.00 per gallon recently
u probably mean 100.00 per quart?

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not sure if srs

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2013 HILUX/NAVARA/RANGER/BT-50 CHROME KITS, GRILLES, DOORVISORS, FOGS | PRADO LED TAILS & FRONT BUMPER GUARD | ALMERA LED TAILS & FOGS

using Castrol Magnatec 20/50 on a fully built forged engine revving to 8000

no issues.

same $150 p.mart

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$100 a gal. what brand is it? also what is the API rating?

anyone of you tuners know about switching from Conventional oil to Synthetic
Its for my Toyota Corolla currently I using 10W 30 PennsZoil or sometimes the Valvoline
So someone gimme some advice and pitch some ideas, how hard is it ??

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

Take a good long read

Refer to your car's user manual. It will outline the oil grade to use. For each oil grade there will be some price variation from brand to brand. Also, there is no "best" oil as long as you get it from a reputed manufacturer.

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SR20DE, Mobil 1 15W-50 @$90 per quart, QWKWHP Debe, OEM Nissan Filter @ Motorist. Changing @ 7500-8000KM.

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^^Wayyy...all that money for a GF-3 oil? Redline is GF-4 (a REAL synthetic) - 15W50 synthetic for 68.95 @ car boutique.

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Jump high, jump low, research this, research that, statistics yada yada yada .....Mobil 1 15W-50...is what I use in my SR and NOTHING else.

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^^Hey, it's a good oil....no research or stats involved.

I just find it's overpriced....that's my gripe.

I'd be hard pressed to pay $90 a qt for oil.....jus' saying.


On another note, anyone know who the distributor is for Valvoline oils?

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Shell Helix Ultra (grey bottle) 5w-40 $96/quart@ L&G

Castrol Magnatec / 20W-50 / $175 / Pricemart, Mausica

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Sunil - Sangre Grande - 752-1158

schaeffer's supreme 7000 - $240
Tune up shop San fernando

^ u do know that S7000 is a synthetic blend eh....personally way too much money for a blend

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^^Schaeffer's has alwyas been a bit more expensive than the other "non-boutique" oils.. And yes, it's pricey for a blend.

But in certain cases for turbocharged cars running high boost etc, some people report that it resists oil burn off (blowby, whatever) better than some other full synthetics out there.

Again, it depends on the application.

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currently using that in a rb25 turbo do u guys think that's unnecessary? was thinking about switching to ams oil 20w-50