No need to go emo, numbnuts, I wasn't speaking to you.
While your halfwit arse was watering whatever fell in your garden, the person I was referring to already responded.
But it's nice to know you see something wrong with that you're doing tho.

Have a good day sir.

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I never made any claim to be an encyclopedia..dumbarse...but apparently you claim to be by backing up his one-tracked opinion by an oil he has never apparently tried...he didn't indicate that he used it before to draw a comparo....I knw it also wouldn't matter to u whether ppl change oil at 4k km etc cuz your moms must be the one paying for it in ur car... ..but for us working men we try to save ever dollar we can

^^LOL....not referring to you....x as in x2floor....I was agreeing with you

Second guess Thursday fuh real

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NP FTW without question!

NP 15 W40 fleet oil by the drum, bought at NP @ just about $3100.00

Works out to like $15.00 a quart.

used in diesel engines that remain on all day (includes turbo as well)

used on our gas engines as well (turbo included) all everyday drivers; with great results and without issue...

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You can be very disappointing at times eh HOOK
If you had read what was iterated PROPERLY, you wouldn't have made that remark.. I used both types...but I kind of hoping this wasn't directed at me



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*translation*

experience as in using various oils to know which works best for various applications....never said my experience...

oh firetruck.....hard luck now reading what ya say...long day

The following post is made in no way to boast but merely to give what I think is an accurate account of my experience with oils.

I have owned vehicle ranging from Honda Civics, Suzuki Jimny's with 120Y engines to Suzuki Swifts and Toyotas with high performance engines.

I used nothing but Shell Helix on all my Hondas....they worked well and didn't lose oil (yellow bottle stuff).

I used Castrol GTX on the Jimny with the nissan engine, and never had problems...this vehicle used to stand up to a lot of abuse, towing vehicles twice its weight, running off-road on weekends, sitting in traffic during the week.....and again, never any problems.

On the swift which is an older engine, I have done two oil changes...Castrol GTX when first bought with 77,XXXkm on the odo. At 82050km I changed and put in NP Ultra 20W50. I have since done over 6000km on this oil and it shows little signs of wear...but the engine now feels a little more less powerful than when it was changed so its time for a change. I however noticed no real difference between the GTX and the Ultra fwiw and this car I also have used with very little maintainence otherwise.

For the Toyota I have used Redline 5W15, Mobil 10W30 and Castrol Syntec 5W30. The redline was a bit too thin for that engine (3sgte) which naturally generates a lot of heat combined with our ambient temp of 30+ degrees...the engine was literally beating the beegeezes out of that oil and I was losing quite a bit due to this.

The Mobil to me never really felt right in the engine....its strange to describe. Plus I found that the Mobil was deteriorating in colour and texture much more rapidly than the redline. I also never liked how it sounded whether on idle or running.

Since using the Castrol Syntec, I have noticed a notable difference in power and wear and tear on the oil....the engine has run very healthy, albeit losing some oil but after dropping the engine to re-build it seems that this was due more to an engine seal issue than anything else.

The engine is now re-built to produce 150% more power than from the factory, and I am currently deciding what oil to use. I have been advised to use 10w30 semi-synthetic or even mineral, if available to break-in and then a full synthetic of same grade or no heavier than 10w40 after break in.

I am currently considering three options for the running oil after break-in:

1. Castrol Syntec
2. Amsoil
3. Royal Purple

I'll let you guys know how it goes, in time to come.

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^^^^ dawg, they have u apologizing before you post? doh humble..dem is ass!




HA! I never disappoint, bitch!

Since it apparently fell into many gardens, lemme repeat it for you too.

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gt4tified....some good background and firsthand info....I myself have noted some of those same findings when trying different types of oils....some of the explanations for example heavy discoloration can be attributable to the increased levels of detergents in the particular oil.....shear stability of oil, resistance to oxidation, range of oil grade, burnoff ----> volatility rating, etc.

You mentioned wear and tear on the oil but I think like many of the other persons posting here it would be nice to have oil analysis details to explain what you mean....can anyone recommend a place to do this in Trinidad?

Also would you be willing to try a heavier grade Red line oil in the Toyota and let us know how it runs? Interesting to know based on your indication that this engine stresses the oil especially w.r.t high temps and Red Line is a grade V oil using a poly-ester base stock

Will look forward to any of your further findings

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A little heads up for the Mobil 1 users, Mobil has stopped the 15W50 Extended Performance oil.

This is what you shall get now
Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-20
Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-30
Mobil 1 Extended Performance 10W-30

The 15W50 wasn't amsoil but still better than their 5W50 which magically seems to disappear. And as for the topic its like tires for a trini, if you drive slowly n don't run your engine to the limits then 20W50 Castrol GTX is for you. You just have to change that oil 4.5k to 5k if your N/A n your kool, if your running turbo on mineral I am guessing you do it often. I can only talk for a 4cyl N/A manual tranny, I use Mobil 1 in the box and the engine. Its on 129,000miles driven hard everyday, the mobil stands up to the abuse up to 6000miles after that I get concerned and just change it. The oil level drops slightly from full 4 quarts to oil change, engine has no problems what so ever. 5yrs of Mobil 1 from 5W50 to 15W50, I have used from Castrol GTX, Shell Helix, Royal Purple, Quaker state, Chevron, Amsoil & Mobil 1 in the years before that. Out of all those Mobil 1 & Amsoil are my personal favourites, for person whom query quality of oils I will offer my 2cents.

Put castrol GTX 20W50 in your car and run it hard from port of spain to Sando n Back, (this is for manual ppl eh) on the corners engine brake a bit. then try the same with either amsoil 20W50 or Mobil 1 15W50. You will be in for a surprise cuz with those oils when you engine break your car ent gonna slow down as fast as you would think. And BTW AMSOIL will not die , you will change the oil cuz your scared not because its bad. Change your oil ppl not your engine.


As for the price etc......... I bought my stash of 15W50 in bulk in 2008 n I have enough for 2010. Before that depletes I am gonna look for sum Amsoil or this schaffers oil yesh

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any one ever use valvolene VR1 oil? im considering using this oil

from what i see , this oil has a very high zinc content for wear protection
and which is for off road use only ....but we r in trinidad sooo...

So at the end of the day, and all the emo-ness,

How does one actually "quantify" whether a certain oil is "better" for their engine versus another oil?

Butt dyno calibrations?
"Ah hear" comments?
"Ah fine dee oil did still look clear when ah did drain it? it real wukking!"
Smell Test?

Or did anyone do a proper Oil analysis (which can be done locally) on their spent oils (of different brands) to determine which produced less wear metal content?



((Crickets chirp))





((Realises there's a better chance of Santa delivering an M3 rather than have a logical answer to this post))

i used the castrol synthetic blend 10w30 and had burn off
top ups adding up to 1/2quart -3/4 quart would be needed during the 5000k's

presently using shell 10w30 synthetic blend, no top up needed till next change

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The emoness is because every discussion on this site has to turn into a pissing match. For example, if I decided for whatever reason, to post a statement like "all dem wagons heavy and slow", the number of piggies THAT statement will tickle will make even Aveena Lee blush.
*NOTE: Hook has no interest in running anyone.*

Few if any 2nrs are going to do an analysis on their used oil to check anything. In my short time here and my involvement in tech discussions, I can safely say that the vast majority of 2nrs actually drive bone stock vehicles and are not particularly tech savy, so to assume anyone here's actually into research and modification and tuning is a huge undertaking.

Most 2nrs simply want an oil that has all the marketing hype that a good oil should have at a good price. I say "most" because I've seen posts from some that use super expensive race grade oil in their foreign used grocery-getters and swear they're better than the turbo charged weekend warrior that running GTX). It boils down to hype and brand loyalty here basically, and since there are oil comparison charts littered all over the interwebz, it's fairly easy to make an educated decision on which brand and weight you use, but in the end it's all taken on faith, since you'll never actually know what it's doing in your engine.

So, what colour M3 u gonna get? Pass fuh mih nuh?

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soooo true.
Oil analysis?
Pshhhh... ask them to use a ratchet and see what happens

Fus time i crack the cover in 2 years and it look like this...gonna keep using what i using...Royal Purple 10W-30 in the grocery getter

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^that could mean that royal purple have good cleaning additives

whats the mileage of the vehicle?

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that doesnt say much...



supertech synthetic oil 5w30 and filter .. 260,000 miles
beats on it all year around... even in -30C winters
and it still holds good compression in all the cylinders

walmart oil FTW

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recession

Damn straight.......well said d00d.


As for the M3......it looking like discount city was all out of 1:24 scale versions yesterday.

Good info to know

Mobil Delvac1 Full Diesel Synthetic 15w40 - $245 gallon at Teach in Couva (by the traffic light)

Toyota OEM filter 90915-30002 (1kz-te)

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Mobil 1 synthetic, 15w50
$75 / litre

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Interesting....what engine, what kind of driving was this oil subjected to? I've heard from a lot of fellow 3sgte owners that 0.5 to 1 quart of oil top up is rather normal with these engines.

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CASTROL GTX 10W 30( when i broken) AND RED LINE 10W 30
$130 A GALLON 70 per quart

were ever i can get it

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UPDATE: Castrol GTX 20W-50 at that location is now increased to $146.00!!

d' phorq...

Anyone else seeing price increases around?

yup castrol has risen

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^^Yep saw an increase in price as well.

I'm due for an oil change today but don't know what oil to put...I have an altis 3zz-fe engine doing 28000k...I got to stop measuring the 3 months thing and star measuring the 4000k thing but I will be making alot of highway runs soon and looking to change oil....Currently running NP 20w50 from the roro dealer but I think its time for a change....Any Advice?