What type of Oil do you use?

[itsals1]

Just wondering what oil you are using in your vehicles? Myself I've been using Amsoil with great results. Travis

[Stuart Adams]

Mobil 1

[rwhite692]

Mobil 1 (Full Synthetic) in gas engines

Shell Rotella (Full Synthetic) in diesels

[Steve1968LS2]

Torco Synthetic


Mobil 1 isn't what it use to be. The tree huggers have made them pull out most of the stuff that made it good. It's the same with any commercial oil. Companies can get exemptions for "Racing Oils" and this is the case with Torco.

[Autokraft]

Brad penn

[BBC69Camaro]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Torco Synthetic


Mobil 1 isn't what it use to be. The tree huggers have made them pull out most of the stuff that made it good. It's the same with any commercial oil. Companies can get exemptions for "Racing Oils" and this is the case with Torco.

But racing oils do not have the same additive package that you need on the street, don't they? I.e. detergents, anti-wear, dispersants, friction modifiers, rust inhibitors etc. Race motors certainly have different needs in oils; I'm not sure I would run a race oil on a street motor.

[tobenk]

Royal Purple

[stealth71]

German Castrol 0w30

[JayR]

Careful switching to synthetics in a motor with some decent miles that you're trying to keep preserved. It will find all the leaks in a big hurry.

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by BBC69Camaro

But racing oils do not have the same additive package that you need on the street, don't they? I.e. detergents, anti-wear, dispersants, friction modifiers, rust inhibitors etc. Race motors certainly have different needs in oils; I'm not sure I would run a race oil on a street motor.

It depends on the oil.. Torco has everything you need on the street plus it hasn't been voided of the good stuff that the enviromentalists have forced out of typical oils.

By putting "Race Oil" on the package companies like Lucas and Torco can have additives that "street oils" can't. At least that's my understanding.