Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:21:01 -0700 From: "MAF" <mfeldmannopsamt.net> Subject: Re: Does anyone use synthetic oils?
Here is my $.02: you can't even spell Mobil 1, much less figure out how much it costs. Mobil 1 is about $4.10 per US quart at Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. Several times a year, Wal-Mart sells Mobil 1 in 5-quart containers for $17.88 ($3.58 per quart). Per the Amsoil web site, their synthetics costs from $5.20 - $8.10 per quart (depending on quality and viscosity). > In my area Mobile 1 is about $0.10 cheaper than what Amsoil 7500 is. I > recently compared 3 2.7l engines, 1 running Amsoil, 1 running Mobile 1, and > the 3rd running conventional Castrol. All 3 trucks were within 5k miles on > the odometer and the oils had been used from the 1st oil change. When you > looked at the cam through the oil fill cap, what little you could see, the > Amsoil truck looked brand new (no build up at all). The mobile 1 truck was > very close, and the one running conventional had a considerable amount of > build up for around 50k miles. This is all the proof that I need > personally. We could debate this till the end of time, and there would be > no winner. The fact is that there are thousands of Toyotas on the road with > 300,000 - 400,000 miles, no major repairs, and that have ran conventional > oils their entire life. I personally do not think that running Mobile 1, > Amsoil, or any other synthetic oil is going to make a huge difference in the > longevity of the vehicle. I fell that the most important thing is to make > sure that the oil and filter are changed at regular and reasonable intervals > to prevent breakdown, and to get the dirt out. I personally run Amsoil for > my peace of mind, and I go no longer than 5k miles without changing the oil > and filter. I do not think that it make a hill of beans what kind of oil or > filter you use as long as it meets or exceeds the manufacturers > reccomendations, and is changed when it is supposed to be. It's just my > .02.
