Here's my $.02----- Personally, I use Castrol... I've had more Cars and
Trucks than my age and all of them I sold or traded with 200K to 300K plus
with no Oil Related Problems... Asking what is the best oil is like asking
someone what is the best Stock to buy... Its how you use your Vehicle and
service it... Use whatever Oil meets the required Specifications relating
to usage and intervals between services.... Overpriced LUBES are just
expensive.... No noticeable advantage in my experience but I do recommend
an Oil Stabilizer additive....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch [SMTP:bernd@texas.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 12:10 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Which motor oil to use?
>
>
> Because it's better than "Dino" Oil, and doesn't cost as much as 100%
> Synthetic. I buy the Durablend mainly because my wife likes to drive her
> Jeep until the oil pan is just about empty...I think it's what she refers
> to as "Oil Recycling" :) Do I need to run it...of course not...would it
> give me slightly better protection over 5K miles...yes...do I personally
> change my oil over 5K miles...Hell No. (3500-5000miles max.) Plus, I'm
> not stressed over a couple bucks for a quart of oil...four to five dollars
> per quart is kinda silly though unless you're doing some serious racing.
> (And 1/4 mile runs on a weekend or two doesn't qualify as serious
> racing...Bracket Racing, Offroad Racing, etc...that does and I wouldn't
> run anything but Synthetic. When I was Bracket Racing my old BB Camaro,
> all I ran was Redline 20w50.)
>
> When my truck was new (2/97) all I ran was Castrol 10w40 until I moved out
> here (Texas). California doesn't get as hot and this last summer took a
> little getting used to. Dust, Heat, Dirt...yeah...ok...I'd rather have
> that extra protection...
>
>
>
> At 11:41 AM 3/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Can you please explain why you spend the extra money for Durablend, when
> >
> >it's more expensive than organic oil, and doesn't have the full benefit
> >of synthetic
> >(especially when you're saying there's no need for synthetic
> >anyway--IYHO).
> >
> >
> >Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:44:29 -0600
> >From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> >Subject: RE: DML: Mobil-1 vs. Amsoil
> >
> >What Oil do I use...Valvoline Durablend. Hey...It's inexpensive, works
> >great...and why waste extra money on oil that you're just going to
> >change at
> >3500-5000 mile intervals...My old 1969 Javelin has never seen any
> >Synthetic
> >(or Synth-Blend) oils in its life and the only reason I had to rebuild
> >the
> >engine...at 180K miles...was because one of the rings broke and screwed
> >up
> >the block.
> >
> >My dad is an Amsoil Rep and he's tried their brands in his cars...what
> >does
> >he use...Castrol GTX 10w30. He changes the oil every 3500 miles and the
> >
> >engines last just as long.
> >
> >Bernd D. Ratsch
> >Pflugerville, TX
> >bernd@texas.net
> >
>
> Bernd D. Ratsch
> Pflugerville, TX
> bernd@texas.net
> <http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd>
> 1997 Dakota SLT-CC (3.9L)
> License Plate Frame: "Don't Follow Me...I'm Trolling for Toyota's"
> Song for the Day: "Gonna buy me a Dodge Truck and blow those Fords off the
>
> road....."
>
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