Well put!
At 04:23 PM 3/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>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....."
>>
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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