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Anyone use synthetic oils,Imlooking at switching my autos over,what compay is better im looking at amsoil they say they have a 25000 mile oil befor changing.

Best thing ever! no doubt.
I never use anything but, and I use it in everything that uses oil.
Be it Lawn and garden...whatever It's great stuff.

Your car will start effortlessly at -25° or more because it doesn't thicken up like regular oil.

5000 miles/change no problem. We change the filter at 5k and go another 5k on work vehicle's I go 5 to 6k on my own cars and trucks.

Never had a oil leak or leaky seal or gasket since I started using it.

No brainer....... it's worth it!

As far as type, I like Castrol syntec, or Mobile 1, but just about all are good.
Go full synthetic, not the blend.

Also if you want to go 25K I don't doubt it but you have to change the filter more regularly. every 5k or so.

Can't Never Tried wrote:Also if you want to go 25K I don't doubt it but you have to change the filter more regularly. every 5k or so.

amsoil says they have a 25000 mile filter now.

PASTRAPIDSFAN wrote:

Can't Never Tried wrote:Also if you want to go 25K I don't doubt it but you have to change the filter more regularly. every 5k or so.

amsoil says they have a 25000 mile filter now.

What is it a live kidney??

It takes what? 5 min the change a filter?

If they will replace your engine if it fails great.

I wouldn't go more then 6k on any filter but that's JMHO .

I made the switch to Amsoil in my car about five years ago and it has been great. I do recommend!

Zamboni Guy wrote:I made the switch to Amsoil in my car about five years ago and it has been great. I do recommend!

Yeah, but what's in the Zamboni? That should be the final word.

Govs93 wrote:

Zamboni Guy wrote:I made the switch to Amsoil in my car about five years ago and it has been great. I do recommend!

Yeah, but what's in the Zamboni? That should be the final word.

The Zamboni that I drive most of the time is electric!

Zamboni Guy wrote:

Govs93 wrote:

Zamboni Guy wrote:I made the switch to Amsoil in my car about five years ago and it has been great. I do recommend!

Yeah, but what's in the Zamboni? That should be the final word.

The Zamboni that I drive most of the time is electric!

It's a shame they're all going that way now... nothing makes you feel alive like the smell of Zamboni fumes. I miss it.

Govs93 wrote:

Zamboni Guy wrote:

Govs93 wrote: Yeah, but what's in the Zamboni? That should be the final word.

The Zamboni that I drive most of the time is electric!

It's a shame they're all going that way now... nothing makes you feel alive like the smell of Zamboni fumes. I miss it.

We do also still run an old 1976 Zamboni HDB on occasion and it certainly will bring back those "fumes" of which you speak! That machine runs an old Volkswagen industrial engine and we run traditional motor oil through it.

Can't Never Tried wrote:

PASTRAPIDSFAN wrote:

Can't Never Tried wrote:Also if you want to go 25K I don't doubt it but you have to change the filter more regularly. every 5k or so.

amsoil says they have a 25000 mile filter now.

What is it a live kidney??

It takes what? 5 min the change a filter?

If they will replace your engine if it fails great.

I wouldn't go more then 6k on any filter but that's JMHO .

I'm a Valvoline man myself and totally agree about synthetic oil.
Having grown up in my grandpa's and dad's service stations I would second that you can go longer with today's oils but keeping the filter fresh is a key factor.

Remember the Chevy Vega - it burned so much oil that it took as many quarts of oil as it did gallons of gas when you filled up. I don't think it had an oil filter since it consumed oil so fast...what was the point

I use Mobile 1. I own an Acura and was at the dealership one day getting some door panel clips or something and was shooting the breeze with the guy behind the desk, he said they use Mobile 1 and recommended it, so who better to trust than the company that made the car.

Anyways, I have learned over the years that every mechanic will answer a question about a car differently. I have heard once you switch to synthetic oil, you can/should not change back to regular oil. Do you guys agree with this statement? I was just curious, because I am no mechanic of any kind.

Also, this is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways. Just last summer I started putting synthetic in my car. It says it's good for 15,000 miles I think, but the oil turns to a darker color much before that. Does that mean I should change it, or does the color not matter? It's just a pretty extreme difference from the more clearer color it is when I put it in.

Mr. McTabish wrote:I use Mobile 1. I own an Acura and was at the dealership one day getting some door panel clips or something and was shooting the breeze with the guy behind the desk, he said they use Mobile 1 and recommended it, so who better to trust than the company that made the car.

Anyways, I have learned over the years that every mechanic will answer a question about a car differently. I have heard once you switch to synthetic oil, you can/should not change back to regular oil. Do you guys agree with this statement? I was just curious, because I am no mechanic of any kind.

Also, this is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways. Just last summer I started putting synthetic in my car. It says it's good for 15,000 miles I think, but the oil turns to a darker color much before that. Does that mean I should change it, or does the color not matter? It's just a pretty extreme difference from the more clearer color it is when I put it in.

Combination of heat, and carbon traces from burning the fuel, mix with the oil, thus the need to change the filter.
The darker color doesn't mean the oil's no longer good or working.

As far as switching back from synthetic to regular...I've heard that too, but I've never gone back so I couldn't tell you if it's harmful or not.

Can't Never Tried wrote:

Mr. McTabish wrote:I use Mobile 1. I own an Acura and was at the dealership one day getting some door panel clips or something and was shooting the breeze with the guy behind the desk, he said they use Mobile 1 and recommended it, so who better to trust than the company that made the car.

Anyways, I have learned over the years that every mechanic will answer a question about a car differently. I have heard once you switch to synthetic oil, you can/should not change back to regular oil. Do you guys agree with this statement? I was just curious, because I am no mechanic of any kind.

Also, this is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways. Just last summer I started putting synthetic in my car. It says it's good for 15,000 miles I think, but the oil turns to a darker color much before that. Does that mean I should change it, or does the color not matter? It's just a pretty extreme difference from the more clearer color it is when I put it in.

Combination of heat, and carbon traces from burning the fuel, mix with the oil, thus the need to change the filter.
The darker color doesn't mean the oil's no longer good or working.

As far as switching back from synthetic to regular...I've heard that too, but I've never gone back so I couldn't tell you if it's harmful or not.

I don't believe it to be harmful to the engine and it's mechanical working parts. I think that thought process came early on when their was a lot more cars still using cork gaskets. The seals have advanced since the intro of synthetic.

Of course this from a guy who use to tell customers their muffler bearings needed to be replaced

tomASS wrote:

Can't Never Tried wrote:

Mr. McTabish wrote:I use Mobile 1. I own an Acura and was at the dealership one day getting some door panel clips or something and was shooting the breeze with the guy behind the desk, he said they use Mobile 1 and recommended it, so who better to trust than the company that made the car.

Anyways, I have learned over the years that every mechanic will answer a question about a car differently. I have heard once you switch to synthetic oil, you can/should not change back to regular oil. Do you guys agree with this statement? I was just curious, because I am no mechanic of any kind.

Also, this is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways. Just last summer I started putting synthetic in my car. It says it's good for 15,000 miles I think, but the oil turns to a darker color much before that. Does that mean I should change it, or does the color not matter? It's just a pretty extreme difference from the more clearer color it is when I put it in.

Combination of heat, and carbon traces from burning the fuel, mix with the oil, thus the need to change the filter.
The darker color doesn't mean the oil's no longer good or working.

As far as switching back from synthetic to regular...I've heard that too, but I've never gone back so I couldn't tell you if it's harmful or not.

I don't believe it to be harmful to the engine and it's mechanical working parts. I think that thought process came early on when their was a lot more cars still using cork gaskets. The seals have advanced since the intro of synthetic.

Of course this from a guy who use to tell customers their muffler bearings needed to be replaced

I'm no expert, but I've often heard that when you replace your muffler bearings, you should also replace your headlight fluid. Is that correct?

Govs93 wrote: I'm no expert, but I've often heard that when you replace your muffler bearings, you should also replace your headlight fluid. Is that correct?

Not on sealed beams.

Govs93 wrote:

tomASS wrote:

Can't Never Tried wrote: Combination of heat, and carbon traces from burning the fuel, mix with the oil, thus the need to change the filter.
The darker color doesn't mean the oil's no longer good or working.

As far as switching back from synthetic to regular...I've heard that too, but I've never gone back so I couldn't tell you if it's harmful or not.

I don't believe it to be harmful to the engine and it's mechanical working parts. I think that thought process came early on when their was a lot more cars still using cork gaskets. The seals have advanced since the intro of synthetic.

Of course this from a guy who use to tell customers their muffler bearings needed to be replaced

I'm no expert, but I've often heard that when you replace your muffler bearings, you should also replace your headlight fluid. Is that correct?

I'm going to correct myself here... I was mistaken about the headlight fluid.

When you replace your muffler bearings, you should replace your blinker fluid.

Wow a one stop shopping site for all those hard to find,but necessary, auto components.

yes blinker fluid! and make sure that you that you don't use rear end blinker fluid on the front end blinkers.

And when you rotate your tires make sure you use the proper seasonal air. Don't use winter air in your tires during summer.


CNT - yeah if they're sealed you shouldn't touch the fluid but if you break the seal by accident duct tape is the prescribed remedy.

tomASS wrote:Wow a one stop shopping site for all those hard to find,but necessary, auto components.

yes blinker fluid! and make sure that you that you don't use rear end blinker fluid on the front end blinkers.

And when you rotate your tires make sure you use the proper seasonal air. Don't use winter air in your tires during summer.


CNT - yeah if they're sealed you shouldn't touch the fluid but if you break the seal by accident duct tape is the prescribed remedy.

I use stop leak.

Can't Never Tried wrote:

tomASS wrote:Wow a one stop shopping site for all those hard to find,but necessary, auto components.

yes blinker fluid! and make sure that you that you don't use rear end blinker fluid on the front end blinkers.

And when you rotate your tires make sure you use the proper seasonal air. Don't use winter air in your tires during summer.


CNT - yeah if they're sealed you shouldn't touch the fluid but if you break the seal by accident duct tape is the prescribed remedy.

I use stop leak.

Gum works for me.

now remember ERE that KY is not considered a synthetic oil or for auto use........unless the auto is all that is available

tomASS wrote:now remember ERE that KY is not considered a synthetic oil or for auto use........unless the auto is all that is available

The muffler bearings come in handy.

Whatever oil you guys are running on I hope ya'll get home safe. I hear it's pretty bad, lots of cancellations and roads(not constantinople) shutting down. On the bright side, its 35 above here and raining, which has melted the snow enough to see if I can get a few driving range sessions in by the weekend...

schwang17 wrote:Whatever oil you guys are running on I hope ya'll get home safe. I hear it's pretty bad, lots of cancellations and roads(not constantinople) shutting down. On the bright side, its 35 above here and raining, which has melted the snow enough to see if I can get a few driving range sessions in by the weekend...

I don't know about the rest, but I'm running on Jack, so freeze up's won't be a problem.

schwang17 wrote: On the bright side, its 35 above here and raining, which has melted the snow enough to see if I can get a few driving range sessions in by the weekend...

schwang and a miss!

Good try though!