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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Unreconstructed, South Carolina
Originally Posted by hyprsprt
hi i have a 72 350 this will be my first oil change what brand of oil would you recommend (engine have 2k mls since rebuilt)i just got the car 1k mls ago
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Originally Posted by jackson
Assuming its a standard rebuild and not a race job ... Any of the popular brands will be just fine. For Jersey, 10W-30 for the cooler months, 10W-40 for the warmer ones. It's hard to beat plain jane Valvoline or Havoline. You don't need fancy oils or filters. There's plenty of nit-picking oil & filter specs. But, for those who do change O&F on-schedule and do Not race ... any popular name brand will be fine for both.
However, oil takes on cult-like status. You'll get 50 different answers from 50 different people.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Duvall, WA
I like to take the strategy of buying whatever name brand oil is in stock (10W40 for me) and on sale. I usually seem to end up with Pennzoil or Castrol. This approach has service me well for 23 years. (Wow, I'm old).
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 1999
Posts: 2,897
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From: Moon Township PA
ANY name brand that meets the current American Petroleum Institute, API, spefications works well. Personal preference and marketing make us believe that one is better than the other. Do your homework at;
http://api-ep.api.org/quality/index....01005000000000
Any you will find that virtually all oils, including recycled/re-refinded are almost identical. The biggest difference between oils is the marketing. Don't believe someone who says I use XYZ and got 3 million miles out of my car. A testimonial of one or two cars is a "gee, that's nice" kind of statement. Look for lab analysis and scientific study.
Gary
http://api-ep.api.org/quality/index....01005000000000
Any you will find that virtually all oils, including recycled/re-refinded are almost identical. The biggest difference between oils is the marketing. Don't believe someone who says I use XYZ and got 3 million miles out of my car. A testimonial of one or two cars is a "gee, that's nice" kind of statement. Look for lab analysis and scientific study.
Gary
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Southeast, Tennessee
St. Jude Donor '09 thru '26
just to chime in with one of the "ask 50 get 50" different opinions, lol!! i have always favored castrol gtx 20/50 and fram filters. it has seemed to stand me in good stead all these years also. i live in the tropics hgence the choice of 20/50. when i lived up in the frozen tundra (northeastern U.S., lol) i used 10/30 in the winter months and 10/40 in the summer months, but that was a long, long time ago.
BTW i have read many posts that suggest using diesel specific motor oil in older engines because it contains many of the original additives that were present when the engines were new (and were specified for the engines of those eras) and are no longer used in current oils because today's engines have different requirements. assuming it is an accurate statement, it would seem to make sense. i would certainly like to hear some opinions from those here much more qualified than i to provide additional information on the subject.
BTW i have read many posts that suggest using diesel specific motor oil in older engines because it contains many of the original additives that were present when the engines were new (and were specified for the engines of those eras) and are no longer used in current oils because today's engines have different requirements. assuming it is an accurate statement, it would seem to make sense. i would certainly like to hear some opinions from those here much more qualified than i to provide additional information on the subject.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Lewisville TX
Consumer Reports did a test on all the major brands of oil a ways back.. The only two manufacturers that kept their viscocity at high-temp were Vavoline and Castrol. Both 40 wts stayed within specs while the others (penzoil, etc..) broke down rapidly. As for filters, refer to this site: http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html
They did a complete study on the oil filters..
"filters to avoid" Fram, Penzoil, and Quaker State
They did a complete study on the oil filters..
"filters to avoid" Fram, Penzoil, and Quaker State
Race Director
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Plano TX
Originally Posted by sfallison
Consumer Reports did a test on all the major brands of oil a ways back.. The only two manufacturers that kept their viscocity at high-temp were Vavoline and Castrol. Both 40 wts stayed within specs while the others (penzoil, etc..) broke down rapidly.
