Anyone else use TOTAL Synthetic motor oil?
10-20-2009, 01:23 PM
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Anyone tried the castrol full syn 5-30, any reasons to steer clear?
i guess i meant more the castrol EDGE, anyone tried this or which castrol synth. have you used
i guess i meant more the castrol EDGE, anyone tried this or which castrol synth. have you used
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10-20-2009, 03:18 PM
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So the question remains, where can we stack up on this locally in the Bay Area or where can we get it at a good deal? So far I've only been using Amsoil and it seems to hold up very well.
10-20-2009, 03:59 PM
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Anyone use http://www.americanagip.com/ before?
I've used it for my race/track bikes. Kept the temps cooler and bike ran alot better. Thinking about using it for my Subie as well but it ain't cheap....
I've used it for my race/track bikes. Kept the temps cooler and bike ran alot better. Thinking about using it for my Subie as well but it ain't cheap....
10-21-2009, 02:15 AM
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what about motul, that **** is expensive, is it worth it?
im not gonna bash on the M1 cuz i dont know a ton about it, but i have used it my last 3 oil changes. the first time it came out very thin, almost watery, but it was my first oil change going from conventional to full syn. my next oil change i did about 500 miles sooner than i should of becuase i noticed that at about 1500 miles in i needed about a half quart.
my wife did comment that when following me she did see smoke come out the exhaust during hard accel when she was following me. this worried me because it had never happened when i was on conven. oil. anyway this oil change it wasnt as runny but it was def broken down
and then this last time i kept from accelerating hard as much as possible, no oil loss, however it did come out again rather thinner thn i had hoped. but now that i have used up my costco quantity of M1, i am looking for a new oil.
i will pry o with castrol unless someone recommends motul or something.
btw, with subaru why do people say to stay away from royal purple. i have always put it in previous cars and never had a problem, why does subaru say to steer clear
im not gonna bash on the M1 cuz i dont know a ton about it, but i have used it my last 3 oil changes. the first time it came out very thin, almost watery, but it was my first oil change going from conventional to full syn. my next oil change i did about 500 miles sooner than i should of becuase i noticed that at about 1500 miles in i needed about a half quart.
my wife did comment that when following me she did see smoke come out the exhaust during hard accel when she was following me. this worried me because it had never happened when i was on conven. oil. anyway this oil change it wasnt as runny but it was def broken down
and then this last time i kept from accelerating hard as much as possible, no oil loss, however it did come out again rather thinner thn i had hoped. but now that i have used up my costco quantity of M1, i am looking for a new oil.
i will pry o with castrol unless someone recommends motul or something.
btw, with subaru why do people say to stay away from royal purple. i have always put it in previous cars and never had a problem, why does subaru say to steer clear