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InvisibleGrey Fox

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Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use?
    #24751162 - 10/31/17 11:47 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I've been using Fram Tough Guard oil filters and Valvoline Maxlife Synthetic Blend oil. Yeah there are higher end filters and oil out there... but I've been real happy with how Tough Guard and Maxlife perform. I know they are higher quality than what you get for a standard oil change at a shop.

Anyone else change your own oil? What do you use?


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24751186 - 11/01/17 12:35 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I always use the cheapest filter they have at the shop. Never considered it might make much difference just being an oil filter and all, but i wouldn't know. i always go synthetic at least

swappin spark plugs in the morning, finally get the thing running right again hopefully


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Psilosopherr]
    #24751421 - 11/01/17 07:08 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

The higher quality oil filters are supposed to filter more particles and debris out of the oil. Tough Guard filters 99% of it out of the oil. The cheaper filters only filter out 95% or less. If you're going to spend the money on synthetic oil its probably a good idea to spend a few bucks extra and get a higher quality filter too. It will keep the inside of your engine cleaner in the long run.

Good luck with changing your plugs. When I changed the plugs on my truck a few years ago it made a noticable improvement in the power. But one of the old boots got stuck and broke off. It took forever to remove. Boot grease is a good thing.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24752662 - 11/01/17 04:31 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

mobile one oil/mobile one filter.

yeah i pay more for a piece of mind.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24753040 - 11/01/17 07:49 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

For my truck I use -

Valvoline SYNpower 5w30 full synthetic (change at every 3000 mi)
Fram ultra synthetic oil filter (change at every 3000 mi)
Fram toughguard air filter (every 6000 mi)
NGK spark plugs (every 9000 mi)
Accel plug wires (every 12 months)
Premium (93 octane) gas
Moog heavy duty upper/lower ball joints, u -joints and track bar
Rancho shocks
Little tree air freshener (cherry)
Valvoline SYNpower brake fluid
Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and injector cleaner 2-3 times in between oil changes
Peak 50/50 antifreeze (flush/fill every 12 months)
Interstate battery

I love my truck and do my best to take good care of her (Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L 4x4)


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: dusty_boots]
    #24753056 - 11/01/17 07:56 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I use full synthetic oil within the OEM specifications of the engine and millage with K&N filters. I build engines for a living.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24753066 - 11/01/17 07:59 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

thanks for the reply btw greyfox :thumbup:

How important you think it is to change the oil as often as they recommend? I tend to go over, sometimes twice as long as recommended. The miles go by quick


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Psilosopherr]
    #24753089 - 11/01/17 08:07 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

3,000 for average oil 5,000 for full synthetic. Engines can shit the bed no matter how much love you pour into them. I let mine get up to 6,000 max on full synthetic.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: T-Funkadelic]
    #24753113 - 11/01/17 08:16 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Right on, I try to fix what I can on my truck, within my limits. I've had to take it into the shop a couple times though, I had the transmission rebuilt about 60K miles ago and this past summer my pinion seal started leaking and also needed pinion bearings redone, that's what caused seal to leak. I could've done that seal myself but I didn't want to mess around with those bearings in the differential, so to the shop she went.

You probably make a pretty decent living building engines, always have work no doubt


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InvisibleGrey Fox

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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: dusty_boots]
    #24753792 - 11/02/17 07:40 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

dusty_boots said:
For my truck I use -

Valvoline SYNpower 5w30 full synthetic (change at every 3000 mi)
Fram ultra synthetic oil filter (change at every 3000 mi)
Fram toughguard air filter (every 6000 mi)
NGK spark plugs (every 9000 mi)
Accel plug wires (every 12 months)
Premium (93 octane) gas
Moog heavy duty upper/lower ball joints, u -joints and track bar
Rancho shocks
Little tree air freshener (cherry)
Valvoline SYNpower brake fluid
Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and injector cleaner 2-3 times in between oil changes
Peak 50/50 antifreeze (flush/fill every 12 months)
Interstate battery

I love my truck and do my best to take good care of her (Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L 4x4)




:thumbup:


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InvisibleGrey Fox

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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Psilosopherr]
    #24753801 - 11/02/17 07:49 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

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Psilosopherr said:
thanks for the reply btw greyfox :thumbup:

How important you think it is to change the oil as often as they recommend? I tend to go over, sometimes twice as long as recommended. The miles go by quick




I change the oil every 3k to 5k miles depending on how long it has been and how busy I am. I aso add some Lucas Oil Upper Cylinder Lubricant & Injector Cleaner to the gas tank after every oil change. I've been on this routine for years with old vehicles and never had any engine problems.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Psilosopherr]
    #24755135 - 11/02/17 05:50 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

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Psilosopherr said:
thanks for the reply btw greyfox :thumbup:

How important you think it is to change the oil as often as they recommend? I tend to go over, sometimes twice as long as recommended. The miles go by quick




Not changing your oil as recommended can cause excessive wear and premature engine failure. Or you may get over 200k and be fine. It's a mechanical machine, once you notice a knock on the lower end it's too late.  It's cheaper to just replace the engine with a used one or by another vehicle.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: T-Funkadelic]
    #24759005 - 11/04/17 11:03 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

and ill add something to that..

remember the manufactures recommended oil change intervals are based on what they recommend..

say for instance, if you are using sub par oil/filters you may want to consider tightening that up a bit.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: rackem]
    #24764529 - 11/06/17 05:26 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Fram is trash. Wix/napa gold are best bang for your buck. And i use the cheapest full synthetic


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24773780 - 11/10/17 01:19 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

i use a cheap one and it has been fine


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: GlenWillson]
    #24801138 - 11/22/17 10:23 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

I use...
Mobil 1 High Mileage Advanced Full Synthetic Oil.
K & N Performance Silver Oil Filter.
I also add Lucas Fuel System Cleaner to the gas.
Don't forget to change or clean your air filter.( I use a K & N air filter on everything )
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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox] * 1
    #24863040 - 12/22/17 11:45 PM (6 years, 1 month ago)

I have always religiously used Liqui Moly oil and products in the past...great stuff, top tier.

After having my engine built.. I've tried using Redline and Ravenol on recommendations from gear/oil heads.
Also both supposed to be really good.. racing oils. Got both samples tested after doing a change, both came back with great results from Blackstone labs.
But I was having issues with way too much oil consumption. I was burning through a half a quart every ~600 miles or so. #racecarproblems

I since switched to using Motul 8100 after hearing so many amazing things about it. Awesome oil. Oil consumption has gone WAAY down.
It's top quality oil by all accounts and pretty damn cheap too. My engine is happy..... I'm happy. Only the best for my baby.

It's a 2016 VW Golf R, built to fuck. Engine rebuilt, forged internals, big turbo, water/meth.. etc. pushing around 450WHP
It's my daily and I love the fuck out of it.

I use the Lucas fuel conditioner/upper cylinder lubricant every couple fill ups.
Added Liqui-Moli Ceratec to the oil on the first change. Friction modifier, ceramic coating that supposedly bonds and fills to the micropores and imperfections in the metal..
increasing durability and reducing metal-on-metal contact..  is supposed to last for 30k.
In general oil additives don't work and shouldn't be used unless you are addressing a specific concern, but this stuff seems to actually work and is a good tool for engine health whether old or new.
Really interesting stuff. I love Liqui Moli products
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How does CERA TEC work?
The graphite-like structure of the ceramic particles enables them to fill in the roughness present in the metal, thereby preventing direct metal-on-metal contact. An active chemical (friction modifier) utilizes the existing friction energy to ensure flowing i.e. non-abrasive – smoothing, annealing the friction and bearing points.

CERA TEC is a suspension based on a microceramic solid lubricant and chemical active agents in mineral oil. This combination reduces friction and protects the engine and transmission against wear. This in turn prevents expensive repairs and prolongs the life of the assemblies.

CERA TEC offers high mechanical and thermal stability, ensuring outstanding lubrication even under the toughest conditions. Engine and transmission noise are reduced.
It saves energy, reduces fuel consumption and thus also pollutant emissions.

CERA TEC reacts directly with the surface of the metal and protects your engine for up to 50,000 kilometers - even with the oil being changed during that period.




I do oil changes every 5k. Seems to be the best balance with the way I drive. It gets regular thrashings but is putting in traffic more often then not.
I've read every 3k or less is excessive for full synthetic oils and can actually be detrimental if done too often, something about not letting the oil fully "break in" or somesuch.
Either way how often you do them is personal preference/based on driving habits.. I know guys who do them every 3k and people who do the manufacturer recommended 10k..
Some manufacturers even say up to 15k now between changes... And TBH modern synthetics can actually do that. It's probably not THAT bad if you go 20k with a modern car, unless you thrash it a lot.. then you are just asking for it. 
But I would never go that long between changes personally. Longest I think I've gone with synthetic is 8k, and it was hard for me to go that long. 5k is about my limit.
Some/most people don't really give a fuck about their cars though and neglect them. Waiting too long between oil changes is probably a major cause of early failure.

But regularly changing oil is the cheapest insurance there is to keeping your engine healthy.. For me 5k is the optimal time because racecar vroom vroom
Oil Filter, I just get the OEM one. Don't think there even is an alternate, except for Mann.

Does anyone use an extractor to do oil changes? I just started using one last year and I'm in love.
So much faster and easier and MUCH less messy. I could do a full oil change in like 15-20 minutes with one, without breaking a sweat and while wearing a suit. 

I had doubts about the extractor being able to get "all" the oil out, but from what I've read online, people have done side-by-side tests
and even pulling the plug leaves a little oil in the pan, it seems to be about roughly the same whether you pull the plug or just use the extractor.
People suck all the oil out with an extractor, and then pull the plug and only a few drops come out.
Most shops use extractors now too. Even still... I have this lingering nagging feeling in the back of my head that says letting it drain via gravity gets more "bad stuff" out
Which probably isn't the case.. the extractor probably/does pull all the crap out with the oil just as good and it sucks it pretty dry too

Even so... I still do a "normal" oil change where I lift the car and drain it from underneath.... every other change... just for my own peace of mind. And to check/clean the magnetic drain plug.
Also it's a good excuse to get under the car and inspect things


If you guys ever want to go full on nerd over oils/fluids, check out https://bobistheoilguy.com/ - the forums in particular are a good resource of knowledgeable oilheads


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Shroomism]
    #24863281 - 12/23/17 06:11 AM (6 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks for the info Shroomism. Good stuff! :thumbup:


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24865919 - 12/24/17 12:26 PM (6 years, 1 month ago)

But yeah... if you are into doing your own oil changes.. I would highly recommend an oil extractor.. like this or similar


Makes oil changes a freaking breeze. Don't even have to lift the car. Pop the hood, stick the tube down the dipstick hole, build up some pressure and go smoke a bowl/drink a beer while it sucks all the oil out.
It couldn't get any easier. Almost no mess created, then the only variable is the oil filter. I can change my oil filter from the top of the engine so no problem for me.


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Re: Change your own oil... What oil and filter do you use? [Re: Grey Fox]
    #24865925 - 12/24/17 12:31 PM (6 years, 1 month ago)

i get whatever is on sale. walmart has huge jugs of oil for 11$ and filters for 3-4$.


i dont have fast fun cars anymore otherwise id use castrol synthetic or royal purple.



i should note i have fuel getting into my oil.  i think the rings are shot and fuel is seeping through.  also i have an engine clatter.  I beleive that to be some loose torque converter bolts, possibly a loose flex plate.  I dont feel like dealing with it but i guess i need to so I can sell the bitch cause the police know what i drive.  long story short i change my oil every 2k cause the fuel in oil and I keep this bitch going. 

before when i had money i knew nothing about cars, couldnt fix shit and paid a shop to do anything and everything.
now that i am poor I do it all myself.  I can change out my starter in the auto part store parking lot in no time at all.  Im more useful than most men.  So i guess its been a blessing in disguise


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