Ok, so Im switching from Castrol syntec to Royal purple, and just wanted to know what the typical oil life for it is since ive never used it before. thanks
Oil: Royal Purple
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yea, full syn. 6.99 a quart lol and I change my filter every oil change. the previous stuff I was using was full syn. too but this stuff is suposeably betterMKIIINA said:
Why switch? Generally it's good practice to keep running the same oil you've been using before...
With a true PAO/POE based Group IV/V synthetic (like Royal Purple), you can go 8,000 miles easy. If you do oil analysis every 3-5,000 miles and the analysis is good (no gasoline/coolant contamination and no excessive wear metals)...you can run it 15,000 miles. Change your filter (Wix is good) every 5,000 miles...filtration is very important in keeping your oil up the the task.
BTW - You could have save a little coin going with German Castrol...it's a PAO based Group IV. The bottles are black with "European Formula" in yellow on the front and "Made in Germany" on the back...it's only sold at AutoZone to my knowledge.
What weight did you buy?
BTW - You could have save a little coin going with German Castrol...it's a PAO based Group IV. The bottles are black with "European Formula" in yellow on the front and "Made in Germany" on the back...it's only sold at AutoZone to my knowledge.
What weight did you buy?
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I went about 8k miles on mine, and I change the filter every oil change. This oil can last AWHILE. Don't be wasteful and change it every 2-5k miles, you can get alot more out of it. There is an oil thread on here that will convince you so.
-Matt
-Matt
yay for jdub! covered it well, sir.
Don't forget: Use good oil filters! Wix, Purolator PureOne, or Donaldson (which iirc is the maker of the pureOne filter)
Don't forget: Use good oil filters! Wix, Purolator PureOne, or Donaldson (which iirc is the maker of the pureOne filter)
10W-40 is ok if you have a fairly high mileage motor...don't go any heavier. If you can get a 5W-40, that would be better. IMO, Redline is a better oil than Royal Purple due to the additive pack. The German Castrol is the best "bang for the buck"; it only comes in a 0W-30...it would work well, but you may have lower oil pressure than expected. That would depend on the wear in your main/rod bearings affecting clearances.
And NAPA Gold is a Wix filter
And NAPA Gold is a Wix filter
GotToyota? said:
Try the German Castrol...it's actually closer to a 40W in viscosity. If it's giving you normal oil pressures, you're good to go.
Also, keep this in mind...oil does not thicken when it gets hot. It just thickens less when it gets cold...the lower number gives that info. So don't think a 0W or 5W is thin...it's not...the upper number tells you the viscosity at engine operating temperature.
John has officially been anounced the Guru of the Supra's Oiling System . Heed his advice well...
. Heed his advice well...
jdub said:
Yep. For example: 5w30.
it's 5 weight at freezing
and 30 weight at boiling.
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Im using 10W-40 in my NA that has around 75,000 on it, it reads right in oil pressure area that it should be.GotToyota? said:
I'm gonna go with the 0W-30 Castrol German Formula because I believe what Jdub says (seriously).x87SUPRA87x said:
-Matt
supra90turbo said:
??? i dont see a 20 in there at all how did you come up with that??
or was it just a typo?
Oh by no means am I saying hes wrong, I trust him 100%, I was just saying thats what I've always used personally.GotToyota? said:
upgradedsupra said:
Excellent oil...PAO/ester base stock...a "boutique" Group IV/V blend with a very good additive pack. I just don't like their marketing technique...and the cost associated with it.
supra90turbo said:
I'm a 100% sure this was a typo
He meant to say "30"