whats ya favorite trusty oil brand?

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wats your favorite oil brand that u use in your car

shell
2
6%
castrol
14
44%
mobil
3
9%
penzoil
7
22%
repco
0
No votes
caltex
0
No votes
valvoline
5
16%
fuchis or how eva ya spell it
1
3%
rsx (whare house)
0
No votes
toyota genuine
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 32

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whats ya favorite trusty oil brand?

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mines castrol
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You should add an "Other" option in there cause I use Amsoil 8)
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i put a other option in but it didnt show up for sum reasion?

jst use rsx (wharehouse)

im sure no 1 would seriously use that crap
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valvoline :P
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Post by levin_it_large »

mmm magnatec! :P
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I got for Mobil1 if possible. Got RSX in the Hiace at the moment just as a flush for a couple thousand kms. Wouldnt use it as a permanent thats for sure!
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Penrite - 15W60 to be exact in the suuuuuupra ;)
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Pennzoil 10W30 in the mr2 8)
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Al wrote:Pennzoil 10W30 in the mr2 8)


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I'm using Magnatec 15w40 in mine.
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Castrol R Synthetic 5w30 in my star beast :)
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Penzoil 10w40 :D
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Agip - Sint 2000 GPX 10W/40
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Motul in the GSR 8)
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as for me and my honda, we will choose magnatec, as for me and my 'yota, we will choose royal purple. (cause its purple!!)
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What do you put oil in for?


Sorry, Castrol 15W40 (I think)
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Valvoline VR-1 (10W-40?) is the Levin's drink of choice!
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i used to use castrol
then i was doing an oil change at work and forgot to buy some oil beforehand :oops:
so i put in some shell helix plus (was using protec) and now ill just keep using that, it was noticbly smoother striaght away, i was quite suprised
its also staying cleaner, but that could be down to the TRD oil filter im using
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Penzoil 20W 50 in the KE70. in fact all penzoil products for my oils.
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Pennzoil 5W-50 in the MR2, Castrol GTX 20W-50 in the 'rona. For some reason I clicked valvoline doh
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Mr Revhead Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:59 pm Post subject:

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i used to use castrol
then i was doing an oil change at work and forgot to buy some oil beforehand
so i put in some shell helix plus (was using protec) and now ill just keep using that, it was noticbly smoother striaght away, i was quite suprised
its also staying cleaner, but that could be down to the TRD oil filter im using


haha
i use castrol gtx protect. the person bfor who owned my car used shell helux and a repco filter. i noticed the oil was dirty and they regulary serviced the car. sinve i hav had it i hav used a genuine oil filter and gtx protect in the charga and the oil has stayed a hell of a lot cleaner must b all in the filter mayb?
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