In your personal choice which is better, or is it just preferance? I am asking because i was looking to use it durring my next oil change. Also, what is a good place to buy them at, i did a quick search and wasnt sure what i was looking at. Thanks for your time
Sami

 

preference... some people will add amsoil to that as well

i personally run motul... though have been hopefully can justify their top of the line oil though... and to be honest, whether it is with my mother's A4 (swapped from mobil 1 to motul because i took it to my mechanic to do), or my car (castrol to motul), i dont feel any difference...

 

We use Redline in my race car due to its high resistance to heat. It can run at 300 and be ok, though it rarely gets over 250.

I don't see the need on a street car, why not use a cheaper synthetic? Redline is expensive!!

 

Redline is one of the few Group V motor oils on the market. That is the highest rating. You won't go wrong with Redline but, it can be difficult to locate. Check their website www.redlineoil.com to find nearest dealer.

 

Why not use it??? Protection, protection, protection.

 

If you search on Red-Line, there's a link to where it's $7 a quart.

Matt

 

Thanks. Thats a good price for Redline. I'll check it out.

 

For the majority of owners Redline is overkill. My previous car was a 78 VW Scirocco, heavily modified. Was running approx. 140 HP. (Doesn't sound like much, but it only came with 75 HP stock). I ran Mobil 1 in it for over 170,000 miles with absolutely no measurable loss in compression. It was my daily driver and autoX'ed it for 6 years in the mid 80's. I will continue to use Mobil 1 in my MINI with no concerns about quality or protection.

 

I ended up just buying some Royal Purple to test out. Hope it is nice.

 

Overkill...Overkill I use Redline in my Mini, the wife's CR-V, my lawn tractor and my air compressor... don't tell me about overkill. Seriously, Nothing wrong with Mobile 1, it is a good syn. oil. All I was saying... if you want the best then you should consider Redline.

 

As I stated before.....for MOST MINI owners it is not necessary. You can use whatever you feel you need.

 

Not downtalking any products, but several oils have had to change thier marketing from fully-synthetic to synthetic-blend. I know Castrol Syntech was one (although the Green stuff from Europe is full-synth & supposed to be the bomb). Mobil 1 also made a significant change.

Before you assume that the Mobil 1 you run now is as good as what you ran in the 80's you may want to check out this article link Its from the Amsoil website, but it's not their hype. It's legit. Though the do use it to flog thier oil.

To the originator of the thread...

It all depends on your climate, Oil Service Interval & average trip length. Extended drain intervals can wear an oil down. If you change every 7000 miles then it probably won't matter much. State of tune, and whether or not you spend any significant time on the track will aslo determine OCI.

If you're game you might try doing oil analysis... sending off a sample to a place like Blackstone labs. A lab like this can test the oil & give you a good idea of how well its lasting.

 

That Amsoil site is just that.....an advertisement. Mobil 1 has not changed their main product. They have come out with some additional ones, see http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...Oils/Oils.aspx for more info. I am not saying Mobil 1 is better than Redline or any other "premium" motor oil. Just that it is as good as the others in most applications. I change my oil every 6 months regardless of mileage, and I can't see any benefit to changing to a more expensive oil just to change it in 6 months.

 

ScottinBend doth protest too much, methinks.

Are you reading into what I said, instead of taking it at face value?

Are you attempting to discredit the content of the article because of where its being hosted? If so, this is both logically falicious AND would infer bias on your part. Irrespective of where the article is posted it is legitimate.

As I'd said in my first posting, I was not "downtalking any products"

If I hold any ill feelings they regard the legal ruling about the use of the term synthetic to describe motor oils.

I believe the ruling sighted “industry terminology” vs. technically correct & factual terminology. Kind of like folks referring to all pain-killers as Tylenol or Aspirin... ASA, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, Naproxin-Sodium are quite obvioulsy not synonymous with one another. But in the case of oil such distinctions are now blurred - legally.

Here in North America an oil producer is able to substitute non-PAO (non-synthetic) base stock for PAO (synthetic) base stock in formulation and can still call their product "synthetic".

Everything has its reason.

Sorry for getting O/T.

 

My apologies minimc. I couldn't get the link to work last night so I went to the home site and saw it was basically a site for Amsoil. I didn't realize it was a reprint of a magazine article until this morning. Mobil 1 is still a PAO product, and my opinion stands as to whether or not more expensive "premium" oils are worth it to most drivers.

And where did I say you were "downtalking" anything? I respect your opinion, I just don't agree and think that an opposing view is good for an open debate to happen.