Engine Oil - All About It

[Mr. J]

Mobil 1 Full Synthetic Motor Oil

[S14]

redline or shell helix ultra

[troygarcia555]

Trying out Royal Purple with wix filter. so far so good

[Tokwatbaboi]

Castrol edge

[Tom Hiddleston]

how to save money when changing oil:

 

1) know the engine oil API grade specified to your engine. If its says CH then compare the price of all API CH rated oils you can choose from. then choose the lowest.

2) Buying a higher rated oil than the one specified to your engine is a waste of money.

3) synthetic oils are better than regular mineral oils because they resist molecular "breakdown" and protect longer than mineral based oils. this said ... you may opt to extend the change oil interval at least twice ( from 5k to 10 k).if you use synthetic oil and still change every 5 k ... its a waste of money.

 

when i was with shell ...i put in synthetic oil into my car. prior to changing oil ... i had a small oil sample drawn from my engine regularly ( adding in an equal amt into the engine of course to maintain the reco oil levels ). I had the oil samples tested in the shell labs to see if the oil still "worked". to make the long story short ... the single synthetic oil change lasted me for 20,000 km before the lab advised me to have it replaced.

 

4) DO NOT USE ADDITIVES. engine oils are alredy formulated to provide the optimum engine protection. additives change the oil's formulation ... which may actually lead to LESS protection for your engine.

 

hope this helps :-)

Would you agree that with API rating of CI-4, you can do a 10k change oil interval for mineral, semi-synth & fully synth oils?

[accordance69]

Fully synth - max performance but decreases engine life

Mineral- average performance but engine slightly more protected.

 

If u use ur car everyday any kind of oil will do as long as u change oil regularly

[Wolv3rin3]

i'm using fully synthetic oil

[marky.angeles]

ako regular oil lang. para mapalotan din mfa filters

[dinibdib]

mine is Shell Helix Ultra!

[S14]

on diesel motor just use the recommended oil and api rating but try running higher api rating result in smoother running

[bolobolo]

delo gold

[viii]

well said sir. as a former shell guy you are right on the API rating. many oils in the market have both S ( for spark or gasoline ) and C ( for compression or diesel ) A{I ratings.

 

what do these letters mean ? an SB rated oil is better than and SA oil and a CB oil is better than a CA oil. right now we're pretty much advanced as we are now in CH / SL territories as oil companies like shell continue to develop higher quality engine oils to meet the standards of engine manufacturers.

 

but just a bit of clarification ... rimula was developed primarily as a diesel engine oil which can also be used for SL rated gas engines.helix ( the gas version) is primarily a gasoline engine oil which can also be used for diesel engines.The diff is that lies diesel engine oils have more detergents ( you read that right) that clean your engines as diesel is a "dirtier"fuel and produces more engine deposits than gasoline.

 

with that said ... will using rimula in a gas engine be harmful ? no . will it be better to use a gas engine oil like helix in a gas engine car ? yes. just my two cents.

 

diesel oil won't damage your engine but it will damage your catalytic converter.

[pilo60031]

saan nakakabili ng murang engine oils?

[togo002]

saan nakakabili ng murang engine oils?

depende sir kung pang oto or pang motor.

[JayMat]

Fully synthetic..m