Engine oil............

[rr41mag]

What do you use to lubricate your engine? I have always used castrol in mine. I remember when castrol came out it was designed for the high rev motors. It seems to me it works. Also do any of yall use any kind of fuel addadtives? If so what kind?

 

[cass]

i use trop artic sythetic blend 10w30 in mine. its what i run in all of my vehicles. i have been running carb cleaner in mine with every tank because my charcoal canister failed and filled my carb with charcoal. i took it apart and cleaned it but just running it anyway incase i missed some.

 

[BusaDave9]

My opinion, the brand doesn't make much difference. Make sure you get the correct weight. I think there is too much hype in oil advertising. I don't buy into the ads that say their oil is specially formulated for high revving engines, specially formulated for older engines, or high performance engines, or whatever. Most any oil will work in any of the above engines. Yes maybe the oil company is thinking about high performance engines when they are making the oil but I think it's a hollow claim. There is no way to prove their oil is better for that type of oil. On the other hand the oil companies are not worried that someone will prove that their oil doesn't work on high performance engines or whatever.
IMHO even the generic oils work just fine. Changing the oil on a regular basis is much more important than the brand.
Just my 2¢

 

[1986cj7]

My opinion, the brand doesn't make much difference. Make sure you get the correct weight. I think there is too much hype in oil advertising. I don't buy into the ads that say their oil is specially formulated for high revving engines, specially formulated for older engines, or high performance engines, or whatever. Most any oil will work in any of the above engines. Yes maybe the oil company is thinking about high performance engines when they are making the oil but I think it's a hollow claim. There is no way to prove their oil is better for that type of oil. On the other hand the oil companies are not worried that someone will prove that their oil doesn't work on high performance engines or whatever.
IMHO even the generic oils work just fine. Changing the oil on a regular basis is much more important than the brand.
Just my 2¢

This may be off the topic but I used to work at food manufactory plant and when they changed from the generic brand to the brand lable all that was changed was the packaging. The same product went into a differant lable. I also had a friend that worked for a oil filter manufactor and he also said the only thing changed was the out side paint and lable on the filter.
SO who knows if a generic is made by the same company as the brand name it will most likely be the same oil just differant bottle. I could be wroung. The only real differance was that there were more quality checks to insure a consistant blend and that the packageing was prefect. I my self use valveoline so I guess I'm just buying the package myself.

 

[Posi]

Rotella –T

 

[Cheepjeep85]

Valvoline is all I use as well, seems to come out cleanest and not as burnt looking as others.

Droooiiddd 2

 

[steve1973]

Valvoline is not an oil manufacture, they are a blender and marketer. They do not make oil, they purchase lube stock and purchase the additive package. They then blend those together in pretty packages and market like crazy. Not that there is anything wrong with it. They blend a very nice product that meets the current API (starburst) SM specs. Many, Many of the brand names on the shelves do the same thing. The important thing is to purchase the correct weight 9from the owners manual) that the manufacture suggest and to make sure it meets the current API SM spec.

 

[dirtdobber]

I have used Castro since I was a teenager (am 52 now) never let me down. In my CJ7 I run a can of seafoam to the gas about every third tankful and it really keeps the carb clean.

 

[Cheepjeep85]

Valvoline is not an oil manufacture, they are a blender and marketer. They do not make oil, they purchase lube stock and purchase the additive package. They then blend those together in pretty packages and market like crazy. Not that there is anything wrong with it. They blend a very nice product that meets the current API (starburst) SM specs. Many, Many of the brand names on the shelves do the same thing. The important thing is to purchase the correct weight 9from the owners manual) that the manufacture suggest and to make sure it meets the current API SM spec.

They blend and market a good product. Fyi gasoline Co. Do the same thing it all comes from the same refineries and pipelines, the only differences are the additives.


Droooiiddd 2

 

[Petescj]

the only differences are the additives.Droooiiddd 2

And this is the reason I decided to go with the Shell Rotella.

 

[Old Dog]

I run mobile 1 syn. in my DD's and rotella -t in the cj.
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