Subject	Opinions sought on oil and drive train fluids.
Posted by	WAGGZ on July 11, 2006 at 7:18 PM
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Message	I'm planning on changing my oil, gear oil in the tranny and in the diff. tomorrow and would like opinion on certain brands and weights of fluids that are recommended. I autocross as often as I can so my drive train takes a beating. I use 10w30 mobil1 Extended performance(15,000 mile oil) fully synthetic and change every 250/400 miles, but am seeking possible brands that perform better than what I use. I hear the Royal Purple releases some power, but I'm more in it for the protection and sludge resistance. Is RP good stuff, or is it just a gimmick that'll ruin my engine? In all, what are your suggestions on engine oil and gear oil and what weights should I use?
Follow Ups	Opinions sought on oil and drive train fluids. - WAGGZ 19:18:23 07/11/06 400 miles? You're smokin' crack (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 19:31:56 07/11/06 Re: 400 miles? You're smokin' crack - zsoom 21:20:10 07/11/06 250 to 400 miles? thats ridiculous. (n/m) - Guapo 19:32:00 07/11/06 I don't drive the Z much. Maybe about 400 miles a year - WAGGZ 19:34:10 07/11/06 drive more, change oil less. (n/m) - Guapo 19:36:11 07/11/06 setting aside your disapproval of how I maintain my Z, - WAGGZ 19:43:03 07/11/06 I like Amsoil. Redline is good too. (n/m) - Guapo 19:43:51 07/11/06 Please tell me you meant 4000 (n/m) - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 19:43:18 07/11/06 I've always used 10w30 Mobil1 for my engine - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 19:44:35 07/11/06 Four Hundred. With an "H" ;) (n/m) - WAGGZ 19:51:37 07/11/06 Wow - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 19:57:29 07/11/06 not enough free time in my life. I might take it out every - WAGGZ 20:13:39 07/11/06 Pretty f'in lame, if you ask me - Joe(NoVA) 22:55:12 07/11/06 Gee, seeing that I work weekends often, put in 12 hour - WAGGZ 09:04:14 07/12/06 lol - Joe(NoVA) 09:22:18 07/12/06 You are the one that brought it up. - WAGGZ 15:51:45 07/12/06 Hate to state the obvious - Joe(NoVA) 18:49:02 07/12/06 >> - WAGGZ 13:32:51 07/13/06 3000 or every three months right? - Mickie 20:21:39 07/11/06 Then why bother w. the "extended performance"? - YugoBernie (NoVA) 20:14:39 07/11/06 it has extra detergents added into the oil to prevent the - WAGGZ 20:34:51 07/11/06 IMHO you're way too concerned w. this. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 20:40:06 07/11/06 Better safe than sorry, is it not? - WAGGZ 21:05:37 07/11/06 I suggest you replace "post on TT.net a lot" time and "take - Zlicious (Seattle) 21:17:00 07/11/06 How about you take your "complain to others about what they - WAGGZ 21:37:05 07/11/06 VTFAQ - LJZTT 22:21:45 07/11/06 This is general. (n/m) - PennStateZ 22:36:04 07/11/06 t'was a gesture, is that ok? (n/m) - LJZTT 22:39:11 07/11/06 Looked like leghumping to me. - PennStateZ 22:45:09 07/11/06 weird, all I see is text. Lay off the Robitussin. Didn't you - LJZTT 22:48:58 07/11/06 I mistook it for Uncle Jemima's Malt Liquor. (n/m) - PennStateZ 22:54:45 07/11/06 that was going to be my first guess, lol (n/m) - LJZTT 23:05:41 07/11/06 Re: Better safe than sorry, is it not? - pallen 12:36:40 07/12/06 You really change your oil every 250-400 miles? - Scotts94z32 19:32:45 07/11/06 So Redline 10w30 oil, MT90 MTL gear oil for the tranny, - WAGGZ 19:39:35 07/11/06 mt90 OR MTL ... two different products. (n/m) - Guapo 19:43:19 07/11/06 get mt90 for tranny (n/m) - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 19:46:41 07/11/06 I meant to type *or* in there =B (n/m) - WAGGZ 22:43:55 07/11/06 what's your mileage? if above 80K use 10w40 (n/m) - zboost(tx) 19:48:05 07/11/06 69,470 (n/m) - WAGGZ 19:50:27 07/11/06 what is magical about 80k? (n/m) - PennStateZ 19:53:42 07/11/06 >80k is considered a high mileage car (n/m) - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 19:58:17 07/11/06 According to whom? - PennStateZ 20:09:06 07/11/06 Castrol - Dhu, their sticker says so. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 20:15:33 07/11/06 Oh, well in that case I agree completely. (n/m) - PennStateZ 21:09:18 07/11/06 You use that oil??? (n/m) - Spongerider :) 21:37:02 07/11/06 I use GTX in the Slo. (n/m) - PennStateZ 22:24:46 07/11/06 I personally like Moble1 < Amsoil - Spongerider :) 13:42:24 07/12/06 Right, but it's a del Sol. (n/m) - PennStateZ 23:59:02 07/12/06 no one i know of..i just was saying that he prolly just - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 00:28:26 07/12/06 how come? (n/m) - CollegeBoy (Kauai) 19:54:16 07/11/06 because I said so. - zboost(tx) 21:14:22 07/11/06 Mine just rolled over 106... - PennStateZ 21:16:03 07/11/06 :thumbsup: (n/m) - zboost(tx) 21:24:48 07/11/06 I gotta call BS on this... - colocomp (Denver) 20:39:35 07/11/06 The Z was purchased April of 2001... - WAGGZ 21:00:43 07/11/06 UM Yeah OK - colocomp (Denver) 21:10:24 07/11/06 since *2004*, I have averaged 400-600 or so miles a year. - WAGGZ 21:15:08 07/11/06 Just calling it like I see it - colocomp (Denver) 21:27:11 07/11/06 "you drive your sports cat that you love 400 miles a year" - WAGGZ 21:29:58 07/11/06 Maybe a family member is sneaking it out - colocomp (Denver) 21:33:13 07/11/06 I'm telling your wife about this gf ...! - Tikigod 22:47:43 07/11/06 sssshhhh - colocomp (Denver) 23:01:49 07/11/06 in that case .. my lips are sealed - Tikigod 23:18:34 07/11/06 How can one get off topic when the topic is Ashley Judd? - colocomp (Denver) 23:37:18 07/11/06 Last line = good plan. I speak from experience ;-) - Scotts94z32 10:36:10 07/12/06 12k thats it I got my car back from bernie a year - dream Z (MD) 14:29:13 07/12/06 Daily driver? - WAGGZ 16:08:13 07/12/06 you only live once (n/m) - dream Z (MD) 17:59:37 07/12/06 I dont know of any reason not to use - LJZTT 21:35:13 07/11/06 sounds like Red line is the way to go. Thanx (n/m) - WAGGZ 21:39:24 07/11/06 worked nicely to make the shifting/synchro-grind go away - LJZTT 21:48:25 07/11/06 Ive been racing it recently and figured it could use - WAGGZ 21:56:45 07/11/06 Amsoil 100% the best. I did not like RP when I tried it. - Ghozt 23:47:38 07/11/06 Just so you know, very new oil actually wears the engine - Technomancer 08:28:39 07/12/06 lol! Don't believe everything you read. It's a scam. - WAGGZ 09:17:07 07/12/06 2nd. this is not a valid examination. let me know if you - davidztt 10:12:07 07/12/06 Just read the site. It is not a scam. - Technomancer 15:17:40 07/12/06 I was going to post the same info, and I agree with you - Joe(NoVA) 18:52:42 07/12/06 Thanks Joe - Technomancer 09:01:08 07/13/06 I haven't totally dismissed this information as being - WAGGZ 15:44:38 07/13/06 strictly AMSOIL since 1987. no problems - davidztt 08:42:38 07/12/06 If you are changing that often - RSR 09:08:11 07/12/06 first off... - WAGGZ 16:03:59 07/12/06 a zcon trip will get you changing the oil on the road (n/m) - RedSER13 09:41:09 07/12/06 well this has been a wonderful thread made the - dream Z (MD) 14:36:22 07/12/06
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