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Old 04-08-2009, 11:32 AM
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well im pickin up a gsr this weekend and i dont know much bout different kind of oils.
i wanna be sure and run the best oil i can.
what is everyones OPINION on oil
i know to run 5w30 but brand?
synthetic or not?
thanks.
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Castrol synthetic works fine for me
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royal purple all the way yo
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mobil 1 5w-30 fully synthetic with a hamp oil filter is what i do for my gsr.
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Originally Posted by adankid
mobil 1 5w-30 fully synthetic with a hamp oil filter is what i do for my gsr.
x 2713243216236234. Hamp ftw
Old 04-08-2009, 11:53 AM
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mobil 1 5w-30 fully synthetic cant go wrong with it and Royal purpal is the best from what i've herd.
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Here you go everything you everwanted to know about oil. I am going to stir some **** with this oil is oil synthetic is synthetic they all are about the same when compaired to each other. Most of it comes down to personal pref

http://www.smartsynthetics.com/artic...il_testing.htm
http://www.nordicgroup.us/oil.htm
theres tons more out there try google and search motor oil comparison and if your really gave a flying F#$* about your engine and the oil you used in it you would install something like this
http://www.wefilterit.com/

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Walmart Supertech Synthetic 5w30 + Wal Mart filter

Probably better than everything suggested so far in this thread and cheaper.
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Originally Posted by ALLxMOTOR EG
Castrol synthetic works fine for me
Old 04-08-2009, 12:30 PM
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Default Re: best oil??

I don't buy filters from walmart because all they have in mine is Fram. I haven't tried their oil, but I'd be willing to give the synthetic a shot.

I use Castrol Syntec and Wix filters. I change it every 6000 miles. No need to change a synthetic at 3000 as long as you have a quality filter that's not going to malfunction before then.

I hear Purolator filters are exceptionally good too. The K&N and Mobil1 filters are just rebadged purolators, and are internally identical, but cost $4-6 more.
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run amsoil! i have herd and seen so many test and its the best oil ever. i had a friend who sold it and he drove 10k in between oil changes and even at 10k the oil isn't black or broken down.
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ive read that mobile 1 isnt fully synthetic anymore
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i go with royal purple
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5w-30 mobil 1 ....for vtec engines its the best
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