I was searching to try and find some answers to this im runnning a d16z6 with 54,000 miles and im using drive hard 20-50 becuase i tend to take it to redline lol i would put in royal purple but its 6.99 qt anyone have any suggestion and knowleadge on whats the best oil to use on your motors? no flamming please just wanna know

 

why use 20/50 in a z6? I use 10w30, you may need something a little different in NY for winter, but 20w50?

 

The short answer is that there isn't a "best" oil to run in your car, but there are a lot of high quality motor oils you can choose from. You can't go wrong as long as you change your oil and filter at regular intervals. The best protection oil you can run is synthetic. The next best to that if you're on a budget is a Synthetic blend, and then last is conventional oil. You should be running 5w30 for best all round protection and fuel economy based on your geographic location. Brands are pretty much the same as far as quality goes...choose a good brand and you'll be fine.

 

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Agreed.

I personally Prefer 10W30 Castol Syntec or Mobil 1

 

mobil 5w30 for my b18c1, b16, and d16z6.
mobil 10w30 for my SUV.

nonsynthetic on both. 2500 changes. religiously.

 

5w30 sounds about right for NY. I used to run 20w50 in a turbocharged honda that I ran a few years ago, but a boosted car is subjected to much more heat than a near stock z6.

 

redline 5w30 for my built baby.

 

10w30 Valvoline Maxlife for my Z6.

 

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That's because you work for Valvoline ********.

 

castrol syntec 0w-30

 

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. True, but it also cures the slight oil burning that my 250,000+ mile engine has: something I can't say for the full synthetic or Durablend that I've experimented with. It just runs better with Maxlife because that's what Maxlife is supposed to do - help recondition old seals and burn off more slowly.

I won't say it's better than any other high-mileage oil, but I''m going to use it until I find something better.

 

NEO for sure

 

id use royal, or redline, either way its good stuff, 10-30