blackbetty01

Not true. My Family owns a chain of Texaco Oil changing stations, and I personally talked to the regional Mobil representative, he said that is a rumor that you cant go back. If you want to go back, just flush the engine. But you probably won't want to go back.

jcassell1

Can anyone post a real reason why you cant go back and not a "I heard.... or Someone told me...." Can someone post the facts as to why you cant switch back?

turbostang21

haha yeah whatever...you have you change you're oil half as much and it cost 4 times as much.....do i have to spell it out for you???? oh you're saving money buddy enjoy those big hp gains

Dragon02GT

While you guys all argue aboout this, think about how much it costs to do an oil change yourself. $30 for a full synthetic change yourself. All you guys that think about this probably use premium gas in your stock car. How much more a year do you spend on premium gas compared to regular gas. And you wanna ***** about an extra $15 dollars 4 times a year to do a synthetic oil change. That an extra $5 a month you would have to save to use synthetic oil. Damn, thats a lot. You spend that on McDonalds in one lunch.

code3GT

Mobil 1 5W-30 synthetic here.

DaMach04

you take the bolt out of your oil pan let it drain, then take off your oil filter. Put a rim of oil around your oil filter, put it on, put the bolt back in your oil pan, and put new synthetic oil in....synthetic is much better in my mind...Castrol Syntex is actually my preference....





Sory bout the smart *** reply.....lol

ackuric

turbo stang is intelligent, he thinks it cost 4x as much. last time i checked a quart of regular oil is around 1.59-2.00, and synthetic is 3.59-4.00, thats for me at least, so yeah, 4x as much my ****.

redass02gt

synthetic oil is not only a better lube for your motor, it also saves you one half of a weekend day every 6000 miles or so if you change it yourself. that right there is easily worth the extra whopping $15 or so per oil change.

Deannostang

Try this site for some insight: http://www.royalpurple.com/techa/whyrpa.html Fact of the matter is, synthetic oil will keep your engine running like new almost indefinitely. No carbon in synthetic oil so no sludge or varnish build-ups of any kind. Better film strength, higher rpm's, higher HP (increase depends on what you are starting with), does not break down over time (ie storage), longer drain intervals, protects against high heat better, flows much better at sub zero temperatures, etc., etc. I've used it in one form or another in all my cars over the years and can not complain at all. About to go 100% synthetic with Royal Purple in crankcase, rearend and tranny. Here is on such test: http://www.royalpurple.com/hotrod1/hr1p1.html

Mobil 1 has always worked well in many of my cars. I decided to go recently with a premium synthetic (different base stocks), Royal Purple. Amsoil and Redline are two other such premium synthetics. Many others on the market, take your pick, they're all superior to conventional oils.

Other good reading:

http://www.royalpurple.com/arta/arta.html
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/xlf.aspx
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_m...=1&subcatID=14

M1ke

i just switched mine this past weekend and there is a very slight but noticalbe difference in the way the car starts, (mine doesnt take a couple of trys anymore) idles, and accelerates. all round it just runs better.

oh and it was $35 for the pureolater filter and 6 qrts of mobile 1 Extended Performance 5W30. the oil is supposed to last up to 15000 miles. so thats 4 oils changes you wouldnt normally have to do.

so say $15 for a regular oil change (the going rate at local oil change places around here) for 5 changes = $75
my oil change = $35
saved $40