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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Back in the Cash for Clunkers days we had to drain the oil, pour in some soduim silicate and let it run until it didn't. A Ford van won the rodeo at our store.
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I'm curious: does winning mean it lasted the longest? That probably means it had the most torque, I guess.
I'm here on Friday night reading this 5W30 comparison... because that's what engineers do on Friday nights, I guess. Who knows if the AMSOIL testing is even legit? It sounds reasonable but there's obviously a little slant towards AMSOIL in the verbage. At least they publish
something.
https://www.amsoil.com/lit/g3115.pdf
Pennzoil Ultra did well on every test, and "Blue Angel" recommends it highly (he stops by ecomodder every once in awhile). It's a couple bucks more per jug, though.
Not that I care too much. Just bought some Castrol Edge full synthetic because it was convenient. $25 for 5 quarts, and I'm sure it will be fine.
I have seen a UOA from a guy who ran his turbocharged Cruze for 15k miles on AMSOIL. It was just barely still good. I would definitely never push it to 25k like they recommend.
Anyway, I am excited to get my hands dirty on a Cruze oil change soon. Hopefully that plus warm weather can bring my average mpg back up. It has been dropping with traffic and Uber.