what is the best synthetic oil for cars and trucks ? What oil filters do you use?
What are some of the best synthetic oils for cars and trucks are they better to use than regular oil?
What are some of the best synthetic oils for cars and trucks are they better to use than regular oil?
michr
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if you regularly change your oil and filter (every 3 to 5 thousand miles) and keep your air filter clean then any name brand oil and filter is fine. spending extra for synthetic and high-end filters will do no more for your vehicle then regular changes will. you will spend less money and your vehicle will last just as long if you just do regular maintenance.
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Best Oil Filters For Cars
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Fram Hey "yugie29". He asked for a "good" all round oil filter. If you change your oil regularly, any filter will do just fine. I'm also a mechanic. Probably before you were born. There was a day when there was a difference in oil and filter quality, but not today. If you change your oil and filter religiously, you can use the cheapest stuff out there. I've owned 50 plus vehicles in my life, all Fram filters. The vehicles I currently own all have over 150,000 miles on them. None make noise, burn oil or have been rebuilt. Just like "Dodge Man" says below. He too is an "experienced" mechanic, not a wannabe. Here is a good site describing the difference in quality of oil filters. You can then descide whether you need a "premium" filter or not. Comparing Fram or Wix to premium filters is like comparing a Chevy to a Ferrari. A Chevy will do the job just fine, so why buy the Ferrari? Different needs. If you are hard on your car, drive in a really dusty area, then yes, I would buy premium oil and filters. When you hear stories about filters coming apart or anti-drainback valves not working, chances are the engine was not getting serviced regularly. I run Mobil 1 in everything I own. The main reason is because we get cold in the winter and synthetic oil doesn't get thick like regular oil. I don't even have to plug my car in any more. Even at 20 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. But I still use Fram, because I haven't found any reason not to. I too have cut my filters open, after use, to see if they were holding up. And yes, they were. So why spend more money than you need to.
Anonymous
The one that your owner's manual recommends. Fram is the worst filter on the market, period. Not enough filter media and no silicone valve to prevent drainback. If you are going for an inexpensive filter at least use a Purolator. Your OEM filter, if its an American vehicle, is available at the parts store right next to the aftermarket ones. I have fixed many a valve rattle problem on startup by replacing the Fram filter with an OEM filter that the engine was designed to use and will prevent dry startup by holding oil in the filter. A Fram will not do this. You asked the question and I know a lot will disagree with me, but I have been doing this a long time. I know what I have seen and I get paid to do this for a living. I'm not some shadetree that soaks up all the advertising on the TV. I want to see it in person, and I have taken filters apart to see what they are made of, and if you do the same you will see. Cut open a Fram and then cut open any other filter on the market. You will never buy another Fram filter. I make this challenge to every person here. Fram is the worst filter money can buy, might as well use duct tape and paper towels.
Basil M
As a professional mechanic I use Castrol Syntec, but Quaker State makes a good synthetic marketed under the name of "Q". Oil filters are all the same. As long as you are only driving on paved roads and the occasional dirt road, you really don't need a $15.00 filter, the $4.00 store brand filter will work fine. If you do a lot of off road travel, or you don't change oil as often as you should, a more expensive filter will last longer and offer better filtration. Filters such as the Fram Ultra Guard are excellent products.
As for the difference between cars and trucks, there is none aside from the fact that a truck is more likely to be used for off road applications.
And finally, synthetic oil is a better product for the "lazy" car owner. Those who go more than 5000 miles without an oil change. I recommend every 3500 miles for standard oil and 4500 for synthetic.