Engine oil, does it matter?

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05-09-19, 09:25 AM

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Here's some good reading from Blackstone where their lead tech gathered long term data from different engines using a variety of oil brands from cheap to really expensive. TL;dr? Brands don't matter. But engine, time used, when changed matters.

https://jalopnik.com/why-expensive-o...ney-1797241527

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05-09-19, 09:26 AM

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Yeah. As long as it meets spec and maintains viscosity and shear resistance at temp, and has good detergent properties, I see no reason not to use it. Blackstone would tell you if something is wrong. Conversely, there's also little reason to not go with Castrol at a few more bucks a bottle, but a few bucks can pay for your oil filter.

Do they have Amazon in germany? how does that work over there?

Lol yeah they do. They don't have a lot of the same stuff as US amazon, but I can order from US Amazon and get it shipped to my APO at no extra charge AND I pay no taxes which is awesome. I might do one run on Amazon oil and if I feel something different or see something different I'll go back to Mobil 1. I'm not a big fan of "store" labeled stuff though. Idk we'll see.

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05-09-19, 09:48 AM

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Apparently, you can get this same oil branded as Supertech by Walmart for $15. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Tec...arts/254038905

And Blackstone seems to say it's good as well.

https://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/...vealed-349323/

There's no direct evidence it's the same oil but everyone online seems to think it is.

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05-10-19, 01:41 AM

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Interesting you can possibly go up to 9500 miles but I am assuming that determines the weather conditions in your area? Such as some places are dusty conditions which would require oil to get changed more frequently? Not too sure how true that is.

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05-10-19, 06:03 AM

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I think those are called "Severe Driving Conditions" or something similar. The "Warranty and Services Guide" suggests 5,000-mile intervals for those conditions.

https://www.lexus.com/pdf/service/MY...ices-Guide.pdf