Motul 300V much better than Mobil 1.
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Motul 300V much better than Mobil 1.
The 5W-30 and 5W-40 is interesting. Where's the cheapest place to buy Motul from in NSW? AutoOne or Autobarn (these are listed on their site)?Quote:
Originally Posted by EURO-R
I just want to know how you all know which oil is better?
Are you just basing your comment on which one you FEEL better in terms of the engine revving more freely?
what do you exactly mean when you say such and such oil is better?
I've just been using Honda FEO since new and I'm thinking of going synthetic too on my 20,000km service to see if there are any benefits.
I can definitely feel the engine revving not as freely compared to when the car was straight out of a fresh oil change.
I guess it's from your driving experience. So far I've only used the Honda oil that came with the car, and Magnatec, that the dealer put in after 1000km. I can feel that with Magnatec, the car does not rev as freely eventhough the car was brand new with the Honda FEO.Quote:
Originally Posted by coladuna
I have been using full synthetic in my car since the 1k service. The dealer does not reccomend using synthetic but he obviously wants to sell me his oil at a huge mark up. I checked with both Honda & Mobil prior to swapping over & they both said that they had no issue with the change. Have I noticed any significant differences? No not really. The engine does rev very freely & the oil always remains very clean. The fuel consumption around town is what I would expect & on the open road is better than I would expect. I've done over 40k now & the benefits of using synthetic are probably subjective but I feel better knowing that I am using a better oil in the car.
Eurotony
2004 Euro luxury 5auto
Coladuno, how often do you change your oil? Every 5000km?
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Originally Posted by coladuna
I have been changing oil at every normal service schedule i.e. every 10k. I have heard that some people when using fully synthetic oil extend thier oil changes to 20k. I'm comfortable leaving the changes at 10k for now.
Eurotony :thumbsup:
It also depends how long it takes you to do that 10k.
If it takes you a year to do 10k. It may be a bit long and dino oil will not rev as well by the late stage.
I believe it's good practice to do an oil change every 6 months, in some cases regardless of km. But using dino oil and doing more start/stop driving myself, I would probably say every 5000km or every 6mths, whichever comes first.
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Originally Posted by Eurotony
I'm changing to synthetic next, and I'll still stick to the 6 month schedule.
i'll probably change to synthetic when i reach 10k...
Which is better? Hydrocracked or PAO (What does this PAO mean anyway?)
PAO stands for Polyalphaolefins.Quote:
Originally Posted by EuroAccord13
Think of it in this way. With hydrocracked, you take a big molecule of petroleum and you break it down to smaller pieces of the size that you want.
With PAO, they take small molecules from petroleum gas and join them with other molecules to for the desired size oil molecule.
Both are good, just different ways to make them. Of course, with PAO, it is more customisable, so you can get oils such as Mobil 1 with 5W-50 while with hydrocracked, you're seeing more of the 5W-30 type. There is no better oil between PAO and hydrocracked, because it is what the car needs that is best. But with PAO, the oil can have a viscosity that is more stable. The example with Mobil1 5W-50, it is viscous at 100 degrees, but when you go down to 0 degrees, the viscosity doesn't increase as much as other oils.