oil thread

**fork5o** · 03-05-2007, 05:04 PM

i was just think about this. ive always used valvoline regular oil, but i was thinkin about using synthetic when i change it at the beginning of the summer. any thoughts???

**coralcoupe1993** · 03-05-2007, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by fork5o

i was just think about this. ive always used valvoline regular oil, but i was thinkin about using synthetic when i change it at the beginning of the summer. any thoughts???

Notch – 10/40 Full synthetic
Vert – 5/30 Full synthetic
66 Galaxie Full synthetic
54,59,64 synthetic blend
60 Ford gets regular old Wolfshead!

The rest probably have oil in them from the 60s..lol

**Viper_ed** · 03-05-2007, 05:13 PM

I always just run the Wolfhead 5w30. It is one of the lower parafin oils on the market. Only thing I ever owned with synthetic was the Viper which came with 13 qts of Mobil 1 in it.

My feeling is as long as you change it every 3k miles (like you're supposed to) on a street car, using regular old oil will never be an issue.

**mikeymustang** · 03-05-2007, 05:26 PM

Reg for 3 reasons

1. Easier for track clean up if something should happen

2. Syn will find every leak you didn't know you had

3. Cost with a 7qrt pan your talking some cash

Mike

**Viper_ed** · 03-05-2007, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by mikeymustang

3. Cost with a 7qrt pan your talking some cash

Try buying 13qts for 1 oil change!

**Killercanary** · 03-05-2007, 05:47 PM

I've only ever run mobil 1 synthetic 5W30 in my car. Now that I have a 7 quart pan, maybe I'll think otherwise.

**03 OW SVT** · 03-05-2007, 06:00 PM

Full snythetic (Royal Purple) for the Cobey...You don't have to change it as often (4,000 to 5,000 miles) and I just like having the added protection. Regular oil for the other vehicles.