WHAT IS THE BEST OIL...>>>>>>

[Madskillz1080]

The perpetual question... What do you guys use... brand, weight, and WHY!!?

Spare no technical details!

If you have links to techy articles on the issue send em along, test numbers are always fun.

I have 223k on my engine and use 20w-50 Castrol GTX High Mileage... That works fine for me now... w/e, but in the future when I get a car with less mileage, more compression, and fewer worn out parts, id like to know what offers the best protection under harsh conditions.

THanks,
Matt

[Rob]

you wont get a definitive answer. use what you want.

[diegom6]

I use Castrol RS syntethic imported directly from England

[Rob]

BTW- cross posting is fucking annoying. I suggest you listen to what the 'brains' at DTM power tell you.

[Madskillz1080]

Just trying to get different opinions from different people...

Wound a little tight are we? Damn.

[Rob]

you'll get 100 different opinions from 100 different people. Might as well ask whats the best car on earth, or whats the best movie.

[kylebes1]

Mobil 1

[kylebes1]

Pennz

[kylebes1]

OE BMW oil

[kylebes1]

Really what you should worry about is optimizing the tmp range for your climate. Brands are brands, the additives are what makes them different and that the only part that actually breaks down. Now you will always get contamination from gas vapor, that is why you have to change the oil.

[Rob]

and if you change your shit every 3k, it doesnt matter what brand

[Madskillz1080]

Rob, im not looking for the name of an oil so much as tech data about different oils. I dont care about what people are running... I know its different for everyone, and for most people their choice is based on anything but performance... im just wanting to read up on the characteristics... i find it interesting.

Matt

[bimmerphile]

Rob, im not looking for the name of an oil so much as tech data about different oils. I dont care about what people are running... I know its different for everyone, and for most people their choice is based on anything but performance... im just wanting to read up on the characteristics... i find it interesting.

Matt

manufacturer websites have those data

[e30Matt]

I use Castrol GTX.

[Madskillz1080]

Bimmerphile... thats true but i was wondering if anyone had a link to a more comparative, unbiased look at the popular oils. Manufacturers tend not to be :shock: