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Originally posted by Pepse:
Big Jim, both of your replys are great. My driving habits mainly consist of M-F, to work and back; 15 miles one way at freeway speed, in my case about 68 to 70 mph. Sat. or Sun., casino run; casino 1 is 75 miles one way most of drive is freeway. Casino 2 is 95 miles one way, 90 miles freeway and interstate. So, if anything the car does warm up abit. Now due to your talk I can justify synthetic and probaly go about 4K to 5K before changes. And I would probably get an oil analisys around 3K to 4K. I am thinking that due to your analisys on oil I would be better off with Mobil 1 or German Castrol, when you consider the grouping of the other oils. Like you say in most cases I would be paying synth price for a lesser grade.
It was stated that why change because of a few ticks? They are da*&^d annoying. And since there would be various improvements by switching to synth it will be worth the shot. Besides if I want a ticking in my motor I'll try to get another Ford Capri with the 2.6L V-6; solid lifters  .
Oh, like I said, I needed to justify switching to a synthetic oil and I feel I have the justification with your ramblings Big Jim.
Thanx. Later. Pepse.
I have two comments:
1. With those driving habits, I'll bet you could get quite a bit more than 5k out of a fill.
2. 2.6L Ford Capri 
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Thanx RogerB, I would feel good about getting at least 5K to 7K out of an oil change. I think being from Wisc., I'll get the 0W40 and by the time it gets warm out I'll be able to go to 5W30. I have put about 11K on the Mystique in almost exactly 6 months . And like I said in the previous post, I would have an oil sample taken at around 4K just to see how things are. I gotta admit it will be very hard to go beyond 3K without a guilty conscious . As for a Ford Capri, yea, I still occasionally kick my arse for selling my small collection back on '00  . Damn foolish mistake. Later. Pepse.
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Collection?
My first car was a brown '74 with the 2L. Heavy bumpers and all, it was still a hoot, but it was near death when I got it and didn't last too long after that. Steering wheel shimmy from the trashed front suspension, and rust everywhere. But I could do donuts on gravel! When the U-joint went bad, we were told the only way to fix it was with a new driveshaft "from Germany." Mercy killing followed.
A classmate of mine had a silver-on-black chrome-bumpered V-6. This would have been around 1982-83. Sweet car.
Didn't know jack about them at that time, but based on history and nostalgia, it's on my short list of future toys. Darn few of them left, though, it seems.
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RogerB, I'll PM you tonite when I get home from work. Sounds like a typical Capri from the times. I know some webs where you can buy Capris. Mostly Cal., and WA.
Later. Pepse.
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WARNING: still off topic.
My first car was a '76 Mercury Capri II with the 2.8L auto. It was a fun car. When it had about 75,000 miles a 16 year old girl pulled out in front of me and totalled it.
It was not going to last much longer though after all the abuse I gave it.
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Anyone use amsoil or royal purple? I know for a fact that amsoil is really really good oil and I have seen its use in many different platforms. Its only about a 1.25 more a quart than mobil 1 and it can be used for a lot longer. They say under normal conditions once a year or 25K(filter@15K) and severe conditions at once a year or 15K. Now at the price you can see the economic benefits and they have done extensive research comparing against other oils with charts on their website.
I have no experience with royal purple but have heard good reviews. So to stop rambling...anyone use either of these two?
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I see this post is just winding down, but I thought I'd throw in my .02
Jim's commentary is spot on. On more thing, you have to realize that even though the "base" stock is group III or IV it may have some lower oils as part of the add pack(sort of like filler in laundry detergent). Mobil 1 does use almost pure PAO however.
Here is my "hierarchy of oils.
Best oils you can possibly buy:
1) Motul 300V power 5w40- This oil is a di-ester(group V) with a metric @zz load of moly in it, if you have a turbo or very tight machining tolerance on a race engine, this is the oil for you.
2) anything from ELF's Excellium line, great oil with a very robust add pack.
Best oils you could buy at Local auto store or Wally world:
1) Mobil 1 5w40- (says truck and SUV on it) the marketing from XOM is horrible for this extremely good oil, easily a 10K mi service interval with this bad boy.
2) Shell Rotella T 5w40- This is a great bang for the buck, its a grp III/IV in-betweener that is billed as full syn. It's 13 bucks for 5qts and it is extremely good oil for say a 5K mi OCI.
OK I'm done for now...
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Well it looks like Amsoil will be off my list, too expensive. It is talked about alot here in northwestern Wisc.. I didn't know it was alot more than Mobil1. Shell Rotella T in 5W40? Seriously I have never seen it in anything less that 15W40. Around here it is mainly sold for heavy trucks and Semis. Then, too, maybe I only notice it at the wrong time of year.
Car 2.8L V-6 wasn't as strong as the 2.6L; smog regs weakend it. Truck 2.8L is very good tho.
And lastly, this site is very helpful to me, as always. I have a good idea of what I will need to do to keep the Mystique going.
Later. Pepse.
'95 Mystique LS Young America, Moonlight Blue, V-6 ATX, LOADED.
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Originally posted by Pepse:
Well it looks like Amsoil will be off my list, too expensive. It is talked about alot here in northwestern Wisc.. I didn't know it was alot more than Mobil1. Shell Rotella T in 5W40? Seriously I have never seen it in anything less that 15W40. Around here it is mainly sold for heavy trucks and Semis. Then, too, maybe I only notice it at the wrong time of year.
Car 2.8L V-6 wasn't as strong as the 2.6L; smog regs weakend it. Truck 2.8L is very good tho.
And lastly, this site is very helpful to me, as always. I have a good idea of what I will need to do to keep the Mystique going.
Later. Pepse.
A lot more then Mobil One??!?! Where are you looking at? I can get the stuff in quart bottles for $5.50(ish) and Mobil 1 for a little less then $5. Only a MAX difference of $5 per change, and the Amsoil goes 25K miles where as Mobil 1 is 10-15K. I use Mobil 1 (and the car has almost always had it in it) and it still runs great at 170K. Amsoil is made in Superior if you didn't know and that is why it is cheaper here then most places...and it should be the same for you.
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This has been discussed many times. Mobil 1 5W30 is always available and cheaper than Amsoil, Royal Purple, etc.
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