What motor oil brand have you switched from and never turned back to?

I'd have to say wolfs head motor oil. Haven't use it since the 70's.

 

Whatever is on sale.

 

In the early 1980s we pulled the intake manifold off my friends 1972 350 Pontiac Ventura. The amount of thick oil sludge in that engine was just way out there crazy. Seriously, it was absurd. It had been an all Pennzoil engine.

The old school saying was never use a brand of oil that used Pennsylvania crude oil. Pennzoil and Quaker State being big no nos. The saying was, right or wrong, Pennsylvania based oils are very waxy and sludge your engine really bad.

If indeed this was valid, I assume it no longer applies with synthetic oil. But I still to this day avoid Pennzoil and Quaker State. Old timer mechanics back in the 1980s drilled this into my lil’ brain.

 

I just pick the cheapest API SN+ available. Amazon had a ridiculous deal for 0w20 valvoline for $14.21 for 6 quarts. Several of us on the MT Tacoma FB page jumped on that before the deal disappeared. I’ll be using it for the next several thousand miles

the only oil I’ve left behind was Valvoline VR1 for my Opels. That stuff was thicker than molasses at 32°F and thinner than water at 180°F.
I use redline in my Opels now it is actually the advertised viscosity at all temps.

 

You really think their base stock actually comes from Pennsylvania? Pennzoil is owned by Shell; I doubt any of it has originated in PA for a long time now.

 

Walmart Supertech all the way Baby! Great Price! Stock Toyota Filter!

 

Go figure for the 1970s and 1980s. These were now long dead old mechanics talking about a sludged to holy hell Pontiac engine. Do I really think? Yeah okay look at you. Are you getting me all straightened out on the matter?

 

You’re right about the sludge. We rebuilt a couple of engines back in the early 70s that had been running Quaker State, totally sludged up. Never used it since then though now it’s supposedly a decent oil. Saw an article about it somewhere. Ignore the Millies they’re clueless of history lol.

Millie.

 

I just switched tonight from Pennzoil Platinum 0W-20 to Amazon Basics full synthetic 0W-20. Read good things about it, and it was cheaper than the Pennzoil.

 

Delco 15W-40 heavy duty diesel oil. She's got all the vitamins and has got red, white, and blue. Plus, most importantly, she was the cheapest.

 

Holy shit

Gotta tag @Plain Jane Taco for this post.

 

Watched that guy back when he had 20k for subs, his channel sure blew up big

 

truck makes a clicking noise on mobil1 ive found, switched back to TGMO and it runs fine now

 

no, according to an official claim by Toyota, TGMO has a special additive

 

Been using RedLine for decades, but these days there charging too much for me. So I run the pennzoil Ultra platinum 0/20. Last year I got 10 jugs on sale for $21. each.

At my 7k mile change, it should last a while.

https://www.amazon.com/Pennzoil-Ult...id=1625617762&sprefix=pennzoil,aps,375&sr=8-4

 

In my early years of wrenchin, every time I worked on an engine that had used Pennzoil, it was F-ed up big time. So for 30 years I would never run Pennzoil or Fram filters.

Today I've found PUP to be the best Synthetic(group III plus) for the money. Most everything else is Group III, and if you want Group IV/V, you'll pay thru the nose.

I also like the Fram Ultra guard filter for the Tacoma.

 

I love Hyper lube for engine assembly!

 

A guy only uses that in his goin' to town rig. I'd let you hook your peepers on it...but she'd put yalls rigs to shame....with all the poverty chrome and weight reduction and whatnot

 

For some reason the title makes me think of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1UmHfWCw-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JsmXrrOwus

 

If you aint using this you’re wrong