new products to try
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new products to try
first product: valvoline next gen oil. i was a tad skeptical on the whole half recycled half new oil thing. but i have heard nothing but rave reviews about this product. so i was wondering if anyone has used this product. if so what did you think. or what should i watch for or should i return it? second product is zmax micro lube. two bottles, one for the oil and one for the fuel. supposed to preserve, clean, and enhance the performance of your engine. gonna do an oil change tomorrow and going to add these products. hopefully clean up the engine a bit. so if anyone has any opinions or comments lets hear it.
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Zmax was sued a long time ago, now they no longer sport the linkyte logo.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/zmax1.shtm
Dino oil is Dino oil, I wont run anything less the full syn.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/zmax1.shtm
Dino oil is Dino oil, I wont run anything less the full syn.
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Can’t see why the truck would be quieter and running better ?
Oil, new or old, is oil so the engine should sound the same, unless Zmax has additives to quiet down the engine or the engien had a block oil passage and it cleared up ?
I used MaxLife in my last higher mileage Ranger and it worked OK, better than std oil (?), I do not know but I felt I was doing something to help.
Using ½ and ½ is a good green thing so if the person using it thinks it is better than that is all there is to it.
Why not try Valvoline ½ Synthetic Oil, not sure what it is called but that would use less Dino Oil too.
Or go full Synthetic, bear the price for the Environment.
I run Mobile 1, not sure of the overall quality but 6 qts and two motorcraft filter run, on sale, $35.
6k Oil and 3k Filter chgs, add some oil, or somewhere there about.
Cheaper than std oil and filter every 3k.
Oil, new or old, is oil so the engine should sound the same, unless Zmax has additives to quiet down the engine or the engien had a block oil passage and it cleared up ?
I used MaxLife in my last higher mileage Ranger and it worked OK, better than std oil (?), I do not know but I felt I was doing something to help.
Using ½ and ½ is a good green thing so if the person using it thinks it is better than that is all there is to it.
Why not try Valvoline ½ Synthetic Oil, not sure what it is called but that would use less Dino Oil too.
Or go full Synthetic, bear the price for the Environment.
I run Mobile 1, not sure of the overall quality but 6 qts and two motorcraft filter run, on sale, $35.
6k Oil and 3k Filter chgs, add some oil, or somewhere there about.
Cheaper than std oil and filter every 3k.
Last edited by Scrambler82; 02-15-2012 at 07:34 AM. Reason: added oil chg info
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i run synthetic, and it turns out to me more economical than running conventional... do the math:
5 qt of Pennziol at around 5.00/qt plus a filter= around30-35 bucks...running 2750 on a change and no longer for fear of sludge buildup as the oil was cooked at that point...
5qt of Shaeffer's supreme 9000 at 7.25/qt and a filter= about 45 bucks... running 7500 miles on a change with a lot of life left on the oil which would suggest i could go maybe 10,000 miles on a change...
it's actually cheaper to run synthetic, even with me needing to add a qt over the life of the oil due to leakage...
5 qt of Pennziol at around 5.00/qt plus a filter= around30-35 bucks...running 2750 on a change and no longer for fear of sludge buildup as the oil was cooked at that point...
5qt of Shaeffer's supreme 9000 at 7.25/qt and a filter= about 45 bucks... running 7500 miles on a change with a lot of life left on the oil which would suggest i could go maybe 10,000 miles on a change...
it's actually cheaper to run synthetic, even with me needing to add a qt over the life of the oil due to leakage...
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