1st Generation Specific (1979-1985) 1979-1985 Discussion including performance modifications and technical support sections
View Poll Results: Your Choice of Lube..oil man! oil!
Royal Purple (user of syns, infadel)
6.67%
Redline
6.67%
Valvoline
13.33%
Pennzoil
6.67%
Castrol
43.33%
Quaker State
10.00%
Mobil
0
0%
Mobil 1
13.33%
gas station special
0
0%
random colorful generic brand
0
0%
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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Name Your Lube..Oil Man! Oil...

name your choice of lube..as in oil..pervs!
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Vanilla flavor, masks the sea catch odor. LOL. I have used Valvoline only for 3-1/2 decades, never had an oil related engine failure.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by trochoid
Vanilla flavor, masks the sea catch odor. LOL. I have used Valvoline only for 3-1/2 decades, never had an oil related engine failure.
I hear vanilla not only masks that pesky sea odor but, keeps those crabs at bay too
just regular valvoline or the high mileage stuff?
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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Regular, who has a high mileage 7 anyway. LOL. Crabs in the eyebrows can be irritating.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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i have valvoline redline

bout to do another refill it seems a little milkshake might be mixteur of different oils
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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I have been using castrol, but plan on switching over to royal purple since I am using the RA OMP adapter now.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 07:08 AM
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Amsoil, and why not list that on your poll ?
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Amsoil, ditto above
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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I knew I forgot something..Amsoil!
2 votes for Amsoil recorded
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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Amsoil and Valvoline VR-1 in crankcase, Redline MT-90, Amsoil gear lube, Amsoil MT (new), Amsoil racing 2-cycle in gas.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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Olive oil......straight up. Less build up, and tastes much better than Castrol.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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Idemitsu
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
Olive oil......straight up. Less build up, and tastes much better than Castrol.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RustyRotary
Idemitsu

Idemitsu also.....
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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KY Warm Sensations. Gotta feel the love.

I use Valvoline.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Blake and Pineapple Racing recommend against Amsoil. I can't recall why.

I use Castrol but have contemplated Valvoline. It's just part of the word 'valve' in the brand name that gives me the *******.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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the owner before me used castrol so i have been using castrol also and it has never given me problems.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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castrol 20-50
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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I too as well will be using Castrol 10/40 for the winter right now, and switch to 20/50 for the summer
the RP is just too expensive for frequent changes esp after using the seafoam...and though it hasn't been proven to actually harm a rotary .. im starting to feel the general concensus is to stay with the dino
RP will remain in my diff and tranny..it has proven itself there
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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Castrol 10W/40 in the engine; Amsoil in the trans and diff.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Normality_Glitch
KY Warm Sensations. Gotta feel the love.

I use Vasoline.
there.. fixed it for you
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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once cut open a bottle of Pennzoil to make a funnel for the next oil change. there was sediment at the bottom.

Never seen this with Castrol in 15 years!
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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'Nother Idemitsu user here.

Redline in everything else.....
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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Mobil 1 super syn. My car drinks like a king.
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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quaker state in engine, trans, diff.. never had problems.

i use it in all my cars.
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