View Poll Results: If you're loyal to a brand of oil then which brand do you use ?

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  • BP

    6 1.15%
  • Castrol

    146 27.92%
  • Fuchs

    14 2.68%
  • Gulf Western

    2 0.38%
  • Mobil

    73 13.96%
  • Nulon

    25 4.78%
  • Pennzoil

    21 4.02%
  • Penrite

    114 21.80%
  • Royal Purple

    25 4.78%
  • Shell

    26 4.97%
  • ULX

    3 0.57%
  • Valvoline

    49 9.37%
  • Other (specify)

    18 3.44%
  • 1 0.19%
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    Default Engine Oil ?

    So what oil are you loyal too ?
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    Penrite for me, wont put anything else in any of my cars, except my paddock bombs of course lol.
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    I am very happy with Castrol

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    Penrite for me aswell, if i dont use that its castrol

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    Magnatech for all our cars here

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    Mobil 1 all the way.

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    Nulon Synthetic in the L67. Great stuff.
    Car theives should be treated just like horse theives and cattle rustlers in the days of the wild west... Hang them!


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    Mobil 1 for me but I think next oil change i will go with whoever is winning this poll. So vote well!!

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    I wish I could afford Royal Purple all the time...........

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    Magnatec aswell. Might get shot for this but oils, oil... yeah its got different ratings thats understandable but 10w40 is going to be the same threw all the brands...



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    Quote Originally Posted by Banks View Post
    Magnatec aswell. Might get shot for this but oils, oil... yeah its got different ratings thats understandable but 10w40 is going to be the same threw all the brands...

    lol... Better put your flame suit on for that one. I can hear the lynch mob gathering with their pitch forks and torches
    Car theives should be treated just like horse theives and cattle rustlers in the days of the wild west... Hang them!


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    We use Caltex oils at work and thats what i use and recommend
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    Mainly Penrite, but any of the higher quality brands will be just as good. Never that no-name oil (unless its for the lawn mower :P)

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    use nulon or torco synthetic 20-60 in the ute, torco is great but is hard to get

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    Valvoline for the VP and VT at the moment.. 15-40 VP 10-40 VT Both have been good more impressed with the VP running it with 320,000km+ and doing it nice.
    But i will consider something else for the VP soon i just like too try new ones after sometime, If there no good go back to what was good.

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    I have just switched to ULX110. Full mineral oil.

    Wont use anything else again.

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    Ok i clicked other. Do i really have to say which one I use?

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    Quote Originally Posted by minux© View Post
    I have just switched to ULX110. Full mineral oil.

    Wont use anything else again.
    Can I ask why the switch to full mineral?
    Car theives should be treated just like horse theives and cattle rustlers in the days of the wild west... Hang them!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooter79 View Post
    Can I ask why the switch to full mineral?
    It was reccomended it from a workshop. After reading up i figured i'd give it a shot. The engine seems to work les also seems alot smoother and less engine noise, i am getting better fuel economy and the car used no oil over the period of the last oil change.

    there are many other factors also, was well worth the switch.

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    i use whale oil......baby whale oil

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    Quote Originally Posted by stocky View Post
    i use whale oil......baby whale oil
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH omg.... hahahahaha

    brilliant.... hahahah

    ..me? what ever is on bulk sale at repco.. usually something with a cool packet.

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    i used the castrol magnatec in all my cars, used nulon in the gen3 but had to change it too much engine noise, so have been useing castrol edge 5w30, but going to use castrol edge 10w60 as the castrol works heaps better, engine noise goes straight away(with in a min or so) but want to put in the slightly thicker as its done 166,000 kays and will be 175 by next oil change and to try and get that last bit of engine noise on initial start up. been told its piston slap and that piston slaps not good that the engine will need a rebuild, but sounds more like lifters, never heard piston slap, but my noise is only minor like lifter type noise and holden told me you can hear it from a mile a way when a gen 3 gets piston slap.

    minux is that ulx110 the tittan oil? (i think thats what it is by fusch)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cpbait View Post

    minux is that ulx110 the tittan oil? (i think thats what it is by fusch)
    Not that im aware of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cpbait View Post
    minux is that ulx110 the tittan oil? (i think thats what it is by fusch)
    no it isnt, it couldnt be any more different.

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