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Originally Posted by mweidner311
Thought I would chime in as well.
Changed mine at about 7,500 I bought the car certified used dealer said they changed it before I purchased at the time 6,500 miles on it I put about 1k on driving it from Chicago back home to GA. The oil shot out like water I am definitely not used to 0w20 and for "allegedly" only having about 1k miles on it it was already caramel in color is this normal?
Usually with synthetics in my other vehicles it doesn't start changing color for a couple thousand miles.
Either way thanks everyone for the info from what it sounds like I'll stick to Mobil 1 0w20 (only $25 for 5 quarts at walmart cant beat that) I only drive her to the office on Friday and sparsely on the weekend.
LOVIN the car! Thanks again
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I agree ZDDP is old school and cheap. Problem with the new additives is you have to take the companies word for it, for all we know these new super molecules could be modified paraffin. Not saying they are we consumers are in the dark.
A bought the mobile 1 0w30 racing oil for $15 shipped off amazon, good for 2 oil changes to give redline additive levels. At $7.5 per oil change I can afford the insurance/piece of mind.
I may switch to the 0w30 catterham blend plus the racing oil additive. Need to get my oil pressure gauge installed when it warms up.