View Poll Results: which Synthetic oil brand should i go with
castrol
34
31.78%
royal purple
21
19.63%
mobil
52
48.60%
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Realistically any oil is fine, as long as you change it in regular intervals. (I use Mobil 1)
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Ive been using kendall for some time and its been holding up better than Mobile 1, color was yellower after 4k miles
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Gary
It's a "full synthetic" by the definition that the oil industry uses, but it's a Class III synthetic. That basically just means it's not a synthetic blend... but doesn't mean that it's an elite quality or Class IV/V synthetic.Originally Posted by gary c
That must be why the label on the Mobil 1 containers say 100% Full Synthetic....
Gary
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You can pretty much only buy it at Auto Zone, and it's a real Full Synthetic, unlike regular Castrol Syntec, Mobil 1 and most of the other "synthetic" oils that you can buy off the shelf.
+ 1,000,000 on that. Originally Posted by partyman66
German Castrol 0W30... the only oil I use in my G35. 
You can pretty much only buy it at Auto Zone, and it's a real Full Synthetic, unlike regular Castrol Syntec, Mobil 1 and most of the other "synthetic" oils that you can buy off the shelf.
After exensive research I came to the exact same conclusion. They put it on sale at Auto Zone including a high quality oil filter for about 30 bucks. I have stocked up lots of it.
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I do mine at about 3700 miles. I'm sure I could go a LOT longer, but there's no need to push it. I also do a lot of short trips and back roads driving, about 6 miles each way to work... those are a lot rougher on your motor oil than longer trips and highway miles.Originally Posted by 06G35MT
So, how often should you change your oil if using German Castrol?thanks
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Originally Posted by Deepdiver
this was pulled off of my350. Green means better than one standard deviation, red means worse. Notice how Mobil 1 has several reds, while Castrol is mostly green.
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https://g35driver.com/forums/g-spot/...v-withuoa.html
After seeing the aboveOriginally Posted by Deepdiver
^ take a look at these threads. https://g35driver.com/forums/g-spot/...v-withuoa.html
I went with Castrol Syntec it always goes on sale and protects well. Been running it since my first oil change when I got my car.
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^ good call. I'm a scientist by profession, and for me, empirical evidence will always beat out subjective ones.
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What is Mobile 1 Extended Performance, Class III still? Its rated at 15,000 miles which I would never try.
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I do every 3,333 on my turbo Subaru only because it's a highly modified application.Originally Posted by 06G35MT
So, how often should you change your oil if using German Castrol?thanks
I also used to run it on a honda civic and had several UOA's done by Blackstone. The first one I sent them at 3,500, they said it had a lot more life and to shoot for 5K next time. I sent them the oil after 5K and they told me to shoot for 7500 miles and noted that if that looked good to them after that, I might want to try for 10K. I just stuck with the 7500 as that was good enough me.
I plan on changing it every 5K in the G.
