Need opinions on what oil to run on my bugeye wagon

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  1. Zer0
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    Whats up guys i drive a 2002 bugeye wagon and am trying to choose what oil to run in my car. I have tried a few different types like castrol synthetic and also penzoil synthetic. The castol worked well and my car seems to eat the penzoil synthetic. What is everyone else running and what oil should i stay away from? Right now the car has roughly 84000.
     
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    Shell Rotella T6 Synthetic = Happy engine.

    Let the great debate begin.
     
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    the german made castrol syntec is very good as is rotella t
     
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    Rotella, castrol, subaru synthetic, just about anything that isn't mobil1.
     
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    Not to start a war among oils, but why is Mobil 1 so bad?
     
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    It's tends to get thinner at operating temp. I use Amsoil and love it.
     
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    i would like to run rotella t6 but what weight should i run 5w-30 10w-30 10w-40?
     
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    Mobil1 Full Houdini Motor Oil
     
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    5w-40
     
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    Is that fine for all seasons?
     
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    I see what you did there. *dissapears*
     
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    I've been running it for the last few years, all year long, with no issues. Even use it on my FZ-6.
     
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    Rotella 5w40
     
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    I'm changing over to T6 from Mobil 1. How many miles should I run before changing again to help flush out the rest of the Mobil?
     
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    It should be fine. They are both 5w oils. Just change your oil at 3000 miles and it should be pretty clear of M1 at that point. At operating temp, it'll just mix with the other oil. Next oil fill up there might be trace, but it shouldn't matter if the bulk of the oil is the same. Just proceed with your oil changes as normal
     
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    I used Amsoil on my 02 wrx, I loved it :) I've change it every 3,000 mile and it treat me right!!
     
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    chose to run rotella but i came from the vw game and used amsoil my opinion was it was a good oil but my gti went through it pretty quick
     
    Zer0, Aug 25, 2011
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