WORST DAY!!!! Possible engine blown???!!!!

Originally Posted by jran76

If you're happy, I guess that's all that matters. I prefer real data over someone's .02 cents, but that's just me. Have you had an oil analysis done with the RP on your car? If not, I would recommend doing so. There is no real way to know how an oil performs unless you have it analyzed by a lab (like Blackstone). Oil temps, and the way it looks, are not indicative of the way an oil is performing. The data I am talking about has come from real users (like yourself) that have sent their used oil in for analysis.

And, you're right, I have never used it (really for the reasons I mention in my other post). I currently run Redline fluids, but not because I think it is strictly the best oil (lab analysis is decent on the Redline oil I use, but not the best). I use it because it has proven to be good for extended change intervals, and I like the Ester additives (I have only been doing about 3000 miles every 6-9 months). They also make a MT fluid specifically for our manual transmissions which is a big improvement over the Nissan fluid.

Originally Posted by V8Killer

So your telling me that the oil temperature change in my car when I switched to RP "indicative" of the way my oil is performing? Color is no longer a factor on oil? So when I get back to the US I may just do that, send my oil off to a lab so they can tell me if it's a good buy then I'll write up the report for you. I'll look into the MT fluid as well I have been thinking about switching. I will say I have heard good things about Redline so I won't knock it.