Help me! Engine oil problem!!

Darkaeon · 05-27-2009, 01:12 PM

The claims of Royal Purple being one of the worst oils you can buy are a bit extreme! The article that you linked simply shows that in the test that was conducted Royal Purple did not display any signifigant differences from the other oil it was tested against. Never did they say that it was a bad oil or bad for your vehicle, they only said that many of it's claims were not up to par. It is still a solid oil choice and I've had great results with it in my previous vehicle, so based on my personal preference I say if you are willing to pay for it, use it! But with that in mind going the advantages of Royal Purple are not that signifigant enough that would make it really worth using over another high quality synthetic like Penzoil Platinum. To each his own tho!

I actually JUST got back from getting my oil changed and I used Royal Purple this time! (3k miles oil change) I have a 1500 mile Road trip I'll be making over this weekend and plan to see how things turn out for me with the Royal purple. Next oil change I will be going with the Penzoil Platinum to see how it works out for me as well, and will then be basing my long term oil choice off my own personal experiences after trying both oils in my Z. Thats the only real way to determine whats gonna work for you!

NIZMOZ · 05-27-2009, 01:55 PM

That is just a article. All the actual lab tests are on BITOG and you can find them there where they did not do that well on most cars.

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Originally Posted by Darkaeon

The claims of Royal Purple being one of the worst oils you can buy are a bit extreme! The article that you linked simply shows that in the test that was conducted Royal Purple did not display any signifigant differences from the other oil it was tested against. Never did they say that it was a bad oil or bad for your vehicle, they only said that many of it's claims were not up to par. It is still a solid oil choice and I've had great results with it in my previous vehicle, so based on my personal preference I say if you are willing to pay for it, use it! But with that in mind going the advantages of Royal Purple are not that signifigant enough that would make it really worth using over another high quality synthetic like Penzoil Platinum. To each his own tho!

I actually JUST got back from getting my oil changed and I used Royal Purple this time! (3k miles oil change) I have a 1500 mile Road trip I'll be making over this weekend and plan to see how things turn out for me with the Royal purple. Next oil change I will be going with the Penzoil Platinum to see how it works out for me as well, and will then be basing my long term oil choice off my own personal experiences after trying both oils in my Z. Thats the only real way to determine whats gonna work for you!

NIZMOZ · 05-27-2009, 01:56 PM

Castrol GTX Dino oil out performed RP and it's not even a synthetic. RP has such high wear, and metals showing in the oil changes vs other oils it is scary.

Just by trying it and saying it did well without a lab test results done on the oil is a bad comparison.

Alexus · 05-27-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NIZMOZ

Castrol GTX Dino oil out performed RP and it's not even a synthetic. RP has such high wear, and metals showing in the oil changes vs other oils it is scary.

Just by trying it and saying it did well without a lab test results done on the oil is a bad comparison.

My family has been using Royal Purple lubricants in marine racing applications since the 1980s. It is hardly a hype. It is excellent oil. You're basing your knowledge on a bunch of experts from BP Lubricants and RP doing biased, unscientific tests on eachothers' products.

Do you even know the difference between regular and synthetic oil?

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NIZMOZ Track Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 634 Drives: 07 NISMO 350Z SA M6 Rep Power: 491	Castrol GTX Dino oil out performed RP and it's not even a synthetic. RP has such high wear, and metals showing in the oil changes vs other oils it is scary. Just by trying it and saying it did well without a lab test results done on the oil is a bad comparison. __________________ SOLD: 2007 NISMO 350Z #0044 Silver Alloy New DD: 2010 Titan Pro4X CC Last edited by AK370Z; 05-27-2009 at 03:03 PM. Reason: Edited content by ak

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05-27-2009, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darkaeon Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 64 Drives: 09 370Z Silver/AT Rep Power: 17	The claims of Royal Purple being one of the worst oils you can buy are a bit extreme! The article that you linked simply shows that in the test that was conducted Royal Purple did not display any signifigant differences from the other oil it was tested against. Never did they say that it was a bad oil or bad for your vehicle, they only said that many of it's claims were not up to par. It is still a solid oil choice and I've had great results with it in my previous vehicle, so based on my personal preference I say if you are willing to pay for it, use it! But with that in mind going the advantages of Royal Purple are not that signifigant enough that would make it really worth using over another high quality synthetic like Penzoil Platinum. To each his own tho! I actually JUST got back from getting my oil changed and I used Royal Purple this time! (3k miles oil change) I have a 1500 mile Road trip I'll be making over this weekend and plan to see how things turn out for me with the Royal purple. Next oil change I will be going with the Penzoil Platinum to see how it works out for me as well, and will then be basing my long term oil choice off my own personal experiences after trying both oils in my Z. Thats the only real way to determine whats gonna work for you!