Xcel Premium 20w50 non-detergent motor oil
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Lawson Cox
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I personally would stick to one of the better known brands of motor oil.
rotorwrench
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I'd be curious as to what makes it worth questioning about other than a person needs break in oil. Non-detergent types are available from several different manufacturers but a person really needs a detergent oil for normal engine operation after the break in period.
There is everything from relatively freshly refined oil stocks blended with additives & polymers to reconstituted oil that is filtered re-refined, with additives but I'd question anything that is re-refined. It's hard to separate mineral oils from synthetics once they are mixed. Xcel makes mostly synthetic and synthetic blend oils and in their turbo line, they don't say whether it's synthetic, blend, or all mineral. That makes me wary of what it actually is. When you buy cheap, you sometimes get what you pay for.
There is everything from relatively freshly refined oil stocks blended with additives & polymers to reconstituted oil that is filtered re-refined, with additives but I'd question anything that is re-refined. It's hard to separate mineral oils from synthetics once they are mixed. Xcel makes mostly synthetic and synthetic blend oils and in their turbo line, they don't say whether it's synthetic, blend, or all mineral. That makes me wary of what it actually is. When you buy cheap, you sometimes get what you pay for.
JSeery
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A bones
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Of all the 'components' one can purchase for an engine, oil has to be one of the cheapest. True it must be replaced more frequently, but doing so can prevent the need to replace other, more costly components.
Go with best. You could be shocked to find what goes into bargain oil deals. I speak as one who worked, years ago, for a wheeler and a dealer. I could not believe the lack of manufacturing control and consistency (you never knew what would come out of the can) just to be a market price leader.
Personally, I am not happy with less than MOBIL ONE. Period.
Go with best. You could be shocked to find what goes into bargain oil deals. I speak as one who worked, years ago, for a wheeler and a dealer. I could not believe the lack of manufacturing control and consistency (you never knew what would come out of the can) just to be a market price leader.
Personally, I am not happy with less than MOBIL ONE. Period.
Thanks to all who Chimed in. I found a Petroleum Quality
Institute of America reference to this product online that says the information on their label is wrong and the stuff be avoided. I was curious about it because I didn't think there were any multi-viscosity non-detergent motor oils out there. Looks like we're all correct!!
Institute of America reference to this product online that says the information on their label is wrong and the stuff be avoided. I was curious about it because I didn't think there were any multi-viscosity non-detergent motor oils out there. Looks like we're all correct!!