Randy in Maine Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Just about the first oil ever found in this country was in PA. Thus the names Penzoil, Quaker State, etc. This is in Bradford, PA and it is green in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 So where do you buy it down there? I have to go to Wayland tomorrow. I did quite a bit of searching for a good price on Brad Penn Racing oil. The 10w-30 has 1,500 ppm zinc. I finally found a place in NC that sold me a case of it for 39.49 plus 10.74 to UPS it to my door here in Massachusetts. That works out 4.18 per quart and I don't even have to drive to the store. I have read nothing but good about this oil................yet. http://kennedyoilco.com/ I've used Brad Penn in the past and it's excellent oil, but lately I've been using Chevron Delo 400LE 10W-40. It's 1,300 ppm zinc, and the consensus ideal (on the stroker forum) is 1200-1300 ppm. Plus it's available here locally and is less than half the cost of the Brad Penn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Just about the first oil ever found in this country was in PA. Thus the names Penzoil, Quaker State, etc. This is in Bradford, PA and it is green in color. Never knew that.. Wonder if it's green from prehistoric plant life!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgred2 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Too bad, you missed the St. Patrick's Day sale.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Brad Penn 10w30 racing. usually Napa filter. http://www.bradpennracing.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 My truck does not get many miles in a year. Might have put 5K on in the last year. Plus I am in Southern California and my truck has been in Southern California all of its life. Think I have changed the oil once in the last year. Will have to check the records to see exactly. But it has 218K on the odometer. My view after more than 40 years driving cars, use good oil, change it reasonably often. Drive your car/truck long enough to get it up to operating temperature. If the car/truck doesn't get to operating temperature, change your oil more often. My 4th vehicle is a 1989 Camry that my dad got new. It has been taken care of very well since day one and has about 140K miles on the V6 engine. Other than a leaking rear main seal, and a problem with the A/C control, it runs like a top. I would take any of my cars on a long trip, with no fears or hesitations at all. That said, my first car, a 1953 Studebaker, consumed so much oil at 43,000 miles that I ran RECLAIMED motor oil at a cost of 10 to 15 cents a quart. And I blew up the engine for a lack of 60 cents worth of oil. Really dumb!! My 1998 Rodeo gets the oil changed every 6K miles and runs great at 138K miles. My 1996 Passat TDI gets the oil changed every 10K miles and now has 172K miles. (Oh yes, I get 42 MPG, double the other three cars). I expect to get 300K plus from the Passat and the Rodeo will pull my vacation trailer for the rest of my life, where ever I choose to drive in North America. The Comanche? Well, it will run a long, long time still. I use it for hauling junk, trash and other things. Also have used it for weekend camping trips. Nice to sleep in the bed of the truck. May wind up using it to pull the trailer, but I do not have a brake controller installed in the truck. Guess that only cost about $100. With a longer wheel base than the Rodeo and the big Six, plus an automatic transmission, I should be using it as my primary tow vehicle. Has anyone installed a bigger fuel tank in a Comanche? I would really like to be able to drive more than 300 miles without stopping for gas. That Passat has me spoiled. 600 to 800 miles on a tank, easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanche87 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 i use royal purple with proline filters. its like 7 a quart but you get more power out of the oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanche87 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 oh yea its 5w-30 i run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxRacing282 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 fram filter, 10w-30 but will be switching to 5w-20 as it is thinner and less friction and better protection. probabally GTX, Royal Purple or Mobil1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car RamRod Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I use shell rotella 10w40 in my trucks and my f150 since that was new. Everything else gets mobil cityguard that I got from a friend for the price of free, a barrel that is. And in the stang I run quakerstake 20w50. 5 quarts of that and 2 quarts of 10w40. Everything gets hasting filters with the exception of the mustang; that gets motorcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Mobil 1 filters or ac delco are all I will buy. I run Rotella 15W40 in both the CJ and the MJ. I am overkill with my oil changes I change at or before 3000 miles like clock work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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