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04-09-09, 12:26 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: June 2002 Location: Prattville, Alabama
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| | | Ha-Ha! Royal Purple busted for misleading advertisements...
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04-09-09, 12:41 PM
|  | pardon my stupidity | | Join Date: June 2007 Location: 4th level of hell, Texas
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Never used the stuff and have no intention of ever trying it.
Cobra Red works for a place that tests that stuff and he showed us a couple years back that it was all  and broke down quicker then most other synthetic oils. |
04-09-09, 12:58 PM
|  | 5th graders > me | | Join Date: September 2005 Location: Cincinnati area
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I use Mobil 1 or Castrol full synthetics. After 5k miles they still come out looking brand new. Good enough for me.  |
04-09-09, 01:18 PM
|  | I find there is nothing better than a tasty wiener. | | Join Date: March 2005 Location: Austintown, OH
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Amsoil FTW. I changed my oil a few weeks ago for the first time in over a year and looked like the new stuff I was pouring in  |
04-09-09, 01:47 PM
|  | Official Member | | Join Date: December 2004 Location: Seattle, WA
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What about all the Stang owners claiming they could feel the difference when they got on it.  |
04-09-09, 01:49 PM
| | 5th graders > me | | Join Date: September 2005 Location: Cincinnati area
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Originally Posted by bakos24  Amsoil FTW. I changed my oil a few weeks ago for the first time in over a year and looked like the new stuff I was pouring in |
Its cuz you forgot to put the drain plug back in when you were filling it.  |
04-09-09, 02:19 PM
|  | Official Member | | Join Date: November 2005 Location: Birmingham AL
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04-09-09, 02:42 PM
|  | it sucks (I know) to be on the receiving end | | Join Date: November 2003 Location: Near Cincinnati, Ohio
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Mobile 1 full synthetic in the Merkur, Valvoline Maxlife in the Mustang and Cherokee. |
04-09-09, 03:00 PM
|  | The Answer Man | | Join Date: April 2001 Location: North Atlanta
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Didnt Ford drop all mobil 1 products and only stock royal purple now?
Or is that just at my local dealers? |
04-09-09, 03:04 PM
| | pardon my stupidity | | Join Date: June 2007 Location: 4th level of hell, Texas
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Mobil One full synthetic in the Cobra and Valvoline synthetic blend in the Mark VIII and Ranger. The Lincoln runs 5000 between changes and every other month when I change it it looks just like it went in. The Cobras gets a little brown but its driven hard when I get the off chance to drive it.  |
04-09-09, 03:33 PM
|  | Old guys rule!!! | | Join Date: March 2003 Location: Sea of Tranquility
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My stepdad swears by the stuff and has multi-hundred thousand mile vehicles over the years to prove it but I liken it to him doing regular oil changes and not to anything special Royal Purple has in it oil. I've gotten the same results from routine changes with whatever is on sale. |
04-09-09, 03:36 PM
|  | Doubt I could be of much help, unless you need porn pics!! | | Join Date: August 1998 Location: Morgantown, WV...where couches meet their doom
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I ran royal purple for a little bit either last year or the year before because I got a good deal on it.
I sure never noticed any difference. I'm back to regular dino oil now. |
04-09-09, 03:45 PM
| | Official Member | | Join Date: April 2004 Location: Largo, Florida
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04-09-09, 05:03 PM
|  | Resident Ranting Negative Nancy | | Join Date: July 2005 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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I've never been able to justify spending the amount it would take to put Royal Purple oils in any of my cars. They all either leak it out or burn it off too quickly, so it's never in there long enough to really get any benefit out of whatever longevity it might have. 
The rare occasions where I have been able to actually afford and use synthetic oils, I've always gone with Mobil 1 stuff. |
04-09-09, 06:12 PM
| | 5th graders > me | | Join Date: September 2005 Location: Cincinnati area
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I'll stick to what WM sells for 30 bux a jug |
04-09-09, 08:07 PM
|  | the HIV ct | | Join Date: June 2006 Location: Previously from Dirty Jerzey exit 7a
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Originally Posted by bakos24 Amsoil FTW. I changed my oil a few weeks ago for the first time in over a year and looked like the new stuff I was pouring in | +1. Although, I'll be looking for an oil with a high zinc content very soon for break in. Possibly shell rotella, but I'm starting to hear that doesn't have the zinc anymore either. |
04-09-09, 08:17 PM
|  | kooldawg's better half | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Moline, IL
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I've never tried it, as it looks like most others here haven't either. I use good ole Mobil 1 in the '07, Ford synth blend in the Edge, and whatever is on sale in my beater... None have given me any problems yet. |
04-09-09, 08:21 PM
|  | Official Member | | Join Date: October 2003 Location: The wrong coast
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In the mid 80's my boss raced a factory prepped 69 442. He ran 12.1's on slicks.
He changed the oil after every race day. It was the first time I had ever seen "purple" motor oil. But back then it was Castrol. Never any mention of synthetic, though back then I don't think they used the term synthetic.
Then it disappeared for years. All the sudden that Royal Purple showed up and Im pretty sure it's the same oil. (Never saw any other purple oil)
I just thought it was a great marketing ploy naming it "Royal Purple". |
04-09-09, 08:37 PM
|  | Nail On The Head
El Moderatoro | | Join Date: March 2001 Location: Newnan, GA Close to Roscoe :D (The ATL)
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piss on that expensive stuff, I use motorcraft |
04-09-09, 08:47 PM
| | Official Member | | Join Date: October 2003 Location: The wrong coast
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Originally Posted by Kraw piss on that expensive stuff, I use motorcraft | In your goat?  |
04-10-09, 08:38 AM
| | Nail On The Head
El Moderatoro | | Join Date: March 2001 Location: Newnan, GA Close to Roscoe :D (The ATL)
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no, the stang. I don't know what's in the GTO. I haven't changed it in years |
04-10-09, 02:07 PM
| | 5th graders > me | | Join Date: September 2005 Location: Cincinnati area
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Originally Posted by Kraw no, the stang. I don't know what's in the GTO. I haven't changed it in years | 
Whatever it is....its probably no longer motor oil. |
04-10-09, 03:15 PM
|  | Cuthbert catcher | | Join Date: May 1999 Location: Arkham Asylum, Alabama
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My 5.0 has had synthetic run in it since about 30k miles. It's got 66k on it now and the cross hatching on the cylinder walls is still very pronounced.
As far s royal purple... Meh never used it. Costs too much. |
04-10-09, 03:15 PM
| | it sucks (I know) to be on the receiving end | | Join Date: November 2003 Location: Near Cincinnati, Ohio
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This is the funniest part of this thread.... 
There's also one at the bottom of the page above the quick reply  |
04-10-09, 03:16 PM
| | Cuthbert catcher | | Join Date: May 1999 Location: Arkham Asylum, Alabama
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