what u think about pennzoil?

[stevesb2]

I've heard that it has alot of varnish in it and will clog small oil passages.

 

[exbass94]

I've heard that it has alot of varnish in it and will clog small oil passages.

Well whoever told you that doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[Jason]

This dude keeps digging that hole. LOL What is a "water-based petroleum"? Petroleum is oil by it's very definition.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

well both trucks are running pennzoil 10w-30, both have around 1k miles already, and no issues so far. no noises on cold starts or valve noise.

i think its good.

 

[OilPatch197]

This dude keeps digging that hole. LOL What is a "water-based petroleum"? Petroleum is oil by it's very definition.

Water as a lube?

 

[JohnnyO]

If you check in at www.BobIsTheOilGuy.com, where people get Used Oil Analysis (UOA) and post the results, you will see that Pennzoil and Texaco Havoline are the next best thing to full synthetic.
The real killer deal is Motorcraft Synthetic Blend oil. It's cheaper than a lot of conventional oils but holds its viscosity like nothing else and the wear metals ppm stays low.
This is all based on true UOA's and not what grandpappy ran in the Farmall for 40 years. Dropping $22.50 on a UOA is the only way to know for sure. Anything else is just speculation.
www.blackstone-labs.com

 

[mp3deviant721]

I just use what ever I get and that is mostly Valvoline and Parts Master from Auto Value. Oil is oil. Just use the same weight.

 

[Tedybear]

I'm still pondering the "Water based" part.

*shrug*

Here's a bottom line:

Keep your oil changed on a regular basis.
Use a quality filter.
Follow recommended scheduled Preventive maintaining stuff.


Sadly the "Wax" and Penz' has been pretty much plastered all over the place. Leave any oil in service to long---the additives break down--And you'll have a sludge factory. Simple enough.

S-

 

[88_Eddie]

oil is oil, it's all the same, just in a different colored bottle. well, except for synthetic vs. regular. change it when you're supposed to and you'll never have a problem with it. i use pennzoil in both my vehicles cause 5 quarts of it are $13 at walmart. my b2 and explorer both use the same oil filter and i can change the oil in them for under $20. but i've never had a problem with it and i've got 177,200 mile on it, runs great.

if you can get up into the gulf of mexico you can get all the free castrol oil you want

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

hahahahahaha that oil will deff have "water" on it

i change it every2.5-3kmiles and always use a new filter. and i always make sure they are runing a bit under the full mark on the dipstick, not over filled, not missing oil.

 

[ragajungle]

Ive been using waxy watered down Penz for years.

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

I use Super S (aka partsmaster, sureguard, amilee) (and may have other names) for years now... no sludged engines yet that were actually taken care of....

 

[stimmie78]

Let me start by saying I've used Pennzoil for years in many different vehicles. I've worked in the quick lube industry for 6-8 years now. Most of that time has been at Pennzoil branded locations. However, on my wife's car (1998 Olds Intrigue) if I run Pennzoil the fuel economy drops 1-3 mpg. I was running Valvoline Maxlife and getting great mileage vs. Pennz conventional or Pennz high mileage. Now that I'm working at a GM dealership, we use Chevron in our bulk tanks. Mileage is the same with Chevron as with Valvoline. I will not put Pennzoil back in her car because of the fuel economy. I've also had a 1978 chevy luv that when I ran PZ in it it would get hot and the oil light would flicker at idle. Switched to castrol and it ran cooler and never lost pressure. I'm currently working on my 89 BII and will put chevron oil in it because I get it at cost. If I wanted Valvoline I'd buy the Napa brand oil since that's just valvoline in a different bottle.

Now, for oil change intervals. GM has their Oil Life Monitor System (OLMS) in most of their vehicles now. As long as the system is reset at the oil change they recommend you go off the light or percentage. If it was accidentally reset or not reset at the change interval they recommend changing the oil at 3000 miles. Most vehicles utilizing the OLMS are going 5-7k miles between oil changes. The way the system basically works is by counting down the revolutions of the engine. It's set up to start at XXX number of revolutions between oil changes. Let's just pretend 10 million. The computer estimates the oil temperature based on outside air temperature, engine coolant temp, and other temperature sensors. Then the computer computes revolutions based on the temperatures. When the engine is colder and breakdown is slightly increased on the oil, each revolution is actually counted as say, two or three. When the engine is at optimum temperatures it counts each as one. When it is too hot and breakdown of oil is higher it counts each rev as six or seven. They base this all on conventional oils. Not synthetics or blends. Knowing that people are going 5k miles and still having 30% oil life left when I change their oil, I'd be totally fine going 5K in any vehicle.

We all will do what we want/prefer so this is just my opinion and experience, take it for what it's worth...