oil change Motul vs Royal Purple!

[kuhl]

Alright im going for an oil change soon! but i am debating between royal purple or Motul synthetic what do you guys suggest!

and for you that dnt know its for my Civic Si with the K20 engine.
im leaning more for royal purple but ive never done synthetic in any of my cars so im almost clueless.


thanks!

[w_l89]

cant really go wrong with either, get what's more readily available or cheaper to u?

me personally ive only used motul b4 and loved it.

[kuhl]

well the price i got was 70$ for motul+filter+labour

[991.8l]

Check this thread out.. they recommend Amsoil or Redline

http://www.tsxclub.com/forums/1st-gen-car-care/48841-kind-oil-filter-you-use.html

Some also recommend Pennzoil Platinum.

[w_l89]

wow that's pretty good deal. should go with it for sure then. if i remember correctly the civic takes 4.5L of oil?

so 4.5L of motul filter and labour really good deal imo

[dead_cactus]

Recently i've been using Royal Purple and have some Amsoil that i'll be trying next oil change on the MSP, using these because I got a pretty good deal on both when I purchased in bulk.

[Azi]

I bought a case of royal purple and so far haven't really liked it. I wouldn't buy another case. I think I am going to try amsoil next.

[Spyder01]

i've been exclusively using motul for my STi since I got it... $70 sounds about right

[joghia]

Only Motul in my MSP. She loves it. Not sure about the Si though.

[991.8l]

well the price i got was 70$ for motul+filter+labour

What kind of filter?

Where abouts?

[kuhl]

i dont know about the filter, but i got this shop i always forget the name, its around mcowan and highway 7, same area as velocity(body shop). I trust these guys they are good and asian:P !! And they know their sh*t.

They are actually working all winter on a track car they are building, its an older civic with a K20 swap.

I went there for a few things already, prices are right, they are clean and quick, And their garage is so clean and well organized it actually makes me feel good that my car is there :P

[w_l89]

^Chi at 360 auto???

[mmorriso]

Best deal on true synthetic oil is Esso XD3 0W30 direct from a distributor. Another option is pricematching Castrol 0W30 (Made in Germany) at PartSource (-10%) when it goes on sale at Canadian Tire ($6.99/L). Some have also had success adding an e-coupon from PS for this deal.

Best deal on not true synthetic is Motomaster Formula 1 synthetic when it goes on sale for $14.99/5L.

Best deal on dino oil that I have seen is Valvoline for $5/5L at Walmart.

If you don't DIY see if the shop will do it for you if you bring your own oil/filter and charge just labour ($10-15?). That should be significantly less than the $70 you were quoted.

Happy Shopping!

edit: as far as filters go i've got Carquest blue and WIX (USA) and they are exactly the same.

[kuhl]

no its another one i cant remeber the name! lol
^Chi at 360 auto???

[Bagman]

I bought a case of royal purple and so far haven't really liked it. I wouldn't buy another case. I think I am going to try amsoil next.


I want to know exactly what it was about it that you didn't like? Not just you, but for anyone that is commenting on their dislike of any particular motor oil?

[991.8l]

I want to know exactly what it was about it that you didn't like? Not just you, but for anyone that is commenting on their dislike of any particular motor oil?

+1 I was curious also.

[991.8l]

well the price i got was 70$ for motul+filter+labour

I noticed this ad on torontocivics, $50 for oil + $10 labour + $6.99 honda oil filter. $67 :)




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[mmorriso]

$29 oil change sercive with Kendall GT-1 semi-synthetic blend in Markham

http://www.bullockcity.com/pricelist.html

[w_l89]

hmm prices for motul go down recently or something? havent used it in like a year but i rmb a 5L jug costing a lot more...

[991.8l]

hmm prices for motul go down recently or something? havent used it in like a year but i rmb a 5L jug costing a lot more...

Tires23 lists that as a sale price.. so it won't be on forever.

[dead_cactus]

hmm prices for motul go down recently or something? havent used it in like a year but i rmb a 5L jug costing a lot more...

I was thinking the same thing

[joghia]

My guess is they have gone down. Had a MOTUL oil change done yesterday and it was easily $10 less than what it usually is after parts, labour, discount and taxes.

[991.8l]

My guess is they have gone down. Had a MOTUL oil change done yesterday and it was easily $10 less than what it usually is after parts, labour, discount and taxes.

Where do you go Julien?

[joghia]

DWM 4 life.

[991.8l]

DWM 4 life.

cool, didn't know DWM did Motul.. do they supply it or do you?

Are you using Motul 8100 5W30?

[DWMpartsguy]

cool, didn't know DWM did Motul.. do they supply it or do you?

Are you using Motul 8100 5W30?

Hes using the 8100 5W30.

Thats what I keep in stock. :)

[joghia]

John is good like that. Always has the stuff when you need it. No homo.

[991.8l]

Nice! DWM is ftw for sure.