Anyone run Royal purple?

[Jroz330]

Getting ready to do my first oil change on the bronco anyone run royal purple in them? First time using royal purple in any car. Used mobil one for years but the price of mobil vs purple isnt much anymore and decided to give it a try anyone else use it and have good results?

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[Mark S.]

Getting ready to do my first oil change on the bronco anyone run royal purple in them? First time using royal purple in any car. Used mobil one for years but the price of mobil vs purple isnt much anymore and decided to give it a try anyone else use it and have good results?

You can get full synthetic from Wally-world for around $18 per 5qt jug.

 

[bjbena]

Getting ready to do my first oil change on the bronco anyone run royal purple in them? First time using royal purple in any car. Used mobil one for years but the price of mobil vs purple isnt much anymore and decided to give it a try anyone else use it and have good results?

I used to run it in my 18 Fusion Hybrid for about $35-$40 for a jug.

Then I found Mobil 1 for $24 a jug at WalMart.

I didn't notice a difference between the two besides it costing more. I say save $10 and by the Mobil 1 full synthetic and don't worry about the purple hype.

 

[Mlarv]

Buy the Mobile one and a royal purple filter. I used this combo on my 2013 Shelby. Or just use the mobile one and a regular filter.
Save your money for modding.

 

[Jroz330]

I used to run it in my 18 Fusion Hybrid for about $35-$40 for a jug.

Then I found Mobil 1 for $24 a jug at WalMart.

I didn't notice a difference between the two besides it costing more. I say save $10 and by the Mobil 1 full synthetic and don't worry about the purple hype.

I always ran mobil but the prices i seen (i buy at orileys have a friend thats a manager their and i like supporting his store 39 for a jug of purple and mobil one was 37 so i decided to try it with the differance just finished up the oil change seems to like it so far.

 

[Jroz330]

Buy the Mobile one and a royal purple filter. I used this combo on my 2013 Shelby. Or just use the mobile one and a regular filter.
Save your money for modding.

Not really modding much its the wifes car i may put the 1.5 inch lift im eyeing a 86 i found local

 

[bjbena]

I always ran mobil but the prices i seen (i buy at orileys have a friend thats a manager their and i like supporting his store 39 for a jug of purple and mobil one was 37 so i decided to try it with the differance just finished up the oil change seems to like it so far.

Where does your parenthesis end?????

 

[Osco]

Per my trusted Ford Mechanic. This is a ‘wet’ timing belt turbo engine.
Use the factory recommended oil. It’s a blend, he told me to change at 5,000 mile intervals. Told me full synthetic for a longer interval is not the best option. And changing the more expensive full syn at 5k intervals is throwing money down the drain and oil onto the earth, using up valuable limited resources, Not cool people.
The wet belt and turbo does best with fresher oil. This outweighs the benefit of the longer life synthetic oil. It’s the amount of ‘suspended’ corrosive elements that every engine builds up no matter the oil type. It’s the in solution stuff that passes through the filter you want out. The Moco’s blended additive package will hold to 7,500 or more so a 5,000 interval Is well within range even under server duty conditions.
No I won’t say his name, he asked me not to…

 

[Jroz330]

Per my trusted Ford Mechanic. This is a ‘wet’ timing belt turbo engine.
Use the factory recommended oil. It’s a blend, he told me to change at 5,000 mile intervals. Told me full synthetic for a longer interval is not the best option. And changing the more expensive full syn at 5k intervals is throwing money down the drain.
The wet belt and turbo does best with fresher oil. This outweighs the benefit of the longer life synthetic oil. It’s the amount of ‘suspended’ corrosive elements that every engine builds up no matter the oil type. It’s the in solution stuff that passes through the filter you want out. The Moco’s blended additive package will hold to 7,500 or more so a 5,000 interval Is well within range even under server duty conditions.
No I won’t say his name, he asked me not to…

Already put it in the other weekend and i still run mine usually at 5k up to like 75k then ill go to 3k just my personal preference. Dont mind putting the extra money in oil.

 

[J.Wal]

I watch a guy on YouTube that test all kinds of stuff. He did a oil championship and Amsoil came out on top. I have been running Amsoil for years, and was glad to see it was on top.

 

[bjbena]

I watch a guy on YouTube that test all kinds of stuff. He did a oil championship and Amsoil came out on top. I have been running Amsoil for years, and was glad to see it was on top.

Amsoil , I hear, is great oil. There's a guy at my job who is a distributor but man that oil is definitely pricey. I guess if you plan to keep your car its worth it to buy this and change at 10K per Ford's recommendation.

 

[J.Wal]

I do the standard service oil. Still change on regular intervals. It’s not much more than any other full synthetic.
But after watching the testing he does, it’s for sure a long term quality oil!

 

[Osco]

I watch a guy on YouTube that test all kinds of stuff. He did a oil championship and Amsoil came out on top. I have been running Amsoil for years, and was glad to see it was on top.

I was a medical courier for 16 years. Hey it paid well, real well.
It was common, guy gets 550,000 hard duty miles in five years running the cheapest barrel oil jiffy lube sells at 10,000 mile intervals. With a bargain filter.
ME personally I got 528,000 on Mobil 1 @ 10,000 mile intervals
Engine wear got bad. Low compression .. I wore out the motor…
Just sayin, read what ever fits in this story It’s true. Seems the oil made little difference,
His story and mine were common, repeated many times.
The other guy spent far far less than I did and got a few more miles out of his engine. I think he gave to his brother for a knock around truck, think he drove it for another 100k..
Always on cheap roach oil.

 

[Mark S.]

What's the best oil? "Best" is only a meaningful term if you define your standard. The Project Farm video makes a good case for Amsoil, but the standards used to define "best" just so happen to be the same ones that Amsoil uses in its marketing material. What about the real world?

The two most important jobs for engine oil are meeting manufacturer standards for lubricating internal engine parts and holding contaminants too small to be captured by the filter in suspension. And an oil must satisfactorily perform these two functions over the expected service life set by the engine manufacturer. Many people seem to distrust manufacturers' recommendations on these factors. So, if you've decided you can't trust Ford how do you determine if its recommended oil spec and change interval is adequate?

Analyzing used engine oil is the best way to determine how well an oil is lubricating and protecting internal engine parts. By analyzing used oil you can directly measure:

• whether is was still providing minimum lubrication when drained from the engine.
• the amount and kinds of contaminants held in suspension.

If the used oil is still capable of providing adequate lubrication and the contaminant levels are not high enough to cause damage to internal engine parts then your change interval is appropriate. Further, by measuring the amount of wear metals held by the oil you can accurately determine how well the oil lubricated parts while in use. More wear metals means less lubricity.

The data from oil analysis is one of the most important tools used by engine manufacturers to determine the right oil specification and oil change intervals for a given engine. They run prototype and test engines in labs and in real-world driving under the absolute worst conditions (heat, dust, excessive change intervals, etc.) before setting these important specs.

It's highly unlikely you will ever get your hands on manufacturer engine-test data, but you don't have to. Blackstone Labs is a well-respected organization offering oil analysis services, mainly to fleet operators. As you can imagine, Blackstone Labs tests a lot of oil, so it stands to reason if any outfit has data showing significant differences between oil brands it would. Well guess what? When it comes to lubricity, which is arguably the most important job of a motor oil, there is no significant difference between oil brands.

Well, what about holding contaminants? The amount of contaminants an oil can hold in suspension is governed largely by the quantity in the sump. The first car I owned was a 1972 Dodge with a 318 cu in (5.2L) V8, and it had an oil sump capacity of 4 qts. Sump capacity for the 1.5L and 2.0L EcoBoost engines is 5qts and 5.7qts, respectively. Further, the newer engines use electronic fuel injection and ignition, so they produce far fewer combustion byproducts that lead to oil contamination. Given that, I have absolutely no concerns about oil contamination with Ford's recommended change interval.

I like the Project Farm channel; qualitative testing and clever ways to get data make for good entertainment, and can often help make good choices between competing products. But his test of lubricity between oils isn't really all that helpful. Why? Because we have no way to determine whether the parts he used are a good analog for internal engine parts, and we know internal engine parts will never see the kind of friction he is artificially producing with his test rig. About the only thing this video tells us is that you can positively say Amsoil provides better lubricity than the other oils he tested in his test rig. It doesn't tell us anything about quantitative differences between oils when used to lubricate internal engine parts. The data we DO have from Blackstone Labs tells us that Amsoil oil provides no better lubrication than any other oil of the same specification when used as an engine oil.

My recommendation aligns closely with Osco's: Buy the cheapest oil you can get that meets manufacturer specs and change it at the manufacturer-recommended interval. Ford spent a tremendous amount of R&D money to determine what works best, and they have every incentive to make sure their recommendations keep your engine happy.

 

[Osco]

I remember royal purple back when I put Harley oil in my Harley. Them oils was pricey !
I was partial to Pennzoil myself.

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