i did not know that...
wow, im kinda shocked.

 

see oil in this forum is like beer in a bar,
everyone has their own favorites.

do your research and see what you like.

 

Humm I'm not sure about that because you're not a mechanic (i'm assuming, I know i'm not.). Maybe they could void it because of that.

 

Dan is exactly right. I told my dealership service manager that I do a lot of my own work, and he advised just to keep good records of what I do.
Changing engine oil to synthetic should not prompt a warranty void.

 

Anyone use Redline oil in their cars? My Dad and I have run it in BMW's and we love it but is does it work well in Ralliarts?

 

alright guys thanx a lot. I'm definitely going synthetic just not sure what brand but I'll look up for that.

I did my inspection today. I'll post another thread for that one....

 

I always buy my synthetic an filter then do it myself. But if im lazy or pressed for time i will just buy the stuff an take it to a garage and they usually do it pretty cheap. JUST DONT BUY THEIR STUFF!

 

Synthetics make my car run smoother, quieter, and power delivery seems a bit more robust. I've had good luck with mobil and royal purple. you can hear the difference between syn and regular. syn is quite, can barely tell the car is on. just don't switch between the two often, or at all

 

GearDownSon, you're saying buy the oil and then bring your car in for the oil change?

I guess it doesn't surprise me the dealer would sell you the oil more expensive then wall mart or something.

 

its good

 

walmart or advance auto or whatever i get my filter from somewhere else too.
Dont buy nothing from the dealer total ripoff imo.
When i take it to an oil change place they generally charge me under 20 bucks to throw it all in. Granted its gunna cost you 30-50 bucks but its better than payin 80-100

 

Eh, I still buy my oil filters from the dealership. Pretty reasonably priced and they're very good filters.

 

I can get the wix from a certain shop in town but when i go to advance or napa they sit like 5 dif filters on the counter an say "which one is it?".
Or if im going by the dealer ill pick one up like you. I mean its just a filter...

 

There's a rather big difference in the quality of oil filters. Mainly in the amount of filter material and the quality of the internal valving. Mitsubishi's OEM filter has particularly good valving in it, which is why (especially Evo guys) report a quieter running engine on Mitsu's filter. I wish I knew who made it for them.

Here's some interesting reading:
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html

I've been tempted to waste $5 to cut open a Mitsu filter and compare it to ones in that study.

 

I switched to synthetic a lil while back...I'm running quaker state, horsepower ed...I love it, the response is so much smoother and stronger...I also jsut got a fram sure grip...no problems with it...Just so everybody knows, if your running quaker state or mobil one you should be able to find the 5 liter bottles, for about 20-25 at your local walmart...note that's a decent bit cheaper than buying each one indivually...