since i cant find any thread related to engine oil reviews, let me start 1 shall we guys?
i hope with this thread more drivers will use appropriate oils towards their engine capability respectively.

posting example:

brand: petronas syntium
group: 3
model:10 w40
price:95bucks
feedback: below average. nothing to shout out bout it

This post has been edited by soonlee33: May 28 2010, 01:35 PM

i'm driving waja 4g18
brand: castrol
model: 0w 30
price: 78 per litre
feedback: better acceleration & top speed

actually there is.. search harder bro

haha yea i found 1 but it is emphasizing more on the price rank
lol

brand: Idemitsu (Honda brand but it is made by Idemitsu)
model:5w40 ( Fully Synthetic)
price:RM120 ( black market price, now cant get already)
feedback:The oil itself looks very watery. Very very good pickup, quality deteriorate after 9k+km and good FC

Brand: Shell Helix HX-7
Model: 10w 40 (Semi Synthetic)
Price : RM 95
Feedback: Engine sound abit rough, pickup is ok.FC slightly higher. Can last till 6k+km before engine gets lazy due to oil degrade.

Brand : Castrol Magnatec
Model: 10w 40 (Semi Synthetic)
Price: RM 80+++ (Carrefour got discount that time)
Feedback: Dont really like it as the engine becomes quite lazy after 4800++km.

I'm driving Honda City Type Z 2001, heavy footer most of the time.

This post has been edited by k!nex: May 29 2010, 08:33 PM

haha i tot castrol magnatec is tryin so hard even with sponsor fifa world cup
too bad they have lousy oil....
my nx oil gonna try out dat penzoil full syn

This post has been edited by soonlee33: May 29 2010, 10:29 PM

for some reasons, australians hate magnatec so much.you can google to find out.

i've used:

Brand: AMOIL
Oil Type : 5-40 Fully synthetic
Price : $110
My Thoughts : Rubbish Oil.
My rating: 1/5

Brand: Castrol Magnatec
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : $80 (was a very long time ago, before the price skyrocketed)
My Thoughts : Engine feels quiet and smooth at highway cruising speed. Quite a good oil IMO. Was using a 1.5 carb Wira at that time. good oil for that old engine.
My Rating : 5/5 (before the ridiculous price hike)

Brand: Total
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : $90
My Thoughts : Normal oil. Expected more from this oil. engine felt very coarse and noisy.
My rating : 2/5

Brand: Wurth
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : $90
My Thoughts : Good oil. Long lasting. Viscosity was still good after exceeding the mileage by 1000km.
My rating : 5/5

Brand: Idemitsu Super Touring
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : $95
My Thoughts : Good viscosity even after 5000km. Worth the money.
My rating : 5/5

Brand: Valvoline
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : $105
My Thoughts : Currently using. not much feedback yet. So far done about 3k km on this oil, still feels smooth and engine is responsive. However it turned dark quicker than Idemitsu that clocked 5000km.

Brand: Castrol Magnatec
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : Rm110 ( with filter and workmanship )
My Thoughts : Feels good at first but around 4k started to feel heavy.
My rating : 3/5

Brand: Shell Helix Ultra
Oil Type : 5-40 Fully Synthetic
Price : $155 ( with filter and workmanship )
My Thoughts : Feels light and smooth , engine is pretty responsive too. Not to mentioned the engine seems more silent compare with Castrol Magnatec that i used previously.
My rating : 5/5

Brand: Q8 Advanced
Oil Type : 10-40 Semi Synthetic
Price : Rm90
My Thoughts : Best for semi synthetic


Brand: Torco SR1
Oil Type : 5-40 Fully Synthetic
Price : 75 per ltr
My Thoughts : Good pickup and best oil I tried till now

Brand: Eneos Pro Racing
Oil Type : 5w-50 Full Synthetic
Price : RM180 (4ltr)
Feedback : not bad. peformance improved compare to previous semi syn. luckly my 2004 spectra didnt eat engine oil. x.x

i hv tried castrol edge and it give the engine better performance compare with others brand.

Nice thread, more info for us to make decision

hermm.. for me as long its multi-grade its ok since we at malaysia..
hv try
- eneos rm40
- duckhams rm40
- castrol magnatec rm70+
- castrol gtx rm35
at my engine i felt all the same.. hard to tell the different.. fully never try coz too xpensive ler.. as long as i change every 5k km its ok..

anyone ever try chemlube semi? my friend said its good choice, anyone?

any tried torco engine TR1? TQ

Brand: Castrol Edge
Oil Type : 5-40 Fully Synthetic
Price : RM185
My Thoughts : engine run smoothly until 9k-10k
Car:Pesona Campro IAFM

Brand: Eneos
Oil Type : 10-40 semi Synthetic with molybdenum
Price : RM90
My Thoughts : engine very smooth and great FC
Car : iswara 1.3
Rating : 5/5

Same oil, different car
My thoughts : no difference coz maybe previously using pennzoil which was good enuff
Car : mazda lantis 2.0 v6
Rating : 3/5

Brand: Castrol Modern Engine
Oil Type : 15-40 semi Synthetic
Price : RM58
My Thoughts : engine smooth but FC didn't improve much even juz after service
Car : Wira 4G91
Rating : 4/5

tq

hopefully u able to make a wise decision in future

from my research..

eneos engine oil from japan quite ok..
viscosity of 20w50 is the most frequent used by most of us..
rm55 will be the price range..

a lot of recycle engine oil in the market especially for castrol,shell.. if you saw any workshop using the engine oil with a relatively cheap price, pls just buy ur own engine oil and change it at their w/shop..

love ur car !