yeah but you changed brands of oil at the same time as changing brands of filter. so how do you know which was the cause of your problem? could just have easily been the oil.

the tapping could still be there but the quality amsoil oil is reducing it to the point you cant hear it........who knows

I made a quick googly moogly for Fram oil filters and:

After 2000 miles.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...i/DSC02420.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...i/DSC02419.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...i/DSC02417.jpg

Sorry but my OEM filter looked much more pristine after 2000 miles of use. And there was no cardboard either.

That's what chain emails were designed for! :wink:

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ick.......ill stick to wix

Wix ftw.

I was running pennzoil platinum w/ the fram...its one of the best oils out...and because it didnt start doing it until after the oil change....the engine only had a few hundred miles on it after it was put back together...in which all parts were checked in doing so. Im not going to continue to argue the point...Ive only owned 5 4th gens and have no clue :lol:

Ive been in this game awhile im well aware of the difference in LS1 piston slap and a tap/tick on the engine...they sound nothing alike.

so your saying i have no clue either with that sarcasm? i was simply pointing out another fact and another variable, i didnt say **** about the filter being any good

find me prooof that pennzoil synthetic is good. ive never had any luck with pennzoil

What bad luck have you had with pennzoil?

Prob something along those lines.

Yup, I bet the pennzoil did it. :rolleyes:

Oil typically has control over your cooling system. You know that.

So the great oil debate starts.. which is better?




:popcorn:

Que?

Cooling system controls oil pressure to an extent.... but huh?

I'm being a douche. As stated, the great oil debate is starting.

HD40 ftmfw.

wawa brand ftmfw

Pft
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HFyZ83mF6B...SAE+15W-40.JPG

I always heard that Pennsoil has a decent amount of parafin wax? I always stayed away form Penn.
Ive only recently started using valvoline high milage on the caprice recently. I did notice, oddly enough, a smoother idling car. I was given some oil after Sears switched form Castrol to Valvoline, and was impressed. So when we have the 5 qts and filter with teh HM Valvoline.
Problem is, the filter is a Fram Tough Guard. I saw that it got decent ratings, but I miss my PureONE filters.

meh ive noticed that a lot of pennzoil ive drained out of cars looks horrible compared to most other brands ive seen. i cant quote scientific facts just the fact that ive seen all types of garbage drain out of motors that was ran on pennzoil for a length of time.

Relax I did nothing of the sort, nor was anything directed towards you. Just seems like we have a few people playing devils advocate over here for the hell of it lol. The mechanic told me thats what caused it after he inspected the filter. He's been the first out of 4 mechanics to figure the problem out. I think hes good and have no reason to question his diagnosis. As for the pennzoil platinum it seems to be right up there in tests w/ amsoil. Think I have the chart over in the sponsors section under js's "amsoil now avail." post.

Pennzoil Platinum is totally different than regular old pennzoil. Anyone who trashes it should know what they are talking about before they throw it under the bus. It is a fully synthetic motor oil. It meets new car standards for VW, Porsche, Honda/Acura, and BMW. It is not the regular old $.99/quart pennzoil you would get at wal-mart. It's actually pretty pricey. Even regular pennzoil should be fine for an every day car. Just because its not purple doesn't mean its crap. If you get your oil changed at a shop, the shop oil is usually something along the lines of pennzoil 10w30 or quaker state. And those cars will absolutely run just fine for a long time.

Also, just because an oil looks dirtier when it comes out of the crankcase does not mean it is a bad oil...it means it was doing its job. Color only shows the amount of dirt that has been trapped in the oil. The only thing color is good for is showing whether the oil is new or used.

Lies. All lies. Purple oil FTW.


Now if Al gets me some green oil, I may change my mind. :rofl:

lol....:lol: