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Shell › Engine oil

Akoneon 9 Jan 2026, 14:26

Rating 5.0

shell long ride sulit for honda click

Pros: sulit for long ride

Vehicle: Honda

Shell › Engine oil

No_Scratch_1685 7 Jan 2026, 11:53

Rating 5.0

I am using 15W40 Shell Oil for the last 8 years. No issues. 160k Kms on the Odometer

Pros: no issues

Mileage: 160000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

Minnsxtti 5 Jan 2026, 06:50

Rating 5.0

I use Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30 in my 2011 328ix (N51) I believe that is the recommended viscosity.

Pros: recommended viscosity

Vehicle: BMW

Shell › Engine oil

Familiar_Play_4915 4 Jan 2026, 16:41

Engine noise:
Exhaust smoke:

Rating 5.0

I have always used shell 10w-40 and did regular oil changes around 4-4.5k. Faced no issues what so ever, engine was still healthy, no oil consumption, almost same performance.

Pros: healthy engine, no issues

Mileage: 370000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

nolxst 2 Jan 2026, 05:16

Rating 5.0

I use 5w-30 pennzoil ultra platinum full synthetic with the oem motor craft oil filter

I change my oil every 3k miles

Vehicle: Ford Mustang

Mileage: 4828 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

tbright1965 30 Dec 2025, 23:20

Rating 5.0

Frankly, we ran 0W20 for the first 175k miles in our 2017 RAV4. I changed to 5W30 because my Turbocharged Mazda also calls for 5W30.

Pros: high quality synthetic

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 175000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

DougTheCommie 27 Dec 2025, 02:28

Rating 5.0

99 Ls400 owner. Pennzoil Ultra Platinum every 5k miles.

Vehicle: Lexus LS

Shell › Engine oil

Introvert_FE 26 Dec 2025, 01:38

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

I run rotella T6 5w-40. Have for 120k miles and will for the next 120k

Pros: long-term reliability

Mileage: 120000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

MouseR4T 7 Oct 2025, 05:00

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 2.5

I've been using Penzoil ultra platinum full synthetic 0w-20, though it does burn sometimes a quart every oil change.

Cons: burns oil

Vehicle: Acura

Mileage: 245000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

Badenguy 3 Jun 2025, 14:14

Rating 1.0

I know I was using penzoil back when I had a 90 325i, locked my engine up solid, mechanic said it had too much paraffin so yeah it matters personally I only use Mobil 1 synthetics

Pros: only use Mobil 1

Cons: locked engine up

Vehicle: BMW