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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cyclonite" data-source="post: 1813697" data-attributes="member: 787">1.a good engine oil is not hard to find now a day,many choice right?I don't believe all engine oils are good la. There are funny brands in the market. The branded ones like those made by major oil companies should be safe but when you buy other aftermarket ones you gotta be carefull. For example, you will see weird brands like Motul and HKS selling oil which people claim are better than other brands but ask yourself this la... companies like Petronas are a million times richer than HKS and Motul and spend millions more on R&D for their products so how come they can't come up with something better? My conclusion these 'high performance' oil are good for 1 thing but bad for another. Meaning they may improve your performance of your engine and it runs cooler but in the long run maybe more damage. Same goes to additives like Tuffoil.2.so wanna asking u how much u spend maximum price for a engine oil everytime change?I use Petronas Syntium 800 (15W-50) which is semi-syn and I pay between RM50 - RM70 per bottle as the market price varies. Last time one of the spare part shop was selling this for RM45 only but I didn't buy... wasted!! If the oil is too cheap becareful because it may be re-cycled oil. Btw I use Petronas because EON and Proton Edar service ctr uses them so I stuck with them3.in ur mind,engine oil izzit important for ur ride heart?Yes engine oil is very important... don't stinge on it but don't spend exessively either4.everytime u change/service engine oil,got flush treament ur engine?I don't always flush with treatment. I believe these treatments are acidic or corrosive in some form and will 'eat' into your metal parts sooner or later Anyway good engine oil should trap the dirt by itself so when you drain it should all come out.5.if now a day got a good quality engine oil,but brand is not famous to know it,did u try to using?nope I wouldn't take the risk. Nowadays car engine service every 20,000km or 25,000km. If you make a wrong choice in oil you gotta wait more than a year to change and you wouldn't know what has happened in the meantime so why take the risk? Stick with the big companies :)</blockquote>