Track use and Motor Oil

Autocrossing isn't much different from ordinary driving for some of us. 8;)

It depends on how heavy the track use is going to be. If "occasional" means one to four times a year, for, say, half a day of on and off (two-group) track time, then I wouldn't do anything different except change more frequently. I generally change oil every 3K miles or 6 months for street driving with the odd autocross thrown in.

If I'm running a two-full-track-day weekend at the track, I change oil and filter immediately before and immediately after. It's relatively cheap to do and it gives me peace of mind to eyeball what comes out.

Just about everyone I know who runs frequent track days or autocrosses seriously uses synths, mostly Mobil 1 and Redline. They're likely to hold up longer without breaking down under very stressful conditions at the track.

Other than heavy use at high speeds, it's a religious discussion. But with frequent enough changes, either dino or synth should be fine.

No one I know uses any.

-- Larry

Sometimes I'll add extra salsa to a burrito. Mmmm, burritos.

Oh, in the oil? No way. Unless you mean snake oil.

This good information. It'll just change my oil more often, depending on track use, and stick with dino. Price wise, I can do 2 to 3 times as many oil changes with a name brand dino as oppose to Mobil 1 or Redline.