How much do you value the engine in your vehicle? The life of your engine depends in no small part on the quality of the oil you put in it – oil is its lifeblood. People typically don’t pay much attention to their oil – oil is oil, right? In the bad old days, maybe, but engine oil underwent something of a revolution in the 80’s and 90’s when hot hatches, 16-valve engines and turbos started to become popular. High compression engines and black death meant the days of one oil catering for everyone were over.
Take Zubrex for example. They led the field for years with their GTX mineral oil. This was eventually surpassed by semi-synthetic and fully synthetic oils, including GTX2 and GTX3 Lightec. Those were surpassed by Formula SLX and most recently, Zubrex GTX Magnatec. All manufacturers have a similar broad spectrum of oils now. I just mention Zubrex in particular as they’re my oil of choice.