mechanics what is your favorite oil ,battery , brake pads ,place to get parts?

Question

lets help out people who has a faverot oil what weight
what is the best battery out there (manufacture)
tell us youre qualifactions please ill ad detales of my favorites later

Answer 1

according to consumer reports castrole makes a good oil but i use Valvoline as far as weight here's my gripe i used 10w30 in a vw rabbit in the summer i was told by the Kendal oil rep it would be OK it wasn't the thermal brake down thing happened in just over a month and took out my ring's so i now only use 15w40 or just plain old 30 w
if your talking the best oils synthetics are the best

best battery interstate the worst exide

brake pads i use thuromoquiet pads by wagner there quiet and don't squeal like raybestos does there not so hard as to tear up rotors like some ceramics do and they don't turn your wheels black like duralast does

as far as where to get parts most places are good that cater to shops napa carquest parts plus Henderson's but stay away from the parts stores that cater to home mechanics checker shucks kragan autozone and the worst of all of them pepboys

i hope i didn't offend any one here

maybe you should ask the question of what is the worst parts to buy

Answer 2

Kind of prejudicial working at a dealer now...

favorite oil: Motorcraft, Castrol, Valvoline,Quaker State, Pennzoil .. But in my GM, I'm running Quarker State 10w30, My Ford runs Motorcraft 5w20 semi-synthetic (Older stuff I love 10w30, newer stuff 5w30 unless it calls for 5w20 from the factory)

Battery: For Fords, I'll go with motorcraft and duralast ... For others I find NAPA batteries as well as diehards last real long in them

Brake Pads: Raybestos, Motorcraft, Bendix,Wagner, and NAPA ceramics

Best place to get parts: other than the dealer, find NAPA and O Reily abou the best for professional tech... Find I have to lower my level of talking to talk to someone at say Autozone.
(Is that a 4 or 6 cyl? after I told them 3 times it's a v-6)

Answer 3

For oil id say Redline Oils in the 50 weight for my race car, but that stuff is EXPENSIVE
But for the daily driver Castroll GTX or penzoil 10w40 are great oils

For a Battery im going to go with interstate batterys. great warrenty and a great batter

For Brake pads, that depends, for my car i ussualy go with something ceramic from brembo. but when price is an issue or if im working on someone elses car that doesnt get beat on i just get some napa Tru-stop brake pads.

when i need parts i go to Napa. the prices are good the people are good and i buy so much stuff there i get a discount. And if you buy enough stuff theyll deliver it to your shop!

Answer 4

Quaker State 5W30, Maxxcell ( Interstate Battery repackaged, Interstate is a second choice), Bear Brakes or Brembo (if i spelt them right seconed choice is Satisfied brand brakes), I usually go to Autovalue, or Napa, or i call Maxxcell. I work in a garage and get deals at most automotive parts places in my area.

Answer 5

i could say that's on the intense end. i could say that the main costly issues they are hitting you for are the pad and rotors, and the battery. those vehicle shops have maximum consumers familiar with paying intense costs for brake jobs, while in fact they are inexpensive (strictly talking approximately changing the pads and rotars, not the ABS gadget, etc...). The battery i'm guessing shouldn't value over $sixty 5. you will desire to try this your self. i could attempt to discover a save that would do it for below $450.

Answer 6

valvoline 30w
the thurmo brake down bothers me
interstate
wagner or napa premium pads
i buy fron car quest

Answer 7

O'RYLEYS OR IT'S CALLED THE PARTS PLACE is wher you get the better parts i like Quaker STATE 10W30

duralast
THAT CREEN CO interstate