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TECHNICAL ISSUES => Renault 5 GT Turbo => Topic started by: oink on 15:56, Wed 09 July 2008

Title: what oil to use
Post by: oink on 15:56, Wed 09 July 2008

can anyone tell me what oil i should use in my turbo please :D

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Post by: dazzleandshine on 15:59, Wed 09 July 2008

i use mobil 1 motorsport, it has to be mobil 1 motorsport  as other mobil fully syn oils are to thin and it will blow straight out the back

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Post by: oink on 16:05, Wed 09 July 2008

what grade????

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Post by: Ash-Lee on 16:11, Wed 09 July 2008

10w40 as far as i know.

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Post by: smithsgtt on 18:09, Wed 09 July 2008

15w50 valvoline

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Post by: Ash-Lee on 18:42, Wed 09 July 2008

Might be a bit OTT for road use i think. 10w40 will protect well enough between 90-120c, theres no reason why the oil would get any hotter then that unless you do a lot of trackdays.

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Post by: 5teve L on 20:21, Wed 09 July 2008

I use 20/50 but my car has a hard life :)

10/40 is plenty good enough for a normal road car :)

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Post by: James5 on 20:48, Wed 09 July 2008

I likes ta use da mobile 1 15w/50 :D

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Post by: oink on 20:48, Wed 09 July 2008

so i want 10w/40 fully syn any make or is there 1 that wud be better?????

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Post by: smithsgtt on 22:02, Wed 09 July 2008

Quote from: "Ash-Lee"

Might be a bit OTT for road use i think. 10w40 will protect well enough between 90-120c, theres no reason why the oil would get any hotter then that unless you do a lot of trackdays.

well if you love your car that much cost and exellence doesnt come into it
thats why iam using valvoline 15w50 never missed a beat

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Post by: dazzleandshine on 22:18, Wed 09 July 2008

Quote from: "smithsgtt"

Quote from: "Ash-Lee"

Might be a bit OTT for road use i think. 10w40 will protect well enough between 90-120c, theres no reason why the oil would get any hotter then that unless you do a lot of trackdays.

well if you love your car that much cost and exellence doesnt come into it
thats why iam using valvoline 15w50 never missed a beat

i agree with that i use mobil 1 motorsport 15w50 and it costs £50 every 2000 miles for oil change but its good oil and my car demands the best :lol:

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Post by: puggingalong on 14:25, Thu 10 July 2008

I also agree with 15w50 as these have a chain driven engine and a slightly thicker grade oil is better for them. Silkolene or Mobil 1 are good oils.

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Post by: Ash-Lee on 15:53, Thu 10 July 2008

Quote from: "smithsgtt"

Quote from: "Ash-Lee"

Might be a bit OTT for road use i think. 10w40 will protect well enough between 90-120c, theres no reason why the oil would get any hotter then that unless you do a lot of trackdays.

well if you love your car that much cost and exellence doesnt come into it
thats why iam using valvoline 15w50 never missed a beat

I didn't mean you should fill up with some supermarket 'own brand' oil that costs about £10, you can still get branded quality oil at that rating. As i've already said that protects at 90-120c and considering my car never goes anywhere near 120c i don't see any benefit from using oil with a higher rating, but that suits me for what i use the car for. Obviously if you do a lot of track days or give the car a fair bit of stick then go for something that will protect at above 120c.

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Post by: vulpyfox on 18:21, Thu 10 July 2008

ive used both granville silver 10/40w and fuch semi 10/40w for road use with great results. i dont seem to lose a drop of oil. i also use molyslip along with this [but thats my pref ^^] its defently not required


[GSF have a special deal going with fuch oils...good value atm]

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Post by: scratcher on 15:26, Fri 11 July 2008

i got a 20 litre drum of 15/40 today for 22 bucks at costco.
its from chevron, yankie stuff. but i was using the gsf stuff before as i got it free from my girlfriends sister  :wink:

Title: Oil
Post by: Phase I 16 V Turbo on 16:34, Fri 11 July 2008

Shell Helix 10 / 40 has never let me down.  Only been able to buy it in Shell petrol stations which makes it a little pricey.

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Post by: oink on 19:01, Tue 15 July 2008

so is am i best to use part syn or fully syn?????? :(