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oink

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what oil to use
« 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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« Reply #1 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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« Reply #2 on: 16:05, Wed 09 July 2008 »
what grade????
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« Reply #3 on: 16:11, Wed 09 July 2008 »
10w40 as far as i know.
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« Reply #4 on: 18:09, Wed 09 July 2008 »
15w50 valvoline
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« Reply #5 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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« Reply #6 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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« Reply #7 on: 20:48, Wed 09 July 2008 »
I likes ta use da mobile 1 15w/50 :D
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« Reply #8 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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« Reply #9 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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« Reply #10 on: 22:18, Wed 09 July 2008 »
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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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« Reply #11 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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« Reply #12 on: 15:53, Thu 10 July 2008 »
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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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« Reply #13 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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« Reply #14 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:
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