hi oil man,
impreza wrx 2004 315bhp just road use everyday on 90k run on 10w 60 valvoline engine oil is this brand any good our local motor factors say its a good brand but im used to using millers in previous cars, due an oil change in 2k what would you advise?

Also need rear diff oil, had a refurbed box put in by api 3 months ago so gearbox oil should be fine i guess :-) cheers

 

Hi

Valvoline make some good oils, but that one would not be my choice for it at all. It's a semi-synthetic and it's too thick, I would use a 5w-40.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT, Motul 300V, Red Line and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XF Longlife, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Gulf Formula G/ULE, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

The diff needs a 75w-90 GL5 oil.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-673-75w-...ion-fluid.aspx

The Fuchs Syn 5, Millers CRX, Redline 75w-90 GL5, Motul Gear 300 and Gulf Competition are ideal for the diff. The Fuchs Sintopoid, Castrol Syntrax Longlife, Millers TRX, Motul Motylgear, Mobil SHC and Amsoil FGR are also good choices.

Cheers

Tim

 

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Oilman

 

# Mmmmaybe it's Valvoline #

*groan*

 

Alright tim I'm after some top up oil millers full synth 10/50 do you stock this ?

 

Hi

Yes we do.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-659-10w-50.aspx

Cheers

Tim

 

Nice one mate order placed

 

Thanks for the order

 

Hey looking for gearbox and diff oil reccomendation for my 06 hawk STI. Weekend car and running 364/408. Thanks!

 

putting my car back on the road after 2 years or so .

shell oil used previously

the car is

my 2000
wrx sti
120000 miles on clock
will be used very occasionally ,some weekends ,

im looking for a full bundle of service things , engine oil, gear box, oil and fuel filters
spark plugs, diff oil

and any other things you recomend

car is decatted other than that it is standard

 

Hi

Does that have DCCD?

Cheers

Tim

 

Hi

I would use a 5w-40 synthetic engine oil.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT, Motul 300V, Red Line and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XF Longlife, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Gulf Formula G/ULE, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

You need a 75w-90 for the gearbox and diff.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-673-75w-...ion-fluid.aspx

If you want to go for the best, the Millers CRX 75w-90 NT, Gulf Competition, Motul Gear 300, Red Line 75w-90NS and Millers TRX are ideal for the gearbox. The Castrol Universal/Universal Plus, Motul Motylgear and Fuchs Gear Syn are all decent alternatives. The Fuchs Syn 5, Millers CRX, Redline 75w-90 GL5, Motul Gear 300 and Gulf Competition are ideal for the diff. The Fuchs Sintopoid, Castrol Syntrax Longlife, Millers TRX, Motul Motylgear, Mobil SHC and Amsoil FGR are also good choices.

Here are the plugs and filters.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-840-filters.aspx
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-342-car-...low-plugs.aspx

Cheers

Tim

 

Hi, have ordered off you chaps before. Car is a classic wrx running about 320bhp. Possibly doing a trackday but unlikely. A good 5-40 fully synthetic ok?

 

I have a 97 UK turbo with a few mods running around 280/290bhp or so. Millers CFS 5W40 be ok for me too?

Out of curiosity, how much oil is required for the gearbox and diff?

 

Hi

I'd probably use a 10w-50 in that.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-659-10w-50.aspx

The Nanodrive CFS is, on paper, the best oil available, but the Pro S and CFS are both really good oils, so all are good choices for your car.

Cheers

Tim

 

Hi

I would probably use a really good 10w-40 (like the Millers CFS) as sometimes earlier Imprezas can suffer from a bit of cold start piston slap.

The gearbox takes 3.5L and diff 0.8L.

Cheers

Tim

 

Excellent, thanks. My car does indeed have piston slap. I'll stick an order through soon!

 

Tim can you pm me the best price on the oil delivered please mate Ch61 9Pf

 

You get 10% off the website prices with the code SCOOBY and then standard delivery to you would be £4.99

 

Hi oilman my car has been running on Castrol 5-30 for a wile now but its going in for a map soon hopeing 320-350bhp is this oil to thin?? if so what should I change to ?? and if I change will it effect anything ??

 

I would use a good 5w-40 for that.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT, Motul 300V, Red Line and Gulf Competition.

cheers

Tim

 

thanks for the fast reply il place a order Friday

 

should I youse any oil flush/treatment before I do a oil change ??

 

Generally, I don't recommend using a flush as they can be too harsh. It's very rare that it causes a problem, but it can happen. If you want to clean it out, just give it a change with a cheap oil, leave that in for a few days, then drain it out. That should clean the engine enough without causing harm.

Cheers

Tim

 

thanks for the advices been helpful

 

I have a 2004 sti wr1, completely standard. Used for quite a lot of short journeys, and the occasional joyride. I need recommendations for a good engine oil, gearbox oil and diff oil please.

 

Hi

Has it got a DCCD set up?

Cheers

Tim

 

Yes mate it has.

 

Hi, Oilman could you help me please. I have bought a 2002 impreza 2.0 non turbo awd and I would like to get it serviced. My questions are as follows, 1:what grade engine oil do I need and how many litres and what brand do you recommend, 2: what gear oil do I need and how many litres would do it, I want to do diff also so would it be same in the rear diff also. Thanks in advance . P.s if this helps the guy before me put a straight through exhaust on, that so far is the only mod but later I would like to put an air induction kit on.

 

Thanks for that

I would use a 5w-40 synthetic in the engine.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT, Motul 300V, Red Line and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XF Longlife, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Gulf Formula G, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

The Motul Gear 300 is ideal for the gearbox.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-899-motu...ter-based.aspx

The diff needs a SAE90 LSD oil, like the Fuchs Titan Race Gear 90LS, Castrol Axle Z or Motul 90PA.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-679-sae-90-gear-oils.aspx

Cheers

Tim