oilman

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I reckon it's worth trying the Lightweight Shockproof, it is probably the best oil for sorting out gearbox problems.

Cheers

Tim

oilman

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Hi

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

Outof those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, MillersCFS/CFS NT, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100X-Cess, Millers XFS, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Shell Helix and MobilSuper 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

Cheers

Tim

oilman

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Hi

No idea to be honest, I've not come across it before.

Cheers

Tim

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Come on oilman you should be clued up on these things, you sell oil and have not heard of Slick 50 etc?

Hence555, don't bother wasting your money mate! Oh and don't call it Teflon (which is what is!) as Dupont own this trademark and went to court to prove that it has no benefit in car applications.
http://www.skepdic.com/slick50.html

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1285738

...seamus...

oops

oilman

iTrader: (9)

Go up to post number 122, I didn't miss your post

hence555

Nice one thanks Einstein RA i didnt know that..
And thank you Tim .
will look out for whats is recommended by OilMan.

I got a MASSIVE BUILD JOB to do at the moe.
be awhile before i change all oils.

Thanks again Guys.

oilman

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Only just saw your post.

I know plenty of additives and can't recommend any of them, but that is not one that I've come across before and as I'm completely snowed under at the moment, I didn't have time to properly look into it. As it was described as an 80w-90, I guessed it was an actual oil rather than an additive.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/pdfs/tech-...-additives.pdf

Cheers

Tim

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Looks like you need some more manpower, I'm at a loose end if you require someone.

scoober101

Hi Oilman,

What oil for:

2005 Blobeye WRX with PPP.
~35,000 on the clock.

Cheers!

Maz

iTrader: (34)

A good 5W 40 or 10W 40 is what I'd recommend. Fully synthetic if your budget allows. Millers is a popular choice and has proven credentials.

oilman

iTrader: (9)

I'd go for 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, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

Cheers

Tim

oilman

iTrader: (9)

Normally we're okay, but 5 days work in 3 days hasn't been easy

Mooburu

I contacted Oilman through the forum, he was as helpful as ever with regards to which oil and placing the order. The package didn’t take long to arrive either.


Excellent value and service!

oilman

iTrader: (9)

Thanks for that, glad you like the service.

Cheers

Tim

_Viktor

Hello Mr Oilman

I will come fwd and say that there is a 100% change that I cannot buy my oils from you, though I would like to, as I like to rewards good cust service. Im hoping you would be kind enough to lend me some of your experiance anyway.

Im over in Finland and it gets rather -cold- over here in the winter -25'c is common and +25's in the summers.
my question is 5w30 or 5w40
Im currently tunning Mobule 1 5w30 ESP fully synth.

the car is a 2002 WRX @ stock (maybe soon a little more) with 100,038 miles. Last serviced the car in December and in 6500+ miles it has used about 0.7 ltrs.

thanks for your time
Vik

PS. most of my driving is motorway, about 70/30, with each trip about 20 miles.

oilman

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Hi Vik

I'd go for an ester based 5w-40 for all year round use, especially if you like to use it hard. A 5w-30 will also be fine. The ester content will help with the cold start protection as well as all round lubrication.

Cheers

Tim

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

Hi what oil for 55sti going to be running 390ish road car cheers

_Viktor

thank Mr Oilman,

I will maybe have a look for the Redline 5w40 around somewhere local..

Vik

5cooby1

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Hi oilman what oil for a classic with a vf35 hopefully at about 250 bhp with 110k

Also is valvoline turbo 10w40 any good.

Thanks

bugblue1

iTrader: (3)

hi oilman got my coolant quick as always but didnt buy enough of the motul inugel 5l,what can i put with it to keep the quality.

Tenby

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you are the man! spoke to you last month and advice was spot on. Oil arrived quickly

oilman

iTrader: (9)

Hi

10w-40 is fine, but I don't know that Valvoline, so can't recommend it.

Cheers

Tim

oilman

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If you want to keep the quality, more Inugel is the answer. Another good coolant with a G12/G12+ spec will be fine.

Cheers

Tim

joz8968

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Guy/Tim

You kept this quiet!...

Millers NANODRIVE CFS Triple Ester Full Synthetic Engine Oils

Talk't'me....

oilman

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We haven't shouted about it too much as we want more results from users. It's a very good Millers ester oil, but also has the advantage of the Nanodrive particles they use in the gear oils. That reduces the friction, so makes the engine run more efficiently and with more power. Millers had it tested in a 3.0 Porsche RSR engine starting off using the normal CFS 10w-60. With that, the car made 200kw, then they changed to the Nanodrive 10w-60 and got 211kw, so a 5.5% increase in power just from changing the oil. There are plenty of videos on Youtube of other companies doing that, but what they don't tell you is exactly what the oils are ie are they testing a £5 20w-50 mineral oil against a £70-100 0w-20 synthetic. Lowering the viscosity by that much will give a power increase. The thing with the Nanodrive is that Millers did the control test with a very good oil (normal CFS) of the same viscosity as the Nanodrive.

Like I said, there haven't been enough results back for me to say that this is the best thing ever as it's too new, but everything we have had back from customers has been positive. They have all said the car runs smoother and most have also said it feels more responsive. None have reported any dyno figures to me though. It's looking good for the Nanodrive, but we would like some more feedback before we push it ahead of the rest of the ester oils.

Cheers

Tim

joz8968

iTrader: (13)

Sure, fair enough.

What I did seem to glean form the PDF data sheet was that (presumably, due to its lesser friction?) then the hot weight recommendation is 'one bracket higher' than for other synths e.g. if you normally use a 40, then the Nanodrive equivalent would be a 50?! With me?

But if that is the case, then that sort of undoes the whole reason for its lower friction capabilities - as the thicker Nanodrive recommendation would get you 'back to square one', IYSWIM?

oilman

iTrader: (9)

You've got it the wrong way round. As it flows quicker and offers more protection, you can go a grade thinner in a lot of cases, in theory generating more power. That's in theory though, so I'd suggest sticking to the same grade, until we know a bit more about the oil. There are some people that have gone from a 10w-60 to 10w-50, but they should have done that anyway, no matter what oil they use.

Cheers

Tim

joz8968

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I'm now confused, as the data sheet blurb defo states:-

"CFS 10w50 NT Racing Engine Oil

DESCRIPTION:
Fully Synthetic Triple Ester Nano Technology formulation. For race and rally engines, and especially suited to
modified, high performance vehicles with or without turbochargers, for fast road/street modified engines and
track day use. A performance alternative where the manufacturer specifies a 10w40."


So that reads to me, "use a Nanodrive 50 if you normally use a 40 of a different brand" -- a 50 being thicker than a 40 (albeit the Nano 50 is prob equivalent, or close to, a different brand's 40's friction)...???


(But I do understand the nano technology mean that, for like-for-like spec, it offers less friction than non-Nanodrive oils. )

oilman

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Yeah, not the clearest thing. Millers tend to recommend a grade thicker than the standard choice for performance use. So if a 40 is the grade recommended by the manufacturer for normal road use, they will say 50 for track use, but that often doesn't make sense to me when you consider oil temps. A good 40 is fine at 130C, so unless the oil is getting hotter than that, there is no need to go for a thicker oil. In a lot of cases, we recommend a grade thicker than normal anyway - like Subaru spec a 5w-30 for post-2000 cars, we usually suggest a 5w-40. But if it's something like a Focus which uses a 5w-30 as standard, there is no need to go for anything thicker unless the power is significantly increased. Basically Millers have said to go a grade thicker for performance use as a blanket recommendation, we tend to do it on a more individual basis.

Cheers

Tim