Marco.Singh

Sorry if its another oil question.

Has anyone used Total Quartz 10w50 oil for their wrx/sti? It's obviously cheaper stuff than millers 10w50 but is it any good for normal driving with the occasional spirited drive? I have a blob wrx 330bhp standard internals.

Cheers

yabbadoo4

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seems to be ok, see here : https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...synthetic.html

Marco.Singh

Hi, thanks for that. I did see that thread, was hoping for little more feedback on it in order to persuade me. Purely from a price point

yabbadoo4

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to be honest m8 any fully synthetic oil in the mid price range will be fine as long as you pick the right grade. ive always used millers myself for my bug sti (340bhp) but the last oil change was Fuchs titan supersyn 5w-40 and it was spot on and have just bought another 5 litres for an oil change this week. mine likes a wee drink of oil these days so i dont use the dearest stuff anymore.

Marco.Singh

Cheers for the feedback. Previous owner has always used 10w50 going by paperwork. The Total Quartz 10w50 is about £30 for 5 litres so mid range stuff. May give it a try as there was positive feedback on the thread you found. Deffo right grade so may just give it a go

yabbadoo4

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it will be fine bud too many people get hung up on oil. regular changes is just as important, i do mine every 7k and both this car and my previous classic wagon never missed a beat.

InTurbo

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My forged 2.5 engine has been runing on total 10w50 since after its run in service over 10k ago.
It's a good quality oil and very well priced too, helps for regular 3k oil changes.

Marco.Singh

Sound goods to me, cheers for your input

TonyBurns

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My Peugeot RCZ R and 308 150 BlueHDi run the 5w30 Total quartz, its a good quality oil across the range

Marco.Singh

Cheers

oilman

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The Total Quartz 10w-50 will be just fine, it is a good oil. It does not contain ester like the Millers CFS and it competitors which is why it does not cost as much.

Cheers

Guy

Gambit

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ive been using the Total Quartz Racing 10w50 for guts of 3yrs now without issue on both my 2.5 sti's

Marco.Singh

Cheers guys for your input. Definitely convinced to give it a go on my next oil change

edsel

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Im using it in my Alfa Romeo 147 in an attempt to shut up a noisy variator valve. It does the job. It is, without doubt a quality oil for a road car. Alfas are notoriuos for high oil usage, the oil usage has marginally improved since moving from regular 10/40 semi.
I use 10/50 Millers Nano drive in my modded track day Impreza, as oilman said Total quartz doesn't ofter the protection qualities of an ester based oil in a high-performance car. As my car has had a recent rebuild and is in a high state of tune, I'm not going to start cutting corners by saving £10 - £20 on an oil change.