What oil should I use?
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I use motul 300v competition 15/50 , subaru4u recommend it so that's good enough for me , I normally order through opie oils , oil change around every 5000 to 7500 depending on how oil looks
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The car is only a couple of months old with low mileage so would like to use good oil as I'll be keeping it for a while. Thanks again guys. 👌👍
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On the age thing mines had a recent re bore new Pistons etc so as a new engine , the lowest I would go would be a 10 I think 5 is too thin , then a 40 or 50 the upper side of it , I'm happy with a good 15/50 it's down to choice but I will never use a 5
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Never though about using you to buy my oils,I'm sure you're very price competitive on oils as you are with everything else,mind you opie did have 15% offer on at the time I ordered.
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I've just got millers 5w40 ester for my next oil change,would you say this is not advisable for a forged build which has done 30k? I thought it might quieten down the cold starts a bit?
Never though about using you to buy my oils,I'm sure you're very price competitive on oils as you are with everything else,mind you opie did have 15% offer on at the time I ordered.
Never though about using you to buy my oils,I'm sure you're very price competitive on oils as you are with everything else,mind you opie did have 15% offer on at the time I ordered.
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I'm running 10w40 atm and thought the thinner 5w on cold would make it a little less slappy.
I like to do regular oil changes so might go with the 5w I have this time for a few thousand miles since I bought it anyway,see how it goes then go 15w on the next change.
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now for oldies like my stag its no good on modern oil and needs 20/50
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The 10w is fine, just get used to the slap or try a 15w50/60 depending on if big bhp.
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Yeh I expect a little slap when cold,doesn't really bother me,it does rack up a few knock events on ESL when I first start tho but was thinking of relocating the knock sensor as I've seen a few threads on people moving em to a slightly higher position.
I'm somewhere around 400bhp So not huge power. Maybe I should think about moving to a 50/60?
I'm somewhere around 400bhp So not huge power. Maybe I should think about moving to a 50/60?
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And am I wrong in thinking say for a 5w40 that the '5' is for when the oil is cold and the '40' for when the oil is up to temprature?
Car is running 10w40 atm but my last purchase from you is the millers 5w40(not put that in yet)
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With it being forged, I'd probably go for a 10w-40 or 10w-50 ester synthetic, depending on what the car is being used for and how hot the oil is getting. 5w-40 might well be fine, but you might find it doesn't sound great on cold starts.
Yes, the w number refers to the cold viscosity (the W stands for winter) and the other number (SAE) is the hot viscosity. They are on different scales though.
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With it being forged, I'd probably go for a 10w-40 or 10w-50 ester synthetic, depending on what the car is being used for and how hot the oil is getting. 5w-40 might well be fine, but you might find it doesn't sound great on cold starts.
Yes, the w number refers to the cold viscosity (the W stands for winter) and the other number (SAE) is the hot viscosity. They are on different scales though.
Cheers
Tim
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