Hi Guys so nearly ready to finish off rebuilding my v4 sti all stock internals now what oil to run in the engine before any1 post i did read alot for a few month's now and still not sure where or what because there is so many opinions and thoughts.. dough which one to go for? Overall i was thinking to put mineral 10w40 get the engine idling till hot take it out for 20-40 mile spin with boost so the rings bed in and then change oil again and keep it under 4k rpm till 500 mile? change again for ? correct me if im wrong any help would be appreciated!! Thanks

 

I used halford mineral oil 10-40 for the first 500 miles then changed to the same oil done another 1000 then swapped to the good stuff (fuchs 15-50),,, I just drove it like a normal car , ie didn't wait for it to warm up really just drove it from cold off boost then drove normally once warm ,, if it needed a tiny bit of boost to get the car moving then I'd use some if not then I'd stay off boost but didn't baby it around

 

Hi

This is ideal.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60229-mi...ngine-oil.aspx

One lot for the first 30 miles, another up to about 250 and then a final lot to take it to 750 miles or so.

Cheers

Tim

 

Thanks guys, appreciate it got 2 drums ordered of miller's
Oilman please mail asap need it for next weekend defo!! Thanks again!

 

Hi

Have you got the order number? I can get an idea when it will be with you.

Cheers

Tim

 

Its 449357, Thanks Oilman

 

top service from Tim @ Opie as ever

 

Hi

The order left us today, so should be with you before next weekend.

Cheers

Tim

 

Thanks Tim