JamesVTS

Hi all,


Was in halfords today and saw this oil..... 5W-50 track day engine oil for performance engines....

usually i use 0w-40 castrol edge but a lot of you on here say dont use it...

is this any good? as get 5ltrs here too instead of castrol 4 ltr bottles ( stupid idea )

OR

Which is best oil to use in my 2001 wrx?


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We have a large selection of Car Care & Maintenance accessories available. Halfords 5W/50 Track Day Oil 5L fully synthetic motorsport oil, for track days and enthusiastic driving.

£32.99

Halfords 5W/50 Fully Synthetic Track Day Oil 5L from Halfords Price £32.99 Buy Oil Get Free Screwdriver Set

Cheers

DaveBeck

iTrader: (12)

0 is way to thin. i use 10/50 millers.
sure others will disagree but ive never had an oil problem

JamesVTS

yea, i was recommended by someone to use 0w-40, wont be again lol

so whats best is this halfords stuff any good? anyone using it? was looking at getting 10w-60 castrol edge sport???

(for a 2001 wrx, td05, fuel pump, filter, ecu tek )

matt75racing

Hi
I have used halfords over the years in various cars and bikes , never had any problems , it meets all the usual ratings ,and as long as you buy the right grade its fine

JamesVTS

done a search... a couple use this 5w-50 halfords oil and say its fine, some say 50 is too thick most i can gather use 5w-40 fully synth.. do castrol do one?

castrol only seem to do in the edge sport range

10w-60
0w-40

loads say 0w is too low so staying away from that as thats what previosly used...

use to use 10w-60 in my old evo. would this be ok? or the halfords 5w-50?

Help lol

lightwave693

i have used the halfords 5w-50 trackday oil for almost 3years with no problems what so ever

JamesVTS

is yours tuned or standard? noticed any difference compared to others?

my choice now is the halfords 5w/50 or castrol edge sport 10w/60 hmmm

lightwave693

mines not standard,dawes,full decat and fcd etc

projectsubaru

Have used the 5w50 halfords motorsport oil for two years and i think it is excellent stuff, i do frequent changes as you should in an impreza

finalzero

is 10w40 the common rating people use (I am changing my oil at the weekend with some TMC branded 10w40 semi-synth oil).

JamesVTS

5w/40 is most common from what gather

dunx

iTrader: (3)

The larger number refers to viscosity at higher temperatures, so 60 is "better" than 50 but if most use 40, then it's un-likely to matter.
Mobil 1 for me...

DunxC

P.S. how's the re-build going young 'un ?

Slick81

iTrader: (1)

Castrol Edge Sport 10w60

JamesVTS

yes thats what gone for in the end

Alright Dunx! going well, just got turbo back from rebuild too lol thought may as well do it when off as bit oil in intake pipe... engine is all built now just waiting to go back in sat afternoon after work. hope it works lol

prwatts

0W40 means the viscosity of a straigh 0 at Zero Degrees and the viscosity of a 40 oil at 100 degrees.


so once the oil is up to operating temp, a 0W or a 5W or a 10W makes no difference - it is a matter of what the big number is. I recommend a 40 on a newer engine and a 50 on an older engine, fully synthetic ester oil. I have an oil cooler and stationary my temp creeps up to 90 but on the move it is seldom above 70-80.

GC8

Their track day oil only costs £24:74 (down from £34:99) with a trade card. I doubt that its 100% pao base stock, but then, when analysed with a gas chromatograph, Mobil1 isnt either (!).....