What weight oil are you using in your forged engine?
14 May 2010, 09:06 AM
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What weight oil are you using in your forged engine?
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14 May 2010, 09:50 AM
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I am using Millers 10w 60 in my forged 2.5, probably try 10w 50 next time as Millers have only just started selling it and Opie Oils say 10w 50 is better for Subaru engines.
14 May 2010, 09:52 AM
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my friends is using millers cfs 10w50 in his newly forged engine too.
14 May 2010, 09:59 AM
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Using millers 10w50 on mine too
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14 May 2010, 10:09 AM
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according to halfords scoobs should use 5w 50 i think or is it 40 ?
14 May 2010, 10:38 AM
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14 May 2010, 12:37 PM
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Go for a 10w-50, it's better than the 5w-40 as the tolerances are a bit bigger in the forged engines.
14 May 2010, 01:43 PM
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14 May 2010, 01:59 PM
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silkolene pros 10/50 for me
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Quote:
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Scooby Dan
... Opie Oils say 10w 50 is better for Subaru engines.
I'm using that based on their advice.
TX.
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What weight oil are you using in your forged engine?
