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Old 14 June 2011, 06:30 PM
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Question Oil question .....!
Silkoline Pro 10w-50 or Silkoline Pro 5w- 40

Which one would you choose out of the two ? and why ?
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Old 14 June 2011, 06:43 PM
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what car?
standard/modified?
engine temps?
track or day to day use?
age?
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Old 14 June 2011, 06:48 PM
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Sorry, its on mine 99 RB5 WR Sport, standard at the moment other than an air panel filter.
I usualy use the pro s 10w-50, just wondering if its worth me changing grades as my next oil change is due.

It wont be standard for long though its soon to be mapped (by sept @ latest) and a vf34 going on.
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Old 14 June 2011, 06:52 PM
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10-50 for me Matt / Olly at RCM said put the stuff in my car..... and that's good enough for me

Shaun

PS It's now called Titan Fuchs (or Fuchs Titan )
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Old 14 June 2011, 07:00 PM
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yea the last bottle i had was the fuchs titan the renamed one, looks like i'll stick with that then.
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I use the 10-50 but on a forged 2.5
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Rb5 Is a UK car? If so...

Stick with what the people who designed the engine recommend in the Subaru handbook... 10w/40 A nice fully synthetic Millers oil is what I used in my UK turbo and ran beautiful.
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Old 14 June 2011, 08:21 PM
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UK car was never meant to run on a VF turbo

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Originally Posted by Midlife......
UK car was never meant to run on a VF turbo

Shaun
Hasn't fitted it yet though so might as well stick with manufacture recommendations oil wise until then.
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
10-50 for me Matt / Olly at RCM said put the stuff in my car..... and that's good enough for me

Shaun

PS It's now called Titan Fuchs (or Fuchs Titan )
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Lots of mods + as suggested by Oilman

TX.

edit - 10w50
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I use the shell 5w-50 is this ok on a mapped 2.5 hawkeye anyone know? Cheers Ben
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use the 5w40 in my blob wrx
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Always used Silkolene/Fuchs 5w 40 ester synthetic in MY07 RB320!
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