What Oil for Hawkeye WRX
Sorry, I know it's another "What oil" question has been asked million times before but could only find a few threads relating to hawk wrx.
Only last week had a genuine blue oil filter and Shell helix ultra 5w30 fully synth (as quoted in owners manual) installed but after visiting a scooby specialist, i was told that oil is "too thin" and not good for the engine. was told to use Millers 5w40 or a 10w50 as it's winter now?? why does the owners manual state 5w30, if the oil is too thin and not good for the engine? |
Hi,
Is your Hawk wrx standard or modified? Cheers, Guy |
Hi engine wise it's completely standard apart from a Vortex catback exhaust.
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Originally Posted by Discover
(Post 12034391)
Sorry, I know it's another "What oil" question has been asked million times before but could only find a few threads relating to hawk wrx.
why does the owners manual state 5w30, if the oil is too thin and not good for the engine? stick to millers 10/50 imo |
Hi
I would use a 5w-40 synthetic and you will find those through the link below. https://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT+, Motul Sport/300V, Red Line and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XF Longlife, Castrol Edge/Magnatec, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives. That's fine for all year round use in the UK. Cheers Tim |
Originally Posted by ZANY
(Post 12034443)
Sumat to do with the environment |
Originally Posted by oilman
(Post 12034445)
Hi
I would use a 5w-40 synthetic and you will find those through the link below. https://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT+, Motul Sport/300V, Red Line and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XF Longlife, Castrol Edge/Magnatec, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives. That's fine for all year round use in the UK. Cheers Tim so the Shell Helix Ultra 5w30 I put in last week, will that be fine for around 4k miles or should I just change it to 5w40 asap? Also, between the Millers CFS and CFS NT+, what benefit will I see with the slightly higher priced NT+ over the standard CFS? cheers |
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Still don't know whether to leave or change the oil? |
Hi
The oil in there is fine for normal use, but if you are enthusiastic with it, the oil might thin out a bit too much. The CFS NT+ has a higher dose of the Nanodrive additives, to reduce friction further and give better performance/economy. Cheers Tim |
Originally Posted by oilman
(Post 12034712)
Hi
The oil in there is fine for normal use, but if you are enthusiastic with it, the oil might thin out a bit too much. The CFS NT+ has a higher dose of the Nanodrive additives, to reduce friction further and give better performance/economy. Cheers Tim |
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