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Old 29 September 2008, 06:37 PM
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Why do a lot of scooby enthusiasts make a big deal about using only millers oils? surely as long as you change it every 4000 miles any premium brand fully synthetic will do, or is there a very good reason for only using millers?
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who said we only use millers, most use Motul 300V 15-50
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Old 29 September 2008, 07:57 PM
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Silkolene Pro S 15w-50
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Tried a few in me classic - mobil 1 motorsport/millers/silkolene pro R ended up sticking with motul 300v 15w50.

At 15w50 motul "seems" to make mine run smoother when cold than other manufacturers at the same grade.(dont buy it to particularly protect when cold or i`d buy some thinner stuff) just seemed a noticeable difference in how mine ran over the others i`d tried.

Have no intention of using anything else now-cars been fine for the last 30,000 miles.
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Mike - have a look at this as it is quite good as background reading:

Millers Oils

The oil viscosities will depend on the power you're running.
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what should i be using in my version 4 type r?? didnt ask the garage i used for my rebuild but they only do scoobies so i guess they use the right stuff..
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oops sorry its got forged internals roughly running around 300 - 320 with minor mods
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Originally Posted by redsuk
what should i be using in my version 4 type r?? didnt ask the garage i used for my rebuild but they only do scoobies so i guess they use the right stuff..
I would have thought they would have used a correct base - think it may me 10w-40 or poss 10w-50 (used for bigger horses). 10w-60's tend to be used by the race cars.
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i use millers 10w 60 fully synthetic
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Originally Posted by mark v4 coupe
i use millers 10w 60 fully synthetic
me too.
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At the moment, using Millers 10W60, going to try Motul 15W50 at my next service.
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Originally Posted by azz250478
me too.
me too

had no problems with it so am wont be changing
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started using millers 10/60 a couple of years ago never had any probs with it so just keep using it.
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Is this just me or are we starting another oil thread lol.

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