wot engine oil should i be using
Jan 2, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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wot engine oil should i be using
the car is a frst chipped 180bhp i put fully synthethic 5w 30 is that right???
Jan 2, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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From: Vimto Land Nr Warrington, Cheshire
Jan 3, 2006 | 10:03 AM
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seems a bit too thin mate
stick to a decent oil 10w40
Jan 3, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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i use mobil1 15/50 motorsport my car has always been run on it
Jan 4, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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5w-40 synthetic.
Jan 4, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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From: sunny sunny bournemouth
5w/30 is for zetec engines mate, i tend to use a 10/40 or 10/50 as 0/40 or 5/40 tends to be to thin and can cause the turbo to smoke....
Jan 5, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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From: Aberdeen, abroad or offshore.
I have been using 5w-40 fully synthetic in my FRST engine for a long time and thats a high mileage stage1 engine with no problems
Jan 5, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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SOme engine will respond differently to different grades depending on wear, mods use etc.
Jan 6, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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From: Cleveland
I used to run Mobil 1 Motorsport, think thats 15W 50 from memory, switched now thou and using Miller 15W 60.
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