see..thats what i want.........ye or ne.............now i'll try silky........cheers

 

so is it the swap from 15-50 to 10-50 0r is it a better oil/compound...???

 

im more of a crisp and dry man my self

 

Cos i don't believe there has been a side by side comparison of these oils, under experimental conditions.
NO proper evaluation of data to say Mobil 1 is inferior has been presented.
Madrods tests didn't include Mobil, andf one of the oil was tested on a new engine that is likely to have a different ipact on it as the engine is bedding in to normal conditions.

I have nothing againts Silkoline or Castrol either.

One reply details an oil thinning (drop in pressure) as you would expect with increasing temperature, and another says this is not always bad with respect to engine protection.
I understand that the actual molecular breakdown of an oil will be an issue as you then have different physical characteristics of the oil, which reduces the engine protection.

Different interpretation of experiences leads to differing opinions. And i donn't believe any of the mentioned oils are as terrible as some like to make out.

 

...............err.........thats what i said aswell.........but i'm going to try another oil.............

 

I'll worry about oil once I've rebuilt the engine..... until then it's 15w50 Mobil 1 as I have loads in the garage

 

I have used castrol, mobil and now silkolene in my engine.

oil pressure was best with the castrol as you would expect, as for usage it seemed to like drinking the Mobil.

Silolene is doing the job and seem to be the best as an actual performance oil judging by people who have done any kind of tests.

 

Interesting read, will give the Silkolene a try next oil change.Regarding Castrol RS vs Mobil1 Motorsport I also gained pressure after switching to the RS. When warm and at tickover there quite a big difference in oil pressure. Mobil was below the recommended pressure and Castrol stays way above. They must have put concrete in it to make thicker.

 

Ive just ordered some Silkolene from Opie on peoples reccomendations on here and there a pleasure to deal with, very helpfull. And its on special offer at the mo so only cost me £43 delivered. Result

 

My recommended Oils

 

Matches my own to an absolute tee .

 

so silkoliene pro s is the one to go for then?

ive used castrol before, and on hard runs i can pull up and my tappetss would sund like a 1.3 hcs engine lol

havnt tried mobil 1 and was going to try it next but if the silkoliene is better ill go for that

 

silkolene pro s or pro r 10/50

i use the pro r

 

whats the difference marco?

 

sport and race at a total guess.

 

i have Silkolene or Mobil 1 if needed

Matt

 

i know a few peeps and i, have found castrol blows out the breathers on track...makes a fookin mess....

seems to break down when under real heat

 

Euan, the pro-r is normally 15-50 & is the older oil in the range, the pro-s is normally 10-50 & is a later oil, both very good, i use the pro-s 10-50 in my my car & most other scoobs & evos, we normally sell oil, oil filter & sump washer for £45 all in, thinking we may be to cheap

 

My oil has just turned up by courier after I ordered it yesterday after 1pm and it was delivered before 9 this morning. Excellent service, will defo be using Opie again for my fluids

 

bugger sorry matt, didnt realise you stock silkolene as poeple only mentioned about the mobile 1.

Well my still isnt here, and i ordered my on monday

 

OK fair point Mark, but what would be the advantage on a stage 3 Cossie, which runs perfectly, spot on, very quiet, and doesn't burn any oil, on Mobil 1?

 

oil came this afternoon and is now in the engine.

its a very pretty red colour.

lol

 

Oooh must buy some LOL

Might just try it to see what all the fuss is about

 

If your happy with that then no advantage, From what we have learnt with Rods Pro S is all that I use.

Mark

 

you going central day? might need a couple of cans

 

Cheers Mark

 

oil man told me that the pro r is better suited race engines , the pro s is more for N/A race applications


marco

 

Is it running thou

 

pro s 10-50 for me all day long im afraid!!,,watch and see how often you DONT have to top it up as well!!

i wont use nothing else now

 

my engine has been built for a couple of years now and has had a very hard life, i used to use a cheeper end oil however after trying a sumps worth of pro r 15/50 i couldnt believe the cold running noise difference and my turbo useage halved, i now only kill a turbo once a year!, the pro r i have found handles high temps for longer and lasts rather than once its get hot hot its tossed. I also found that it halved the oil top ups, but i did notice a large drop in hot oil pressures, however after reading this i m not bothered at all now, also the pro r is a lovely blood red colour!

 

right, just checked my oil and it seems very thin after the over fueling incident.

Went to possilby buy some more pro S and its shot up in price

only bought some last week.

 

Get a price off matt mate.

 

yeah i'll give him a call tomorrow as i want to leave him a little more time after his loss, dont want to hassle him with work.

 

How long did you leave the car on idle for Ryan? Bore wash occurs at around 10% c/o. I doubt it was running that rich otherwise you would have smelt it lol

Dont be paranoid mate.

 

does smell a bit fuelly rich, which is why i ask.

might do a change purely for the sake of it, its only £40 on oil, i would rather that, than a fucked engine

 

I know what you are saying mate.

 

Ryan,
They were doing a special offer that week . I still have some .

 

how much mike?

delivered of course.

seeing as your website say 44 + delivery

 

£54 and I'll throw in a genuine Ford filter .

 

£54. bloody hell