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Old 19-07-2010 | 10:29 PM
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Will this be ok?...
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-832-silk...-gear-oil.aspx

Or will I be better off with this one?....
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-850-silk...-gear-oil.aspx

They are both 75w so should both get round the same from cold, I think it's just that the first one is a full Ester based oil and the second one isnt.

For my IB5 box, currently putting 230ftlb throught it but will be increasing to nearer 280ftlb fairly soon

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Old 19-07-2010 | 10:34 PM
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what car is it and i can tell you exactly what you should use tomorrow
car
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engine size
and ill look up the oil specs for ya
Old 19-07-2010 | 10:36 PM
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i was told 75w -90 semi synthetic for mine. its an escort ib5, front starter brand new crate at the time. i was told i could put thicker stuff in but it would be "sticky" when cold.
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Originally Posted by rich123
what car is it and i can tell you exactly what you should use tomorrow
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engine size
and ill look up the oil specs for ya
Cheers but thats all irrelevant when your running way above normal power/torque.
For example Ford recommends 10w/40 semi for my engine, but at 27psi of boost the turbo would turn that oil water! lol
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i was told 75w -90 semi synthetic for mine. its an escort ib5, front starter brand new crate at the time. i was told i could put thicker stuff in but it would be "sticky" when cold.
Surely a fully synth ester based oil is going to protect better than a semi of the same viscosity though?
Old 19-07-2010 | 10:44 PM
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not being funny but regardless of what oil you put in it at that power level it aint going to last long lol!
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no idea mate sorry. the guy who built my 'box knew my car and engine, about 170hp and this is the oil he recommended. its been sound for 16 months now, not so much of a whine from her yet.
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not being funny but regardless of what oil you put in it at that power level it aint going to last long lol!
This is true! lol
Always nice to give it the best chance possible though.
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no idea mate sorry. the guy who built my 'box knew my car and engine, about 170hp and this is the oil he recommended. its been sound for 16 months now, not so much of a whine from her yet.
No worries!
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
Cheers but thats all irrelevant when your running way above normal power/torque.
For example Ford recommends 10w/40 semi for my engine, but at 27psi of boost the turbo would turn that oil water! lol

Surely a fully synth ester based oil is going to protect better than a semi of the same viscosity though?

engine oil wise running that high i would run a 10w60 like edge or titan pro 10w60 etc used to be called silkolene
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