oil in RS2000, part, full or mineral? and 5-30 or 10-40?
13-01-2006, 01:10 PM
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oil in RS2000, part, full or mineral? and 5-30 or 10-40?
as above really, gonna change the oil in me RS2K's
do i want part synthetic?
also does i really matter if i use 10-40 or 5-30?
as halfrauds selling 10-40 @ £8.99 for 5L
or 5-30 @ £18.99 for 5L
sorry for bein so stupid but i always get confused when it comes to oil
do i want part synthetic?
also does i really matter if i use 10-40 or 5-30?
as halfrauds selling 10-40 @ £8.99 for 5L
or 5-30 @ £18.99 for 5L
sorry for bein so stupid but i always get confused when it comes to oil
29-03-2006, 09:13 PM
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rseb whys that mate i thought 5w 30 was thinner than 10w 40
my cars done 125000 and i use any shell 10w 40 in it rattles when cold but is dead quiet when warm
my cars done 125000 and i use any shell 10w 40 in it rattles when cold but is dead quiet when warm
31-03-2006, 10:25 AM
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saint: you r right, it is thinner...
if it rattles when cold like that, then i would recomend 15w50... full sintetic again and always!! will help you with those "strange noises"...
good luck
if it rattles when cold like that, then i would recomend 15w50... full sintetic again and always!!
will help you with those "strange noises"...good luck
31-03-2006, 11:19 AM
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i used to use 15w 50 in my cossie and was a good oil but i just thought that was to much for the rs2k but i`m up for tring anything lol
I made the big mistake of engine flushing the car about 3000 ago hense why she makes some noise when cold............
I made the big mistake of engine flushing the car about 3000 ago hense why she makes some noise when cold............
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20-05-2006, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RST MAD GRANT
The correct oil is 5w 30 as recommended by my ford dealer when i had mine as it's the correct oil for the i4 engine mate, cheers, Grant.
Originally Posted by Sheldy
Semi synthetic 5w 30 is the one to use for the RS2K
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