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Which oil?

Postby DavidAnthony » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:19 pm

Hey Guys,

Have to do an oil change soon, want to use Mobil 1 but the owner’s manual says to use 10W-30 and they don't seem to make this type.

Anyone have any ideas where I can get this? or is it safe to use 5W-30 in Sydney? (The owner’s manual says not to use this if temperature gets above 40c)

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Postby spareparts » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:45 pm

i use a castrol edge 5w30... super cheap auto got it cheap atm 40 a bottle.
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Postby billyboy » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:29 am

I used Nulon 10W30 semi synth on 7500 oil change.

But this time, actually today! going to put in Castrol 5w-30 fully synth & see how she runs.

Well on the bottle it mentions ok for turbo's, I know a few guys here put in 0W-40 & seem to run ok.

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Postby Superintendent Chalmers » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:20 am

Mitsu dealer up here will only put Castrol 0w-40 in its performance cars. Temp and tropical climate is the main reason. Should be getting new oil in my car in the next few hours. (15k service today)

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Postby blade888 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:59 am

Last service at Ultra Tune put Valvoline 10W30 Semi Synth in my car. Seems good so far.
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Postby arutha » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:23 pm

HKS specific oil. the oil is specially designed for the 4b11 but at $200 for an oil change its probably i bit on the expensive side lol
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Postby Bandit » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:08 pm

Not being a smart arse here, but how can it be specifically designed for the 4B11T? Doesn't the oil viscosity largely depend on which environment the vehicle is being operated in??
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Postby tryg » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:08 pm

Any 0-40w oil should be tops!

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Postby McCoy » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:50 am

We use Castrol Edge 0w40 in both our road cars and our race cars. Seems to be sufficient not only to win back to back Bathurst 12hrs but also run down to the supermarket with.
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Postby Superintendent Chalmers » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:01 am

Yep, I use the ow-40 for all my supermarket trips.... for food and work! :P

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Postby DavidAnthony » Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:15 pm

Thanks for the info guys, but looks like my oil change is going to be postponed for a little while.

Had a little accident in the RA and she has to be fixed first. :(
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Postby Peanut » Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:21 pm

Royal Purple 5w-30 Full Synthetic
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Postby Ral1rt » Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:02 pm

DavidAnthony wrote:Thanks for the info guys, but looks like my oil change is going to be postponed for a little while.

Had a little accident in the RA and she has to be fixed first. :(


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Postby DavidAnthony » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:17 pm

Ral1rt wrote:
Ahh no! What happened mate? I'd be crying if anything happened to my RA. *supportive pat on the back*


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Postby Chubb » Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:02 pm

I am about to start running mobil 5w-40 Synthetic, I was going to run the castrol 5w-30 but I need the 40 as I do a fair bit of driving out west in temps over 40 degrees.


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