Suitable Oils

[BC5RA]

This thread is a joke. Mods should have cleaned it up or deleted ages ago, with a sticky of exactly how oil works with Factory manual recommendations.

[loner]

Yeah it\'s fucking funny in places... like when it\'s explained how oil thickens up when it gets hot

[clintondane]

 loner said:

Yeah it\'s fucking funny in places... like when it\'s explained how oil thickens up when it gets hot

BUT IT DOES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loner]

 clintondane']

[quote name='loner said:

Yeah it\'s fucking funny in places... like when it\'s explained how oil thickens up when it gets hot

/quote]

BUT IT DOES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know, that\'s why engines seize when they get too hot, because the oil goes solid.

[Timmah]

Screw you guys it was an honest cock up. ;D

[Guest]

http://www.upmpg.com/tech_articles/motoroil_viscosity/

May help?

Any oil thread on any forum is shite. If youre looking for oil grades on a forum - dont. Just ask the lad selling it to you they should know and its their public liability that will cover you if the oil they spec is incorrect.

[clintondane]

 Timmah said:

Screw you guys it was an honest cock up.

Calm down bud, do you need a cuddle?

[Timmah]

 clintondane']

[quote name='Timmah said:

Screw you guys it was an honest cock up.

/quote]

Calm down bud, do you need a cuddle?

I was meaning it in a light hearted manner :-*

[Johnnynz]

I use countdown Canola personally...

[clintondane]

 Timmah']

[quote name='Timmah said:

Screw you guys it was an honest cock up.

/quote]

Calm down bud, do you need a cuddle?

I was meaning it in a light hearted manner :-*

So was I.

[newsuba]

 Johnnynz said:

I use countdown Canola personally...

Canola is evil.

Olive oil ftw.

;D

[G-unit]

gota be virgin olive oil then u know its never been used ;D

[jimme18]

so this thread is all over the place!

for a 1995 v2 sti what should I use, 10w40? maybe 5w30?

semi or full sythn?

[tebbyj]

 jimme18 said:

so this thread is all over the place!

for a 1995 v2 sti what should I use, 10w40? maybe 5w30?

semi or full sythn?

Its all personal opinion really but for your car id say 10w40 semi syn.

I think 5w30 is to thin for most turbo subys.

[clintondane]

Really, too thin? Odd then that when I took my car for a service at Southern Motors in Dunedin they used full synthetic 5w-30, a 2001 Legacy Blitzen with 180ks at the time btw.

This thread makes me laugh.

[Darkdax55]

My car is a v2 wrx and i use Havoline 5w40. Would that be too thin then?

[Divine]

I use Penrite Racing 10 Tenths 10W-40 Fully Synthetic oil.

[Timmah]

 Darkdax55 said:

My car is a v2 wrx and i use Havoline 5w40. Would that be too thin then?

If you car is happy, stick with it. Just keep the services regular and checking over things.

[tebbyj]

 clintondane']

Really, too thin? Odd then that when I took my car for a service at Southern Motors in Dunedin they used full synthetic 5w-30, a 2001 Legacy Blitzen with 180ks at the time btw.

Its all opinion,

Subaru recommends 5w30 for normal use (for fuel economy and emissions reasons as far as im aware) and puts it in all subys that come in for services regardless of ks UNLESS its an STI or is specified that car is used under "heavy duty applications", in which case it gets Motul 10w40 or equivalent.

[quote name='Darkdax55 said:

My car is a v2 wrx and i use Havoline 5w40. Would that be too thin then?

Nope, what Timmah says

[tebbyj]

From the 1997-1998 WRX Workshop Manual Just so everyone can see what Subaru recommends (note point 3)

[clintondane]

So then 5w-30 is fine if it\'s for your daily driver that\'s not thrashed even with a turbo?

[Marky]

If in doubt, google the manufacturers reccomendation for your engine and go with it. Only deviation is to use 30w60 to shut up the BEB noise for the purpose of selling the vehicle

Hell theres an older autocar review of nz new wrxs (i think) where subaru asked for the performance times to get redone cause their fleet car apparently had too thick a grade put in it, reviewer dude actually said the spool up got markedly quicker on the "correct" oil and dropped the times

Take with appropriate grain of salt as per this entire thread

[Johnnynz]

 clintondane said:

This thread makes me laugh.

Threads a clusterf!@#$ and tbh its almost impossible telling the good advice form bad unless you already know a bit.

Personally nowadays I talk to my tuner and or Mechanic and go with there recommendation. If you have neither keep it topped up, change often, use what the car company recommends and your winning compared to 90% of car owners.

[MercuryFree]

My brain every time this thread is bumped:

[Guest]

Dont ask what oil to use ask why. Then again dont listen to repco dipshit do your own research.