what grade oil?
04-25-2006, 02:26 AM
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what grade oil? have a 98 TA with 80k stock bottom end, LS6 ported heads and Magic stick cam. took out pcv and put two breathers on. btw that 80k is with a 45 year old women driving. what grade oil should i be using????
04-25-2006, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by konryod215
have a 98 TA with 80k stock bottom end, LS6 ported heads and Magic stick cam. took out pcv and put two breathers on. btw that 80k is with a 45 year old women driving. what grade oil should i be using????
Amsoil 5w40
Red Line 5w30/5w40
Royal Purple Racing 41
Mobil 1 0w40
04-25-2006, 03:45 PM
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I've done 6 oil analysis' on my engine since installing a cam at 4K miles. It showed much better wear numbers with a thick 30W and 40W over a thin 30W like Mobil 1 5W-30.
Add Mobil 1 5W-40 Turbo Diesel to the list......
Add Mobil 1 5W-40 Turbo Diesel to the list......
04-25-2006, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan02SS
It showed much better wear numbers with a thick 30W and 40W over a thin 30W like Mobil 1 5W-30.
Add Mobil 1 5W-40 Turbo Diesel to the list......
Add Mobil 1 5W-40 Turbo Diesel to the list......
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04-25-2006, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by angel71rs
From researching the LS1 boards and BITOG, seems a lot of engines are showing higher wear #s with M1 5W-30. German Castrol seems to show the lowest wear, followed by a lot of other good oils, including what I went with, M1 5W-40 Truck & SUV, cause it's readily available at Walmart for a good price.
and how do u tell the German Castrol from other Castrol
04-25-2006, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by konryod215
don't u mean M1 15w-40 Truck & SUV
and how do u tell the German Castrol from other Castrol
and how do u tell the German Castrol from other Castrol
04-25-2006, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
You guys are getting to the point where you don't need me anymore, I agree with everything that has been posted so far in this thread.
I've been stalking your posts here and on BITOG
04-25-2006, 08:47 PM
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so should i go up from my m1 10w30 to m1 10w40 or so?? iwas useing royle purple 5w30 but it sucked that stuff up a little much. on a trip from maine to arkansas i use about 3 quarts its about 1500-2000 miles or so.
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Hehe 45 yo.. My mom's got almost 20 years on that and I swear on my old 94 z28 a4, she nailed that gas to the floor every light and stop sign she got the chance 
Had she driven that thing 24/7 it woulda had 45k miles on it that were like 300 laps on nascar hehe
Had she driven that thing 24/7 it woulda had 45k miles on it that were like 300 laps on nascar
hehe
04-25-2006, 08:58 PM
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so should i go up from my m1 10w30 to m1 10w40 or so?? iwas useing royle purple 5w30 but it sucked that stuff up a little much. on a trip from maine to arkansas i use about 3 quarts its about 1500-2000 miles or so.
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can you get 5w40 from wal-mart? if so i'll go with that then. not trying to hog the thread here but what do the numbers mean i think i'm pretty sure what they mean but i would like to hear it from someone else. thanks.
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Well I was going to get the syntec 10w40 since NO ONE around here had the 5w40 m1 or anythign else for that matter that was fully synthetic and better than 5w30.
Luckily I saw a thread here mention somethign about an amsoil dealer that was a memeber) so I tossed em some business
Luckily I saw a thread here mention somethign about an amsoil dealer that was a memeber
) so I tossed em some business
04-26-2006, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by konryod215
don't u mean M1 15w-40 Truck & SUV
and how do u tell the German Castrol from other Castrol
and how do u tell the German Castrol from other Castrol
04-26-2006, 08:17 AM
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Uh oh... seems M1 5W-40 T&SUV is being discontinued:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/...;f=35;t=000912
I hope wally world will carry the supposed equivalents, Turbo Diesel 5W-40 or Delvac 1. If not, will have to see if the new Castrol European Formula, which is supposed to be the replacement for the green GC, gets wider distribution, making it easier to find.
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http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/...;f=35;t=000912
I hope wally world will carry the supposed equivalents, Turbo Diesel 5W-40 or Delvac 1. If not, will have to see if the new Castrol European Formula, which is supposed to be the replacement for the green GC, gets wider distribution, making it easier to find.
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