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I m wondering what oil (engine) to use..
Double ester ? realy a plus or just a full synthetic ,kind of Porshe BMW etc.... approved ;-)
Viscosity wise 5-40 like in the manual ?
Cheers
Tam
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WHAT OIL ,
Started by TAM340R, Jul 29 2010 04:42 PM
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TAM340R
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 04:42 PM
Who is using what
I m wondering what oil (engine) to use..
Double ester ? realy a plus or just a full synthetic ,kind of Porshe BMW etc.... approved ;-)
Viscosity wise 5-40 like in the manual ?
Cheers
Tam
I m wondering what oil (engine) to use..
Double ester ? realy a plus or just a full synthetic ,kind of Porshe BMW etc.... approved ;-)
Viscosity wise 5-40 like in the manual ?
Cheers
Tam
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 10:17 PM
Shell Helix fully synthetic for all mine.
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Posted 30 July 2010 - 03:09 PM
Ding for Shell Helix which is, IIRC, 5-30W
Saving up for a sequential gearbox
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Posted 30 July 2010 - 03:49 PM
Motul Sport 5-50W
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 02:29 AM
Castrol Edge 0-40 [ We call it "edge" here in NZ Castrol Edge seems to have other names elsewhere]
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 11:32 AM
Motul 300V 15W/50 for ultimate protection ;-)
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 04:56 PM
So none of us on HAVOLINE ....
Thanks for the feedback
Have a nice evening....
Tam
Thanks for the feedback
Have a nice evening....
Tam
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Posted 03 August 2010 - 10:04 AM
Im with Simon Motul 300v.
They also sponsor me
They also sponsor me
Here for a good time, not a long time
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Posted 21 September 2010 - 06:41 AM
Scotty, what grade you running?. Think I'll switch mine to Motul.
What gearbox oil are people using ?
What gearbox oil are people using ?
Edited by Mikie711, 21 September 2010 - 06:44 AM.
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Posted 23 September 2010 - 04:07 PM
For what its worth Mikie... and because I am also a Motul distributor 
5W50 (its not a 300V but is a fully synthetic brought out to satisfy a perceived demand mostly from LoT people). Its good for occassional track day use and of course road. Alternatively a 5W40 is equally as good for 2-Eleven use. Both are more than adequate although some officianardo's of oil would argue the 5W/40 300V is more suitable because its not as "stretched". If you have the standard front mounted oil coolers the 5W40 is plenty good enough.
15W50 300V if its for competition or hard core track use. Just make sure you always allow the car a couple of minutes to warm up before use.
The gearbox, typically should run a 75W90 synthetic. However, I'm inclined to run the Motul 75W140 Competition oil for track use.
5W50 (its not a 300V but is a fully synthetic brought out to satisfy a perceived demand mostly from LoT people). Its good for occassional track day use and of course road. Alternatively a 5W40 is equally as good for 2-Eleven use. Both are more than adequate although some officianardo's of oil would argue the 5W/40 300V is more suitable because its not as "stretched". If you have the standard front mounted oil coolers the 5W40 is plenty good enough.
15W50 300V if its for competition or hard core track use. Just make sure you always allow the car a couple of minutes to warm up before use.
The gearbox, typically should run a 75W90 synthetic. However, I'm inclined to run the Motul 75W140 Competition oil for track use.
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