Inversed Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Which engine oil are you using for your Exige? There is run-in service coming soon for my 390 and I wanted to ask here if you just put their branded/recommended one or you bring something better with you? I assume I will be doing mostly road driving with 4-5 trackdays yearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcx Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 I use Millers CFS NT+ motorsport oil. It comes out almost as clean as it went in. Read around the subject and you'll see it is a very high-performing oil which is unrivalled IMO on the open market. If you do some research however, I doubt you will find anthing stating that any well-known F1 team uses Miller's Oils -- especially if the team were heavily sponsored by another oil company. I mean, that could present issues for their sponsorship deal right?! Why did I bring that up? I can't think... Anyway, Miller's Oils CFS NT+. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toqcars Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Motul 300V Competition 5W-40 here. Cycle is 6000 km. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactical lizard Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 On 24/01/2022 at 16:04, Jcx said: I use Millers CFS NT+ motorsport oil. It comes out almost as clean as it went in. Read around the subject and you'll see it is a very high-performing oil which is unrivalled IMO on the open market. If you do some research however, I doubt you will find anthing stating that any well-known F1 team uses Miller's Oils -- especially if the team were heavily sponsored by another oil company. I mean, that could present issues for their sponsorship deal right?! Why did I bring that up? I can't think... Anyway, Miller's Oils CFS NT+. I like it. I am looking at purchasing some of this oil. However what grade should we be using for track? I see Lotus used to reccomend 10w60 for track use but now the instructions say 0w-40. I have searched the forums and read some other threads and i'm still non the wiser of choosing a difinitive grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcx Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 I use the same oil for track and road -- CFS NT+ 5W 40. This oil is designed to operate at much higher temps without breaking down so there is no need in our engines to use a higher weight. You may want to change oil more often if really thrashing it but thats just a good thing anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toqcars Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 I also use the same for the road and track (Motul 300V Competition 5W-40). HTHS at 150°C of this oil is 4.0. A lot of other "track day guys" uses it on various machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus_exig3 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Newbie question - is 1500km a first service? and require an oil change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toqcars Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Yes, oil and filter. It’s between 1500 km and 2000 km. And vehicle inspection (screws…). You shouldn’t rev your engine over 4000 RPM before this service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus_exig3 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 thanks! is this first service normally a free service? very difficult not to rev above 4000 RPM 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcool Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Buy it while it's cheap Paid £4.33 a liter and free delivery from opie oils when on a deal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inversed Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 16 hours ago, lotus_exig3 said: is this first service normally a free service? I paid for oil/filters, labor was free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toqcars Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 What oil was used by your dealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 (edited) Petronas Syntium is Lotus Main Dealer supplied oil although I have now switched to Valvoline Synpower 0w/40 I don’t imagine there is much difference with all the top synthetics and regular changes is more important Edited February 28 by Tex Mistakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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