oils aint oils
Moderators: IMC, Club Staff
-
- Mechanic
- Posts: 747
- jedwabna poszewka promocja
- Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
oils aint oils
there was a post about oils before the new updated site, but ive forgoten and its lost....
what oil everybody using on their 6a12's?
what oil everybody using on their 6a12's?
- MattG
- Grease Monkey
- Posts: 282
- Joined: Mon Aug 05, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Western Sydney
- Contact:
- Teania
- Mechanic
- Posts: 697
- Joined: Thu Feb 06, 2003 6:00 pm
- Location: Sydney
- FTO338
- Oldtimer
- Posts: 6712
- Joined: Sun Feb 09, 2003 6:00 pm
- Location: Port Melbourne: Pimping with RX400h, B200 Turbo.
I had a very bad experience with Magnatic, yes they do stick 2 your engine over night, & it provide protection during start up, but as the oil are 2 thick & it sticks to the engine, so when its running it slows down the engine as well! It few like the car had de-tuned! I've try it on few different cars before turbo & N/A & had the same result, but as soon as I change it back 2 other oils, the car run much better!
From memory on the other post, someone said FTO mean 2 run 25w-40w
From memory on the other post, someone said FTO mean 2 run 25w-40w
- MattG
- Grease Monkey
- Posts: 282
- Joined: Mon Aug 05, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Western Sydney
- Contact:
Check the information section of this website - somebody went to a lot of trouble to make it
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... age&pid=29
M@
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... age&pid=29
M@
http://www.forensicdata.com.au
The Data Recovery Experts
The Data Recovery Experts
- rxboy
- Mechanic
- Posts: 748
- Joined: Thu Feb 27, 2003 6:00 pm
- Location: SE Melbourne
- Contact:
-
- Mechanic
- Posts: 747
- Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
-
- Mechanic
- Posts: 747
- Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
- Chrisp
- Apprentice
- Posts: 71
- Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:00 pm
- Location: Melbourne
sorry to drag out this thread,..
but ive just changed my oil in my 95 man GPX and now my tappets are really noisey when the engine heats up (still quiet when cold)
so im thinking the oil i used was too thin
semi syn 15w/50
but other people are using 0w/40 right????
what oil does everyone use?
maybe i just need to get the tappets adjusted (despite being "checked" at a recent service)....
but ive just changed my oil in my 95 man GPX and now my tappets are really noisey when the engine heats up (still quiet when cold)
so im thinking the oil i used was too thin
semi syn 15w/50
but other people are using 0w/40 right????
what oil does everyone use?
maybe i just need to get the tappets adjusted (despite being "checked" at a recent service)....
-
- Mechanic
- Posts: 499
- Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2003 5:00 pm
- Location: Sydney
Hello,
I have been trying a few oils and still haven't really found a good one yet..
I have tried Mobil 1, Vavoline(gold bottle), Castrol (top of the range one), and now have just changed it to mobil synthetic 10W40.
I think the 15W50 is too thin for the Mivec engines...or for FTOs..
And I don't think there is any oil such as 0W40...if there is one, please let me know...
So now I have tried 10W40 which is the closest I got to a 0W40. But the engine is still very noisy!
I think this matter is quite important as I don't know for most of you but I change my oil my self all the time and to find one oil that'll satisfy most of the FTO drivers would really benefit..
So who ever reads this forum, would you please take few minutes just to let everyone know what oil you are using and whether you are satified with it or not...
Thank you everyone...
I have been trying a few oils and still haven't really found a good one yet..
I have tried Mobil 1, Vavoline(gold bottle), Castrol (top of the range one), and now have just changed it to mobil synthetic 10W40.
I think the 15W50 is too thin for the Mivec engines...or for FTOs..
And I don't think there is any oil such as 0W40...if there is one, please let me know...
So now I have tried 10W40 which is the closest I got to a 0W40. But the engine is still very noisy!
I think this matter is quite important as I don't know for most of you but I change my oil my self all the time and to find one oil that'll satisfy most of the FTO drivers would really benefit..
So who ever reads this forum, would you please take few minutes just to let everyone know what oil you are using and whether you are satified with it or not...
Thank you everyone...
-
- Apprentice
- Posts: 62
- Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:00 pm
-
- Mechanic
- Posts: 728
- Joined: Sun Aug 04, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: VW Bora V6 4Motion
- Contact:
-
- Veteran Mechanic
- Posts: 848
- Joined: Tue Sep 10, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
-
- Mechanic
- Posts: 589
- Joined: Sat Sep 14, 2002 5:00 pm
- Location: Sydney
- Contact:
I couldn't find anywhere in the FTO service manual that mentions the
recommended viscosity standard we should follow. But it does mention that we should use oil with "SG" category or higher.
Check out this chart produced by the American Petroleum Institute:
http://www.castroljapan.com/eng/useful_ ... es02.shtml
I think it's a pretty good guide.
recommended viscosity standard we should follow. But it does mention that we should use oil with "SG" category or higher.
Check out this chart produced by the American Petroleum Institute:
http://www.castroljapan.com/eng/useful_ ... es02.shtml
I think it's a pretty good guide.
From FTO to EVO......
- Chrisp
- Apprentice
- Posts: 71
- Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:00 pm
- Location: Melbourne
i did an oil change to semi-syn 15W-50 and my tappets became very noisey all of a sudden.... rattled quite badly when hot.
I did another change the next w-end to Mobil S semi-syn 0W-40 and they have become quieter, so im thinking the 15W-50 is too thick my GPX.
I dont know what oil it originally had, cause this was the first oil change for my car since i bought it.
I did another change the next w-end to Mobil S semi-syn 0W-40 and they have become quieter, so im thinking the 15W-50 is too thick my GPX.
I dont know what oil it originally had, cause this was the first oil change for my car since i bought it.