Which oil do you recommend?

Mr Starlet · Postby **Mr Starlet** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:33 pm

I was at Autobarn today looking for Mobil 1 and oh boi was I suprised...almost 70 buckaroo for 5L...damn!!...as this is my first only change and that the car hadn't been looked after well by the previous owner, I went with the cheaper option Mobil Syn S 10W40 at $33, rather than an full flush then Mobil 1.

Mobil Syn S was recommend for the NA on Mobil's catalogue and synthetic at that price...what the hec.

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:47 pm

Castol Edge 5w-30 (just tried 0w-40 and it blackened really quickly - suspect just a little too light) and mazda OEM filter. Been using this combo for 6 years & 130k km, redlined daily and still uses no oil and blows no smoke. Does alright on the track also...

Cheers,
T

zorak · Postby **zorak** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:16 pm

Fra66L wrote:Castol Edge 5w-30 (just tried 0w-40 and it blackened really quickly - suspect just a little too light) and mazda OEM filter. Been using this combo for 6 years & 130k km, redlined daily and still uses no oil and blows no smoke. Does alright on the track also...

Cheers,
T

I use edge 5w-30 in my NB too but have noticed a bit of oil usage lately so have decided to change to a thicker oil.
Let me get this straight - would 0w-40 be thinner than 5w-30? because of the 0 ie. thinner at starting temp? using that logic 15w-40 oil would be thicker?

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:40 pm

Sorry, bit innacurate there. I'm not an expert on this stuff but I do know that the further apart the two numbers are, the larger the additive package (to stabilise the oil over a wider temp range) generally needs to be. Basically the 0w40 went off (black) faster than the 5W30 - at my 5000km oil change (5w30 generally looks better coming out than did the 0w). It was also a little noisier with the lifters.

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:49 pm

Make sure you select the \"double jointed\" option when ordering your Japanese school girl exchange student â€¦ or get a remote oil filter kit.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:21 pm

Slugoid wrote:Speaking of oil filters, how do you access the oil flter Underneath below the drivers side wheel or midget style from the top?

Whatever suits your arm length/thickness.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:30 pm

Okibi wrote:Make sure you select the "double jointed" option when ordering your Japanese school girl exchange student â€¦ or get a remote oil filter kit.

I order mine that way anyway, don't you? :shock:

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:57 pm

I've got the same remote filter mount as Andrew...

timk · Postby **timk** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:06 pm

What viscosity would you recommend for the SE? The manual says 10W-40 falls within range for our climate however it looks to be the same info as the non-turbo model.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:01 pm

I'd use what the manual says (10W-40) Magnatec or equivalent if I had an SE.

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:24 pm

I use penrite hpr10 semin synthetic. It's a 10W50, I chose that for slightly higher temps both for ambient and for when the car is pushed a little.

You will normally find the first time or couple of times you use a synthetic or semi synthetic it will blacken the oil very quickly as it will reliease the yuck the mineral oil dosn't. But after a couple of changes it will stay gold.

BCR42Y · Postby **BCR42Y** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:55 am

Hi,

Has anyone had any problems with GTX3?

If i can recall it is a 10W40?

I currently have like ten litres of it as i use it in the Torana....

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:10 pm

Okibi wrote:Make sure you select the "double jointed" option when ordering your Japanese school girl exchange student â€¦

If that's an option I'm doing my own oil changes from now on! :lol:

Curly · Postby **Curly** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:12 pm

Fra66L wrote:Castol Edge 5w-30 (just tried 0w-40 and it blackened really quickly - suspect just a little too light)

I was told that the oil being black wasn't a sign that it had gone off - more that it was doing it's job and holding all the rubbish in suspension.

Personally I use either Mobil 1 or Castrol Edge 5W-50. Mine is due for a change soon (8000km since last change), but the oil still looks fine. This sump full will do until I pull the engine out to sort the crankshaft out...